Saturday, May 15, 2010

Lexus Dark Ride: New Hybrid CT200h


Lexus Dark Ride: New Hybrid CT200h! Lexus released a 12 minute choose your own adventure short film. This is a shorter edited version. This job was about compositing a CG car into live action plates. The snag was most plates had the stand in Matrix car, sometimes with a large POV camera mounted to the frame, where the hood would be. These all needed to be removed on a per shot basis. The Lexus car was slightly smaller than the Martix so there was significant areas around the Lexus that needed to be painted clean. The car then needed to be dialed in to match the plate. All shot at night, so the headlights and taillights needed to match other vehicles.

You can experience the choose your own adventure film "Dark Ride" here.
Be advised, a fast computer and a fast connection will make or break the interactive experience.