I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2023)
Using volumetric scanning technology and Houdini, I assisted the team at Zero VFX in delivering crowd replacement shots for I Wanna Dance with Somebody. There were over 300 crowd actors filmed in 4k that our FX team used to fill arenas, stadiums and festivals.
In Houdini, we were able to implement director notes that called out specific actors and actions, and switch them out with different actors. We had full creative control over each shot, and could quickly adjust the amount of a certain actor appearing in the audience. Along with crowd replacement shots, I completed a handful of pyro and smoke effects that were used on the F15 jets. I enjoyed the technical challenges of this project, and learned a lot alongside the talented people at Zero VFX.