A recent film for the Norwegian broadcast corporation TV2 showcases the work of Placebo Effects. The film recently won the Best Visual Effects award in the TV production category at the Norwegian Bve Awards this year, and Kim Baumann Larsen of Placebo Effects describes the project in a new article on CGSociety.
The shots were rendered out with V-Ray in 3ds Max in open EXR format at 16-bit half float. The main elements were a beauty pass, an alpha pass, an ambient occlusion pass, an element matte pass with the main set pieces for separate colorcorrection, and a z-pass for depth of field processing in post. In addition we would do additional passes for some shots such as for the animated floor graphics and the hero hub (the TV controller). We also rendered some of the VFX passes with the airborne particles being the most notable.
