How Corridor Digital used Omniscient to create Halloween VFX?

Nov 04, 2023 ·

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Corridor Digital is renowned for its innovative visual effects content. For their latest Halloween video, they introduced Omniscient into their VFX pipeline. In this production, each competitor was required to produce a VFX shot as scary as possible. Given the time constraint (a few days), Wren decided to employ Omniscient to capture the natural point-of-view of his camera and extract essential geometry data that would later anchor and align his digital elements. In order to bring his creative idea to life and meet the deadline, Omniscient was the perfect choice.

Capturing the Natural POV

The Omniscient app recorded the authentic, natural point-of-view as captured by Wren’s phone. This approach preserved the raw emotion of the scene in a way that manually animating the camera would have made difficult and extremely time-consuming, something the project constraints did not allow for.

Extracting the Geometry

Beyond camera tracking, Omniscient also provided a quick and efficient way to scan the environment. The generated 3D mesh served as a virtual reference for the set’s physical dimensions. This geometry data made aligning the virtual scene elements with the recorded camera movement effortless.

Result

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Conclusion

Corridor Digital’s innovative use of Omniscient for their Halloween VFX project illustrates how modern mobile tracking tools can revolutionize traditional visual effects workflows. By capturing the natural POV of Wren’s camera and generating essential geometry data, Wren achieved a precise alignment between the real and the virtual. This streamlined process not only saved valuable time but also delivered realistic camera movement that brought his spooky Halloween vision to life.

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Last edited Mar 09