Academic · MA Digital Effects · Compositing

Transfer — Matchmove, FX & Compositing

I directed and built a layered VFX sequence combining live action, CGI, matchmoving, interface design, Houdini effects and Nuke compositing.

Client
Bournemouth University

Year
2022

Tools
Houdini · Nuke · PFTrack · Rendering · Compositing

The brief

Reimagine the moment a protagonist is transported into a digital realm through a designed laser, transformation effect and cinematic environment.

My role

Project director across planning, concept design, UI, laser modelling and FX, asset preparation, rendering setup, tracking and compositing.

Outcome

A technically layered sequence that strengthened the connection between on-set planning, asset design and post-production execution.

01 · Direction

Reframing an iconic transfer effect

The initial plan used acquisition footage of a computer-filled basement with a detailed 3D laser. As the project developed, the concept, environment and technical approach evolved to support a clearer final sequence.

As project director, I managed the overall plan while also developing the laser, interface and effect systems.

02 · Laser development

Concept to production asset

Several laser concepts explored form, movement, scale and how the machine would read in the final plate. The selected design was modelled, UV prepared and integrated with the transfer effect.

Supporting details—including the interface and an Easter-egg poster—helped make the environment feel authored rather than generic.

03 · FX

From live action into the digital realm

The transformation needed to feel embedded in the plate while carrying a readable progression through light, particles and motion. Tracking, rendering and compositing were developed together to maintain continuity through the effect.