Aldabra Island
From prehistoric times to today
The unique home of life...
From prehistoric times to today
The unique home of life...
Journey into the depths of the ocean and close to the inaccessible islands of Madagascar with ALDABRA 3D, a narrative family documentary in true stereoscopic reality. Over two years of alternating intensive work on CG environments and 3D matte paints. Post-production and VFX by the team at ACE POST.
PROJECT
As part of the post-production of the project, we realized footage from the ancient history of Aldabra. A time when giant pterosaurs soared in the sky and monstrous creatures ruled the seas. It was a very enjoyable collaboration in the tight-knit ACE team with the distinctive director and adventurer Steve Lichtag. We studied a number of interesting facts about the animals, the flora of the time. All adapted for 3D production for viewing with stereoscopic glasses. Compared to a traditional 2D film production, it was, with exaggeration, twice the work.
3D MATTE PAINTING / ENVIRONMENT DESIGN
I have designed and realized many environments. Starting with cosmic views of the geomorphological evolution of planet Earth and aerial views of the ocean, shots of Antarctica, islands of prehistory or deep sea scenery. Together with my colleagues from ACE, we populated these spaces with prehistoric fauna and flora of ancient times and brought them to life with visual effects. Atmospheric and desolate places, exotic islands alternated with dark and dramatic corners of the deep tectonic seabed. It was a very interesting and inspiring collaboration.
