The Challenge
Creating a convincing crowd in a vast stadium setting posed significant challenges, especially under the constraints of a television production schedule and budget.
The project demanded a solution that would not compromise on the authenticity and immersive quality of the cinematic experience.
The Solution
Leveraging cutting-edge VFX technology, WeLAB deployed the Rokoko Suite for motion capture, capturing a variety of crowd actions to populate the stadium digitally. Our team utilised iClone Studio and Character Creator to animate and render dozens of CG characters,
integrating them into scenes with Unreal Engine for a seamless visual experience. The process involved meticulous attention to detail, from simulating diverse weather conditions to perfecting the colour and texture of the stadium environment.
Perspective
A Winning Team is a Hallmark sports romance that brought us as close to the sports action as we've ever been. Our involvement started on set, where our team supervised the shoot to ensure VFX needs were locked in at the source.
In post, we tackled a technically rich pipeline: set and crowd extensions to build out stadium environments, motion capture integration, and fully CG broadcast graphics that made the sporting sequences feel authentic and large-scale all across 29 shots in three weeks. This is one we're proud to present as a case study in on-set-to-post collaboration.
