The Midnight


"The Midnight" is a concept trailer for a science fiction horror film. I really wanted to create something creepy and dark. Something crashes to earth at midnight and begins to grow exponentially consuming the world and feeding on life.

VFX Breakdown


For this project I used C4D, Octane, After Effects and PTGUI. I wanted to experiment with C4D's voxel system, which is what I used to create the alien tentacles and goo.

After completing a previs I knew where I wanted the CG shots to be, so I went out and filmed all my plates along with a number of HDRIs. To create the HDRIs I used a Sony A6500 camera with a 6.5mm fisheye lens.

I wanted the vines to interact with the environment, climbing buildings and wrapping around poles and people. The best way to do this was to recreate the environment in 3D and match it to the plate. That let me place the vine splines wherever I wanted. It didn't need to be anything amazing, just a rough model.

I was responsible for all VFX and filming aspects of this piece.

Stills

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