| Realization of a 3D rendering accompanied by animations and visual effects of a Batman Escape cover image.

https://www.carlierjulien.com/en/gallery-batmanescape

Overview 🔎

Batman Escape is an escape game developed by the Dama Dreams studio – designer of immersive experience – in collaboration with DC Comics and Warner Bros. Themed Entertainment.

Implanted in Paris on a surface of 3000m², this makes it the largest in France. This one is based on the Batman universe and features the city of Gotham, offering players up to 3 different scenarios.

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Process 🛣

In order to realize this project, I went through several well-defined stages.

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1. Realization of the scenarios (3D, VFX, Animations, Motion Design, Editing) in order to clarify the direction of the project and to know all the elements to be produced.

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2. Creation and configuration of the composition within After Effects: dimensions of the production (1920x1080 px), choice of the number of frames per second (60 FPS), duration (20 sec.).

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3. Cutout of all the elements of the picture through After Effects in order to constitute the plans of the 3D part. Deletion of elements, additional adjustments and retouching were necessary to perfect the plans, using Photoshop.

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4. Insertion of the plans previously cut in the 3D space then configuration of the camera and its path.

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5. Creation of the different animations.

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6. Design of the visual effects (VFX) using plugins.

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7. Elaboration of the Motion Design part related to the texts.

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8. Editing of the production: Intro & Outro, general color correction and details enhancement.

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9. Editing of the production on Premiere Pro: Research and addition of the soundtrack.

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10. Production export (H.264): 1 video file (.Mp4); 2 cover pictures (JPG & PNG).

Audiovisual production details 🎞

🎞 Composition

• Dimensions: 1920x1080 px.

• Frames per second: 60 Fps.

• Duration: 20 seconds.

• Editing: 3D editing with a shot by 2-nodes camera.

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An adjustment of the scale related to all the elements has been made so that the composition can match the 1920x1080 px resolution.

🪄 Photo retouching

• Suppression of the city

• Suppression of the projector light in the sky

• Reconstruction of certain parts hidden by elements as part of the realization of the various plans for the completion of the 3D rendering

When making the cutouts in order to obtain the different plans to create the 3D part of the production, it was necessary to proceed retouching to faithfully reconstruct the plans behind each cut element.

✂ Cutouts (from the foreground to the background)

1.  Texts (out of 3D)

2.  The city

3.  Batman

4.  The character on the left

5.  The character on the right

6.  The background (excluding the sky)

7.  The background (the sky)

✨ Effects & Elements

   ○ Transitions

       • Outro in fade to black

   ○ Motion Design

       • Texts (excluding the title)

   ○ Color grading

       • Color corrections

       • Slight details enhancement

   ○ Visual effects (VFX)

       • Appearance of the title

       • Smoke (x3)

       • Flickering light from neon lights

       • Luminous atmosphere released by the windows

       • Flickering of the light given off by the projector (Batman logo in the sky)

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All the elements and effects were made in After Effects by hand and using plugins.

⚙ Animations

• Camera

• The character on the left

• The character on the right

• The fan blades

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All the animations were made by hand, some of which required additional cutouts in order to animate a very specific element without hindering other elements.

🎵 Soundtrack

"Superhero Cinematic Opener" from Stringer Bell.

Julien Carlier Productions

2023