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Winter's End (2008)

Winter's End featured one composite shot for the opening of the film. To create a more of a snowy, Christmas exterior of the hall, snowy trees and a sky replacement was required. The shot was composited using Adobe After Effects.

Scroll over the image to compare the original plate shot.

The shot breaks down as follows.

1. The empty background plate shot on location
2. Sky replaced
3. Still images of snow topped
trees added behind and in front of hall
4. Trees and sky lit
5. CG snow added on top