The Creator - Nomad - Environment VFX Concepts
Working with Production Designer James Clyne and the VFX team at ILM, these images explored how Nomad would look in shot - always present, an ominous shape in the sky. There were a lot of discussions as to where Nomad would sit in terms of altitude (and whether it could move up and down when required). A high orbit made the most sense, but the ability to move lower and almost reach high cloud cover would lead to some dramatic shots - especially if using a longer lense to really accentuate scale.
These concepts show some explorations for this, including early morning shots where Nomad is nothing more than a huge shape in the sky. Most of these use a 100-200mm lens so Nomad felt even bigger and brought the foreground and background together.
Shuttle approach to Nomad - Light and cloud explorations
Alternative approach angle
Environmental concept showing Nomad breaking through the clouds. I was looking at dramatic clouds and lighting to make Nomad appear more ominous
A compromise between high orbit and low orbit within the clouds. Nomad still high enough to work for both space shots and views from the ground
Higher orbit, but with the Earth in shot (rather than below as originally placed)
View of Nomad from orbit - also showing possible greenhouse detail
One of several concepts exploring the break up of Nomad
James wanted to show Nomad as dominating prescience and these images explored how visible it was - even as a subtle silhouette.
These were for the early morning raid shots
