Previs on set

for the cbs show vegas, fleet was able to bring previs onto the set to help fellow crew members plan a particular shot

The shot involved a car that needed to drive along and then stop right before falling off a cliff. The previs showed the shot as it would be captured and as it would appear with final effects.

“The idea was to have a car stop safely before any real cliff and have VFX design the cliff,” explains Fleet. “This was one of my first forays into using Cinema 4D for previs. I built the Technocrane in 3D that they used to film the shot, and I designed it all to scale. I remember the crane operator was very impressed and said, ‘That’s exactly how I’m gonna do the move!’

These images from the Vegas previs sequence show, on the left, how the live action would be captured, and, on the right, how the final shot with a CG cliff would be achieved.