Directors
> Ryan Coogler
VFX
> Michael Ralla
Production
> Proximity Media
Distribution
> Warner Bros. Pictures
3D scanning for Ryan Coogler's Sinners
Visualskies delivered cyber scans and an environment model for Sinners, Ryan Coogler's supernatural thriller for Warner Bros. Pictures, starring Michael B. Jordan. The data was captured on location around New Orleans and in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, in April 2024, then checked, processed and delivered by our team in London.
We delivered eight production-ready assets: four cast head scans, a hand scan, two hero hats and a textured 3D model of Donaldsonville built from LiDAR and photogrammetry, ready for the production's VFX pipeline.
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Assets delivered
4
Cast head scans
2
Hero hats
55
Control points aligning the town
Project at a glance
- Director
- Ryan Coogler
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Production VFX supervisor
- Michael Ralla
- Capture
- April 2024
- Locations
- New Orleans and Donaldsonville, Louisiana, USA
- What we scanned
- Cast heads, a hand, two hero hats and the town of Donaldsonville
- Equipment
- Artec Leo with cross-polarised photography for heads and props; terrestrial LiDAR and photogrammetry for the environment
- Processing
- RealityCapture and Substance Painter
- Deliverables
- Textured OBJ models for the VFX pipeline
The challenge
The environment brief was a whole town. Donaldsonville was captured with terrestrial LiDAR and photogrammetry, and the two datasets had to be fused precisely so the photographic texture sat exactly on the measured geometry. We tied them together with 55 control points before building the final textured model. The cast and prop scans ran alongside it: heads, a hand and two hero hats were captured with an Artec Leo and cross-polarised photography between the April shoot days, then processed in London, working across the Atlantic, and delivered within weeks.
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Frequently asked questions
What did Visualskies scan for Sinners?
Visualskies delivered eight assets for Sinners: four cast head scans, a hand scan, two hero hats and a textured 3D model of the town of Donaldsonville, Louisiana.
Where was Sinners scanned?
Scanning took place on location around New Orleans and in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, in April 2024. The data was processed and delivered by Visualskies in London.
What equipment was used on Sinners?
The head and prop scans used an Artec Leo with cross-polarised photography. The Donaldsonville environment combined terrestrial LiDAR with photogrammetry, aligned with 55 control points and processed in RealityCapture and Substance Painter.
Who was the VFX supervisor on Sinners?
Michael Ralla was the production VFX supervisor on Ryan Coogler's Sinners.
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