Directors
> Ridley Scott
VFX
> Charley Henley
Production
> Apple Studios and Scott Free Productions
Distribution
> Columbia Pictures
3D scanning for Ridley Scott’s Napoleon
Visualskies was the sole 3D scanning provider on Napoleon, Ridley Scott’s historical epic for Apple Studios and Scott Free Productions, working with VFX supervisor Charley Henley. The work ran through 2022 across the UK, Malta and Italy.
We made 3,278 cyber scans of cast and extras, recorded about 7,000 LiDAR positions across the locations, and produced more than 100 digital replicas.
3,278
Cyber scans
~7,000
LiDAR positions
100+
Digital replicas
3
Countries
Project at a glance
- Director
- Ridley Scott
- Production
- Apple Studios and Scott Free Productions
- VFX supervisor
- Charley Henley
- Year
- 2022
- Locations
- Bourne Wood, Blenheim Palace, HMS Victory (Portsmouth) and Hankley Common in the UK; Fort Ricasoli in Malta; the Italian Alps
- What we scanned
- Locations, props, costumes, and cast and extras for crowd replication
- Equipment
- DJI M600 drone carrying the Visualskies camera array (Sony A7R IV), DJI Mavic Air 2, terrestrial LiDAR, and a mobile cyber rig with more than 100 cameras
The challenge
As the only scanning provider on the film, we covered locations in three countries. The scale was the challenge: around 7,000 LiDAR setups, and on one day alone 300 actors were cyber scanned with our mobile rig.
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Frequently asked questions
How many cyber scans did Visualskies capture for Napoleon?
Visualskies captured 3,278 cyber scans of cast and extras for Napoleon, including 300 actors scanned in a single day.
Where did Visualskies scan for Napoleon?
In the UK at Bourne Wood, Blenheim Palace, HMS Victory in Portsmouth and Hankley Common, at Fort Ricasoli in Malta, and in the Italian Alps.
Who was the VFX supervisor on Napoleon?
Charley Henley was the VFX supervisor. Visualskies was the sole 3D scanning provider on the film.
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