3D visualisation for the Westgate 2030 masterplan in Auckland, developed through the agency Video Taxi. Briefed with a zone map, storyboard, and drone footage, I tracked and composited 3D building models across all 10 zones of the development into the live aerial footage.

The buildings themselves were designed and supplied by the client, not modelled by me. One early hurdle: their SketchUp exports weren't importing cleanly into C4D despite the format being officially supported - turned out to be inconsistent export settings on their end, not a compatibility issue. Once identified, we got clean files through and the rest of the pipeline ran smoothly. Tracked in Cinema 4D, rendered in Octane.

• Client:

  NZRPG (New Zealand Retail Property Group)

• Agency:

  Video Taxi

• Role: 3D Visualisation / Motion Tracking (Freelance)

Process

• Prep the footage

• Detect and track features

• Solve the camera and set the ground plane / scale

• Place and animate models