Blue Crush

(Images courtesy of Universal / Imagine Ent.)
Hammerhead Productions provided over a dozen shots for Blue Crush, supervised by Jon Farhat. These were exclusively "face replacements" to create the illusion that the film's star, Kate Bosworth, was surfing the half pipe. A specialized water unit, shooting expert Rochelle Ballard surfing, captured the plates. After appropriate footage was selected, Kate was photographed with similar lighting conditions. The images of her were mapped onto a digitally scanned model of her face. This 3D element was then tracked and integrated back into the live action to create the final composite.

Related Articles
Blue Crush Blue Crush
Blue Crush Blue Crush
Blue Crush Blue Crush
Blue Crush Blue Crush
Blue Crush Blue Crush

 
 

HAMMERHEAD CREDITS

Visual Effects Supervisor


Thad Beier
 
 

CG Supervisor


Constance Bracewell
 
 

Visual Effects Producer


Michelle Eisenreich
 
 

Executive Producer


Dan Chuba
 
 
 

Animators

Jamie Dixon
 

Thomas Dadras
 

Justin Jones

Robert Lurye
 

Joel Merritt
 

Rebecca Marie


  Gilbert Gonzales

 
Back