Major League Baseball

Client: ESPN Star Sports

Finalist Certificate Sports Program Promotion 2009 International TV Programming & Promotion, New York Festivals

Think of the air that freezes into a solid piece of glass in a hyper real baseball stadium. The glass shatters upon the sheer force of the batter hitting a ball at breakneck speed.

Challenge was in meeting the timeline for the 2 teasers, opening and graphics packaging in 2 languages for the Asia market. Heavy use of compositing that matched live action footage to the 3d rendered plate. Volumetric lighting and spectator lights were rigged in After Effects using hundreds of lights; our compositor who rigged the lights got on a real high while setting it.