Hey everyone,
Sorry I haven’t been able to contribute any FX work in a while. Parenthood has really take over any free time I had before (don’t how Hal and other faneditors do it, but I definitely have a new appreciation!).
It would unfortunately likely be a while before I could take a stab at those ties I think.
For the other shot, they were all added using Cinema4D lite which integrates with After Effects. Essentially animate the models and their flight paths in C4D, and then motion track the camera of Nev’s footage in AE. Use that camera and make adjustments to the ties as needed.
Lighting actually wouldn’t be too bad I think because in this shot they’d be almost completely silhouettes.