Estée Lauder
A chain reaction at Tower Bridge
VFX / Houdini simulationBehind the scenes
Giant foundation bottles topple across Tower Bridge, ending in a liquid spill that brings the scale of the scene into focus.
- My contribution
- VFX pipeline, Blender product modelling, camera tracking, Houdini FLIP simulation, lighting, relighting and After Effects compositing
- Created at
- One Agency
A bigger stage for the idea.
The film began at a different London location, with telephone boxes replaced by a row of oversized product bottles. Moving the sequence to Tower Bridge meant rebuilding the shot around new footage while retaining the original visual direction.
Matchmove. Simulate. Relight.
I modelled the bottle in Blender and matched the camera movement so the product line stayed anchored to the bridge. The final spill uses a FLIP liquid simulation. With the location change leaving little control over the weather, the shot also needed a substantial relighting pass before the final composite and sound design.
Behind the scenes
Why the film was built twice.
The breakdown follows the move to Tower Bridge and the practical work needed to make the new plate support the same idea.
