I wanted a demo piece that would work against a live background so arranged with the Dome for access to the Founder’s room in advance and took some photos. Initial ideas to do with the heritage of the Dome included levitating suffragettes and horses (the Dome was formerly a stables). As the deadline drew near, horse footage was more easily available so I bought some footage and Neil composited it into the backgrounds. I had meant to learn to rotoscope and composite using the trial version of Creative Suite, but the deadline was approaching and Neil as the expert took over. I love the short sequence that resulted.
We demoed at the Marketplace and had great conversations with the delegates, producers from around the world. A producer from the Dome suggested I talk to the team working on interpretation for the current restoration project.
