VFX breakdowns - Solomon Kane Scene

VFX breakdown of Solomon Kane Scene

I came across this one when looking at some vfx breakdowns. I was looking at those because I am to create a vfx breakdown of my own video. 

I fell in love with it because I love the character himself! I looove fiery detailed steamy characters. But enough of my loving, I enjoy watching them because you can pick up tips on how to recreate some effects they've used. I can also see how detailed the monster is, what's a 3D model and how much the texture brings into it, on top of  the particles and all sorts of other effects. It makes it a little easier when planning own things. When I'm in the process of modelling something I always worry it's too plain and simple... but here you can see how it's simple underneath all the layers, everything is simple on it's own but as a whole it makes a very complicated amazing piece!

I think at one point they show you all the layers that go into one shot next to each other, and it's a total of six, so that's six effects on top of a simple 3D model. 

I like it how when filming they just used a huge "lamp" in a way to show the positioning of the monster in the end. I think the glow from it was used in the end piece too!
Overall though, it's pretty amazing and I think I'm in love...