• TANQ Completes Amtrak Acela 'Back to the Future'

    12 February, 2009

    This week TANQ completed VFX work on several commercials for Amtrak Acela.

    Client: Amtrak
    Agency: Arnold Worldwide
    Director: Matt Badger of Epoch Films
    Editor: Kane Platt @ Chinagraph
    On-Set VFX Supervisor: Alex Catchpoole
    Flame Artist: Alex Catchpoole
    VFX Producer: Mary-Joy Lu

    TANQ's work included greenscreen compositing of all the windows for the train interiors, detailed remodeling of the exterior of the train, and enhancement of the time-lapse footage taken during the shoot.  The final shot is a composite of approx. 40 layers, including a background matte painting, time-lapse foreground passengers, and the hero train.