Inspired by Arthur C. Clarke’s Rendezvous with Rama and based on an illustration by Andre Freitas, the CGI artists at Lightfarm Studios created “The Verge” by matte painting over 100 aerial photographs and creating a 3D model of the floating astronaut.
And the artists didn’t just model the spacesuit; there’s a digital man inside. You can see the whole thing come together in the video below:
