Visualizing the Bible

No matter what story I choose it is going to be challenging to accomplish.  These are miracles and that means what ever I chose to do it will be big and visually compelling.

The Feeding of the 5,000

The main character could put his hand on the image of bread, eat of piece, react, then reach for more and be in that world.  VFX creating the 1,000s of people would be demanding.

VFX:

Hillside Matte Painting

Green Screen production of a groups of 10 extras arranged in circle divided by 10, that I could shoot 10 times at 10 different angles to complete a full circle of 100.  And groups of 5 extras shot the same way to create groups of 50.  Also various children running around.  

Props- baskets, bread and fish

Costumes- 15 male costumes and 15 women costumes from the period, plus 10 children's costumes

CG- Set extension of Distant cities 

Jesus walking on the Sea of Galilee.  

The main character could put his hand on an image of a boat, or maybe water, react to this, then be in that world.  VFX wise the sea will have to be rough, there's a storm brewing, fog in the distance etc.  And an image walking toward him and calling out. 

VFX:

A lot of fluid dynamics and particles for the water effects. 

Sea and Land Matte painting.

Green Screen production- Main Character in Boat, Jesus Walking on Water (Extreme LS) 

Boat Set Extension

Jesus Clearing out the Temple.

The Main character could put his hand on a stone wall of colonnade of a reconstruction of the temple and it can become real.  

VFX:

Set  Extension: Jewish Temple

Digital Set: Temple

Matte Painting: Jerusalem (seen through colonnades of temple)

Green Screen: Vendors, Exchange Tables Crowds, Pharisees, Teachers of the Law

CG: Cattle, Sheep, Doves