Activision's new teaser for Call of Duty: Ghosts once again lives up to its theme "There's a soldier in all of us." Agency enlisted director who transports us to a besieged Vegas (and other exotic locales, including outer space!) with four buddies battling snipers, tanks and choppers. Called "Epic Night Out," this teaser merges intense firepower from Megan Fox, a Sinatra soundtrack and theatrical visual effects.

63 shots, nearly all heavy VFX work, including digital / augmented backgrounds, CG explosions, squib hits, muzzle flashes, tracers, CG vehicles and digital doubles.

For outer space, our Look-Dev and Lighting Lead researched an enormous amount of space footage and factoids to perfect the look.

We knew that two of the complex action shots would be full CG, so we transitioned the previs into full animation. The actors were rigged to a see saw setup to allow floating movements, avoiding wires to ensure the performance was without restrictions.

To create the zero gravity effect, we used a multitude of techniques: full CG shots, 2D manipulation and live-action takes with CG replacement.

We added explosions and smoke plumes throughout, including an exploding drone - a combination of CG and 2D elements. The exploding windows were simulated in Houdini. We shot the actors using an interactive light to simulate the explosion.

We animated the helicopter so that the impact of the missile hit, together with the rotors momentum, pushed the helicopter out to screen left without getting too close to camera. We used different simulations - one for the main impact, one for the burning tail - using the helicopter blades to push velocity into the simulation for added reality and complexity.

The water fountain was the most challenging simulation. We explored different sizes of explosions all from missile explosions to bullet hits, settling for a hybrid of 50 cal rounds hitting water with added upward impact.