Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk

Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk is Ang Lee’s 2016 drama following a 19-year-old soldier’s victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Based on the widely acclaimed, bestselling novel, the film is told from the point of view of Private Billy Lynn (newcomer Joe Alwyn), who along with his fellow soldiers in Bravo Squad becomes a hero and is brought home temporarily for a victory tour. Through flashbacks culminating at the spectacular halftime show of the Thanksgiving Day football game, the film contrasts the realities of war with America’s perceptions. Kristen Stewart, Chris Tucker, Garrett Hedlund, Vin Diesel and Steve Martin also star. Lee shot at an ultra-high frame rate — a first in film history — to create an immersive digital experience that dramatizes war in a way never seen before.

SCANable performed a detailed 3D scan of the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The resulting 3D mesh drove camera tracking and computer-generated crowd population for the stadium set seen throughout a large portion of the film.