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List of Figures

Figure 1: Location map of Jarlshof. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Licence: http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright

Figure 2: A ground-level view of various structures at Jarlshof. Image © Kieran Duncan (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

Figure 3: An aerial view distinguishes the Iron Age broch among other remains at Jarlshof. Image © Kieran Baxter (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

Figure 4: Diagram of the workflow adopted during the production of 'Jarlshof' (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

Figure 5: Sumburgh Head, Shetland, showing the proximity of Jarlshof to Sumburgh Airport. Image © Kieran Baxter (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

Figure 6: Operating the pole-mounted camera. Image © Kieran Duncan (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

Figure 7a and 7b: Two photographs from the pole-mounted camera. Images © Kieran Baxter (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

Figure 8: One meshed segment containing 'shadows' of missing data. Image © Kieran Baxter (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

Figure 9: Aligning two overlapping segments using Meshlab's ICP algorithm. Image © Kieran Baxter (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

Figure 10: The two segments combined into a more complete mesh. Image © Kieran Baxter (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

Figure 11: The incomplete mesh with areas of sparse data highlighted. Image © Kieran Baxter (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

Figure 12: Aligning additional segments gathered during further fieldwork. Image © Kieran Baxter (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

Figure 13: The kite-suspended camera operating above the site. Image © Nuria Valdeon (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

Figure 14: A kite aerial photograph taken in late afternoon light. Image © Kieran Baxter (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

Figure 15a and 15b: Imagery of the upstanding remains of Mousa broch and the reconstructed roof of the Scottish Crannog Centre informed the digitally reconstructed Iron Age structures. Images © Kieran Baxter (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

Figure 16a and 16b: A digital sketch and photomontage made to assist the planning of the broch and courtyard reconstruction. Images © Kieran Baxter (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

Figure 17: The underlying mesh as it appears in the ambient occlusion pass. Image © Kieran Baxter (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

Figure 18: The raw colour photo-texture derived from kite aerial photography. Image © Kieran Baxter (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

Figure 19: Additional computer-generated lighting was added to this scene. Image © Kieran Baxter (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

Figure 20: The render passes composited together in Nuke for the final effect. Image © Kieran Baxter (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)