Viewers tuning in to watch Arsenal win last season鈥檚 FA Cup final were treated to footage of the Queen waving outside Buckingham Palace聽as the face of Gunners striker Theo Walcott was unveiled on huge banners dangling from the roof.
The hyper-realistic footage showed the Royal Family聽waving聽to thousands of cheering Arsenal fans.
Nearly eight million people tuned in to the BBC鈥檚 coverage and were presented with a 鈥榯ongue-in-cheek鈥� look at what might happen if Chelsea or Arsenal won the 2016/17 competition.
Other sequences included Michy Batshuayi on the cover of a magazine, a statue of Eden Hazard, a spoof aftershave advert, a movie poster and renaming Arsenal鈥檚 stadium after Alexis Sanchez.
It was the work of Manchester-based聽leading television facility聽dock10, which used a combination of cutting-edge compositing software and 3D modelling.
Chris Baker, head of VFX, explained: 鈥淭he process involved our 3D team creating what are called 鈥榗loths鈥�, an often-used term referring to computer generated (CG) material.
鈥淭he design was then created and applied to the cloths, which were then composited into a Buckingham Palace scene. The confetti was then added.
鈥淭he team use similar techniques on a regular basis so as a task it was not hugely complicated, but it requires a talented artist to ensure the work appears seamless.
鈥淲e generally try to be as realistic as possible, especially when budgets are tight. There鈥檚 nothing worse than promising the earth and we never under-deliver.
鈥淭hough for many of the visual effects (VFX) artists this really is their passion, so we鈥檙e always open to a challenge… especially if it鈥檚 not been done before!鈥�
Composited 3D sequences were supplied to the BBC Sport 鈥� who dock10 have worked with on a number of occasions 鈥� and then edited into the final film.
The studio, which is based in MediaCityUK, was given just seven days to complete the task.
Baker added: 鈥淭he facilities at dock10 allow the team to call upon a huge amount of talent and experience. The kit is also key.
鈥淭he ability to rely on kit that other companies often don’t have access to means our clients are generally a lot happier.
鈥淲e鈥檙e currently working on a promotional CG project for CBeebies; this has required the use of a variety of skills including CG and high-end VFX compositing.
鈥淚t will be on TV for the start of the summer holidays, while we also worked with BBC Sport in creating the titles for their UEFA Euro 2016 coverage last year.鈥�