BVI Consulting
When you have raw footage, satellite imagery, or witness photos sitting in folders but aren’t sure if a 3D reconstruction is viable, necessary, or methodologically sound.
Together, we can evaluate your source material and research questions to determine what reconstruction options are actually feasible. Not every dataset can or should be built in 3D. Book a free assessment to find out what your data can prove.
All material is handled under strict confidentiality. A mutual NDA is available on request.
What a Session Can Cover
A Fresh Look at Your Data
We can go through what you have available: phone footage, drone imagery, satellite photos, maps and plans, point clouds. We map what is technically possible with it, which reconstruction options exist, and which avenues you might not have considered.
Tool and Pipeline Decisions
Photogrammetry, Gaussian splatting, or a pure mesh workflow? We can help you match the method to your data, your hardware, and your deadline, and explain the trade-offs in plain terms.
Reconstruction Planning
Feel free to bring a case in any stage. We can plan the technical route from your sources to a 3D scene or untangle the steps that are stuck, like failed alignments, broken meshes or imports that will not cooperate.
AI in the Workflow
To give an idea of where and which AI tools can help and where they might break. We can discuss what is usable for investigative work today, what is hype, and what to keep away from your evidence chain altogether.
Custom Tools and Pipelines
When the off-the-shelf path fails, we build one: Blender Python scripts for ingest and automation, a custom presentation setup for your scene, or a lightweight web player that lets others step through the reconstruction themselves.
How It Works
You Write
If possible, briefly outline your case, your source material, and initial questions. No formal brief or pre-formatted documentation required. We then review the intake as soon as possible and will schedule a call.
Working Session
A thirty to ninety minute video call with optional screen share. We work with your data, not a demo. If required or wanted, you can receive a session recording and a written record of the decisions made.
Written Follow-Up
Within 48 hours you receive a written record: what can be considered feasible, recommended routes, and the possible next steps. That document is yours, whether or not the work continues.
Who You Talk To
Boudewijn
3D Specialist, Investigative Visualizer & Founder of Blender for Visual Investigation
I specialize in 3D spatial reconstruction, photogrammetry, and camera matching for complex visual investigations. As the creator of Blender for Visual Investigation, I build open methodologies and have consulted for teams and individuals across investigative journalism, academia, legal advocacy, and civil society.
Spatial models and methodologies built through my work and training have supported public-interest investigations, published with partners such as the Border Violence Monitoring Network and is featured on platforms like Oxford Border Criminologies’ Detention Landscapes.
Independent researchers, human rights desks, and newsrooms are welcome at any scale. Whether you need a quick sanity check on a single camera angle or a complete spatial review, every inquiry receives the same rigor and auditable assessment.
Book a free initial session to evaluate your case data.
Consulting or Training?
Training builds skills over weeks. It fits when you or your team want to work in Blender on your own, and you can see the curriculum on the landing page.
Consulting answers one question now. It fits when you have a case, a dataset, or a decision in front of you, and you need someone who does this work to sit on your side of the table.
Put Your Case in Writing
Briefly outline your case, your source material, and initial questions. The first consultation is free and usually lasts between 30 and 60 minutes. After that, pricing is fixed on scope and agreed upon before any further work starts.
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