Watch how the landscapes of Destiny, Iron Man, Dark Souls 2 came to life

Matte painter and visual effects supervisor Maxx Burman dropped us a note this week to point out a new video reel he put together featuring breakdowns and behind the scenes creation of environments from a handful of movies, commercials and video games.

The reel shows how someone like Burman can help create amazing, realistic settings for the likes of the live-action commercial for Destiny, Dark Souls 2, and the Iron Man and Godzilla movies. Other settings featured in this VFX reel come from Maleficent, Her, a Clash of Clans commercial and some other really neat-looking ads.