Absinthe

The Original Storyboard
It was later decided to skip the flaming sugar cube and prepare it the traditional way, with water poured over a lump of sugar.
 
Color Correction
Using the Color Warper in Flame, the yellowish Pernod is changed to a supernatural green.
 
Matte
A matte of the mortar between the bricks is created, so its color can be modified when a mysterious energy thing passes by.
Work in Progress
The scene was shot in Moxi, the martini bar above Il Pasticcio, Savannah. A sheet of blue Fabriano paper becomes our bluescreen. Unfortunately, the light we needed on the bottle caused a discolored area on the paper.
Objects are created in Softimage XSI to match the scene...
A test composite.
 
Final