This was just a test to see what the final composite looked like. The backdrop was created in Maya then rendered out in layers (shadows, occlusion and ambient), the same was applied to the character and then combined in After effects. To be honest this process took nearly the same time as rendering it all out from Maya but I had more control over the final product in After Effects.

I will hopefully gain a faster workflow as this was the first time i have ever done this on this scale.