Trying achieve this effect using a glass material

[life-board]

I’ve been reviewing the recent work on the new B07 trailer, and I’m currently looking into the glass effect shown in the attached screenshots. From what I understand, the base is a glass material with several key adjustments, particularly IOR, Anisotropy, and Anisotropy Rotation.
I'd be great to read thoughts on the best way to enhance the image distortion through this material—especially the deformation that occurs along the Y axis.

[Dr. Sassi]

Hi life-board,

Thanks for the images.
I assume this is the teaser:
https://youtu.be/uUo5gnaYB_w?si=27YhallNbUEB1nQl&t=162

I have used one screenshot from it, for educational purposes only; this is copyright material, of course.
https://projectfiles.maxon.net/Cineversity_Forum_Support/2025_PROJECTS_DRS/20250821_CV4_2024_drs_25_RScd_01.zip

You might change some settings or explore other options, but I hope this is a starting point. Setting the camera to a lower position looking up might help as well.

Perhaps having a cylinder in the mix (Cloner>Child) with a 1.5 cm radius, might help.I have animated perhaps too much. Add this example to the folder above
CV4_2024_drs_25_RScd_12.c4d

The provided images, as well as the Teaser, contain reflections, which require a context that contrasts with the background, like the yellow signs, or others. That needs some more work.

Enjoy your project