well you could use decals/floating geometry the same way it was done for star citizen http://polycount.com/discussion/155894/decal-technique-from-star-citizen http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/Decal
This is a fantastic documentary on the making of Citizen Kane as well as a biography on Orson Welles and William Randolph Hurst. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR2s6_Xbi9M"]The battle over Citizen Kane part 1 - YouTube[/ame]