Creature Reference: Gorillas Brawl at Nebraska Zoo

// Gorilla breaks glass at Nebraska Zoo

Jurassic World: Animation and VFX Q&A Panel (VES)

Panelists include Overall Visual Effects Supervisor Tim Alexander, and Animation Supervisor Glen McIntosh and moderated by VES 2nd Vice Chair Richard Winn Taylor II, VES.








// ‘I Was a Failed Gallimimus’: Jurassic Park Through The Eyes of One of Its Magic Creators

// JURASSIC WORLD VFX Breakdown - Dinosaurs  

// A whole new Jurassic World fxguide






 

Tippett Studio: Hogsqueal Development Reel (The Spiderwick Chronicles)

Edge of Tomorrow - Creating the Mimics

The Mimic was a beast to animate. Toughest creature I have ever animated. Every shot was unique and presented its own set of challenges. The tentacles had an impressive about of dexterity and detail. The vid shows some examples of the scaling, twisting, growing flexibility of the rig. Doesn't mention the 'hair' tentacles on the head though. We had a combination of animation and animation simulation controls for those.

HELP : Immersive Live Action Film By The Mill

Here's a look at some extraordinary work by The Mill on their recent project 'Help'.





Behind The Scenes

Shell 'Shapeshifter' by Framestore

Awesome work from Framestore!

Behind The Scene: Edge of Tomorrow

Here's a short behind the scenes vid for Edge of Tomorrow featuring a  sequence we worked on at Framestore. I animated a couple of shots in this featurette. The shot where the mimic slams into the cars in the car park and the crash scene where the dropship smashes into the Louvre with the digital body double take over for Tom.

Interview with Phil Tippett // Who Created the Star Wars Creatures? - That Was Me

Who Created the Star Wars Creatures? - That Was Me by That-Was-Me

Making of 'Beans' by Cinesite

Written and directed by Animator Alvise Avati and produced by Animation Director Eamonn Butler. Beans, a short film with an unexpected ending, showcases Cinesite's creature animation skills.

Pacific Rim - Interview with ILM Animation Supervisor Hal Hickel

More great behind the scenes footage and info here:
// fxguide: Monster mayhem Pacific Rim

//fxguidetv: Pacific Rim Pipeline Special

Interview with Hal Hickel via 'Animation Fascination' (interview starts at 1:01:00)
// Pacific Rim: Hal Hickel Interview

Kon-Tiki / VFX Breakdown Reel

I don't post many vfx reels but this one is jaw dropping! ILP's (Important Looking Pirates) work on the upcoming Norwegian film Kon-Tiki is just stunning! The animation on the parrot and sharks is also top notch! The film looks like quite an adventure! Looking forward to seeing it!

Check our more of ILP's work here:

War Horse: The Anatomy of a VFX shot

Checkout my friend Laurent's animation breakdown from his shot on 'War Horse'! Rock!

Phil Tippett's MUTANT LAND animated short!

Wow, this is just fun stuff! Great action, blood, and cool creatures :)



More info below:

// Mutant Land via AICN


*UPDATE

MutantLand: from the mind of Phil Tippett via fxguide

'Classic Creatures' Return of the Jedi (1983)

This 1983 PBS behind the scenes look at the creatures of 'Return of the Jedi' is an awesome glimpse into the ILM model shop during it's prime. There's lots of footage of work in progress puppets and stop-motion rigs from the film.

Tangled Clip - 'Horsing Around'

This is a great sequence from Tangled! Love the personality animation in the horse Maximus!

Creature: Bat Running and Walking

I just thought these vids ROCKED!! How creepy is it to see these bats run and walk! Talk about some sweeeeet creature reference eh?!! Enjoy!

Bat Running:

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Bat Walking:

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