Weta Digital Delivers Mystical Pearls and More for ‘Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets’
Weta VFX supervisor Martin Hill details the challenges of crafting a
species of benevolent creatures and their world for the first eight
minutes of director Luc Besson’s Academy-shortlisted sci-fi fantasy
adventure.
When writer-director Luc Besson endeavored to produce Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, based on the comic book series “Valerian and Laureline” by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières, the French filmmaker knew he would have to rely on an expansive digital toolbox to realize the multitude of environments and characters described in the story. Enter a sizable visual effects team, including overall visual effects supervisor Scott Stokdyk, plus separate supervisors at the various vendors which handled major effects work, among them, Industrial Light and Magic, Rodeo FX, and Weta Digital. Go to Article
When writer-director Luc Besson endeavored to produce Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, based on the comic book series “Valerian and Laureline” by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières, the French filmmaker knew he would have to rely on an expansive digital toolbox to realize the multitude of environments and characters described in the story. Enter a sizable visual effects team, including overall visual effects supervisor Scott Stokdyk, plus separate supervisors at the various vendors which handled major effects work, among them, Industrial Light and Magic, Rodeo FX, and Weta Digital. Go to Article
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