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Interview with Bobby Chiu |
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License to dream |
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Bioshock Infinite |
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Time travellers Comic |
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Thelma and Louise Remake |
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Interview With Nick Harris |
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Making Art for Ipad |
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Making VFX for Ben Hur Remake |
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Interview : Mike winkelmann |
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Part 2
IA: Can You Speak About The Development Of The Characters? The Pipeline Used?
Dl: We Used Proprietary Rigs.
IA: Was The Main Character More Difficult To Design Than The Others? Why?
Dl: Most Of The Time Was Spent On Despereaux And Roscuro, The Two Main Characters Who Carried The Emotional Weight Of The Movie And Had To Give Very Subtle Performances.
IA: I Guess That Hairs And Fur Were Critical Parts For The Character’s Design. Can You Provide Details About The Way You Designed Them, And The Tools Used?
Dl: We Used Proprietary Rigs Hair System... Since Every Character Had Hair And Clothing Rendered, Times Had To Be Optimized And Efficient.
IA: What Were The Most Difficult Shots To Deliver?
Dl: There Were More Than 400 Crowd Shots In The Film. I Think One Of The Most Challenging Shots Is The Entrance To Mouse World... A Long Tracking Shot That Starts Underwater.
IA: Does Framestore Render The Movie With Its Own Hardware? Can We Have Details About This?
Dl: We Have A Huge Render Farm Offsite With More Than 5,000 Props.
IA: With Such A Production, Framestore Will Become One The Biggest Animation Studios In Europe. What Are Framestore’s Pretensions?
Dl: We Are The Biggest In Europe.
IA: Framestore Has Hired A Lot Of Talented People For This Production. Is This Experienced Team Ready To Work On New Projects Like This One?
Dl: You Bet!
IA: In What Ways Do You Think Framestore Has Made A Different Movie Than Other Competitors?
Dl: The Level Of Detail. The Quality Of The Acting. Unbelievable Quality.
IA: What, In Your Opinion, Are The Strengths Of Framestore?
Dl: Stunning Imagery. Great Acting.
IA: What Are You Expecting Today From This Adventure?
Dl: More Movies.
Some Data About The Movie:
There Are 40,089 Individual Assets In The Film
25 Hero Characters Were Modeled, Surfaced, And Textured, As Well As 12 Secondary Characters
60 Hero Environments Were Modeled, Surfaced, And Textured
There Are 413,138 Hairs On Despereaux's Head
1,726 Final Shots Were Delivered
The Film Has 126,248 Frames Altogether
The Biggest Delivery In One Week By Our Team Was 335 Shots
We Delivered 1,200 Shots During Our Last Month Of Production
At Its Peak, Our Crew Size Reached 278
Directors: Gary Ross, Sam Fell, And Rob Stevenhagen
Producers: Allison Thomas And Gary Ross
Co-Producer: Tracy Shaw
Executive Producers: David Lipman, William Sargent, Ryan Kavanaugh, And Robin Bissell
Links
Framestore CFC Official Website
The Tale of Despereaux, Official Website
