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Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made. THE WITCHER, nETFLIX – VFX: CInEsITE Cinesite’s London studio delivered over 250 shots for season one of Netflix fantasy The Witcher. The London visual effects team led by VFX supervisor Aleksandar Pejic, worked closely with production supervisor Julian Parry to create monsters, fire-breathing dragons, epic battles and the series’ fiery, climax sequence. Cinesite’s artists were tasked with creating the opening battle sequence of the first episode, where Geralt of Rivia fights a massive arachnid known as the Kikimora in a dark swamp. The artists conducted research into the movement of real insects to create a realistic style of movement for the eight-legged creature, which needed to be dangerous but precise. Another early battle sequence filmed on a hillside outside Budapest required the creation of 10,000 Nilfgaardian soldiers fighting the Cintrans. 15-20 extras were filmed as reference and captured with 360-degree photogrammetry and motion capture cycles, as infantry and on horses, with a range of armour and uniform. This gave the team scale, lighting, texture and movement reference; they were later replaced with Cinesite’s crowd agents and CG horses.
Jaguar, Just Imagine.
JUST IMAGINE, JAGUAR – VFX: FRAmEsToRE Launched to promote the new F-TYPE, Framestore Pictures worked with Jaguar and agency Spark44 on a series of six commercials directed by William Bartlett which show off the car in a number of scenarios. The films use innovative storytelling techniques and combine live action and computer-generated images, allowing the viewer, as the campaign says, to ‘Just Imagine’ the thrill of driving or sitting in a new Jaguar F-TYPE. The car races alongside galloping horses to showcase the 2.0-litre Convertible model, leaps off a ski jump to promote the power of its 5.0-litre V8 R version and shows off its handling on a Hot Wheels-inspired track. Bartlett, executive creative director at Framestore, has extensive shoot experience and in-depth knowledge of VFX, allowing him to seamlessly combine live action and CG. “The combination of the technical and aesthetic challenge, mixing live action and CGI was right up my street and the sort of job that always gets me excited.”
The Witcher.
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