A timeless tale of a boy lost in the dense jungle of india, rudyard kiplings the jungle book contains themes of respect, communication, integrity, and curiosity. Weta around town panelists discuss the film the jungle book. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. While weta digital took care of the live action, puppetry and animal facial motion, mpc used the vast knowledge and expertise of its asset artists. The jungle book 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Paul story is known for his work on dawn of the planet of the apes 2014, avengers. Led by senior visual effects supervisor joe letteri, weta digital is known for its culture of creativity and innovation. The jungle book vfx by weta digital in addition to king louie a photoreal giant orangutan with a buoyant personality, weta digitals work featured the character animation and crowd simulation of louies tribe of monkey minions, and the destruction of the monkey temple and its surrounding jungle environment in the dramatic mowgli rescue sequence. Weta digital staff celebrate a oscar wins 2017 youtube. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Weta digital is one of the worlds premier visual effects companies. In movie about 54 types of animal created by cg along side jungle environments. The jungle book earned five awards overall, two of which were for weta digitals specific involvement. Mpc developed new software for animating muscular structure in the animals.
While visual effects are more collaborative than they are competitive, everyone enjoys seeing their work celebrated. It was founded by peter jackson, richard taylor, and jamie selkirk in 1993 to produce the digital special effects for heavenly creatures. Fx expert adam valdez reveals how the films digital jungle and. Paul story began his career in visual effects in 1996 at weta digital.
Jungle cruise 2020 action, adventure, comedy postproduction based on disneylands theme park ride where a small riverboat takes a group of travelers through a jungle filled with dangerous animals and reptiles, but with a supernatural element. While weta digital took care of the live action, puppetry and animal facial motion, mpc used the vast knowledge and expertise of its asset artists to get the jungle in place. Weta was responsible for animating the king louie sequence. The return of the king 2003, king kong 2005, avatar 2009, and the jungle book 2016. I was lucky enough to be at weta digital when we worked on avatar and the jungle book, which both won oscars for best visual effects, and also the adventures of tintin, where i was directly involved in the hairrendering process and all the topoclouds tools for the pantaray pipeline. Nice featurette about the impressive vfx work by mpc and weta digital on the jungle book. Effects of the jungle book are bear necessities for an oscar. In 2007, weta digital s senior visual effects supervisor, joe letteri, was also appointed as a director of the company.
Now, we explore the digital magic that made a jungle full of animals talk in the jungle book. The studio has created some of the most memorable characters and worlds of the last twenty years. Miller 2011 the adventures of tintin visual effects supervisor. Over the years, weta digital artists have received numerous awards and recognitions, and we salute their achievements.
In this twopart interview, weta digital vfx supervisor keith miller talks indepth about the studios work on two of last years most successful films at the box office, walt disney pictures and jon favreaus hit film, the jungle book as well as warner bros and zack snyders batman v superman. The jungle book creating the animals and the jungle vfx breakdown by mpc 2016. A sea change of all things computer generated becomes our new reality john furrier former contributor opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own. Watch how we incorporated features of christopher walken into the design, and created countless monkeys and. Of all of the impressive details to appear on screen in disneys liveaction adaptation of the jungle book, none is more startling than a title card at the close of the end credits reading.
Weta digital vfx supervisor keith miller on crafting virtual reality experiences for the jungle book, the limitations of the technology and its growth. Dan lemmon the production vfx supervisor is robert legato. Weta digital wins at visual effects society awards for. King louie is the jungle books eccentric primate overlord. The film although it narrates the same old story but overall its a much darker version of the original tale. Find out more about weta digital s ken museth, who helped select this years technical papers. He works on many films such as the lord of the rings trilogy, avatar, dawn of the planet of the apes and the jungle book what was your feeling to be in the mcu. Weta digital wins at visual effects society awards for jungle book. Comments from john gilbert best film editing for hacksaw ridge, and weta digital wins an oscar for best visual effects for the jungle book, with comments from paul story weta digital. Lord of the rings visual effects videos have vanished from.
The jungle book was released in the united states in disney digital 3d, reald 3d, imax 3d, dbox, and premium large formats, on april 15, 2016. I was fortunate we have a lot of fans working at weta digital, so i got a crash course on all the characters. With weta digital sorted by popularity ascending imdb. Weta digital s king louie sequence, in which mowgli is taken to the gigantopithecus lair in an abandoned temple, involved several design stages. Around 1,000 remote jungle locations in india were photographed and used as reference in postproduction. The vfx teams of mpc and weta digital have won the best visual effects award of the 89th academy awards for their work on the jungle book. Oscarwinning film the jungle book 2016 joined attendees on the production session stage to present the vfx of disneys the jungle book. Weta digital adds oscar to its jungle book nominations. Any disputes or claims arising from or relating to your use of the site will be heard only in the courts of new zealand, and you hereby agree to the jurisdiction of the new zealand courts to hear any such dispute. Lord of the rings visual effects reels are now on youtube.
Weta digital is a digital visual effects company based in wellington, new zealand. Weta digital extras onlineonly local stories and profiles. How was that bluescreen photography and virtual camera approach turned into the striking jungle imagery realized by mpc, weta digital and. While weta digital have become well known for their motion capture prowess the method that uses dots or stickers on actors the jungle book was created in a more traditional disney fashion. Miller 2007 the water horse 3d lighting technical director. This site is operated in new zealand by weta, which is a new zealand company. They impressed with king kong and planet of the apes, now wellington visual effects company weta digital is up for an oscar, bafta and two. In addition to king louie a photoreal giant orangutan with a buoyant personality, weta. While weta digital took care of the live action, puppetry and animal facial motion, mpc used thevast knowledge and expertise of its asset artists to get the jungle in place. Led by senior visual effects supervisor joe letteri, weta digital is known for uncomprom. Fx expert adam valdez reveals how the films digital jungle and computergenerated creatures earned an academy award.
Weta digital is a cgi animation and visual effects company headquartered in miramar, wellington, new zealand and founded in 1993 weta digital was going to supply the cgi special effects for the adventures of thomas. Led by senior visual effects supervisor joe letteri, weta digital is known for uncompromising creativity and a commitment to developing. The first was for the jungle and temple environments. Artists and innovators in the world of digital entertainment. Almost everything in the jungle book other than mowgli is digital in addition to king louie a photoreal giant orangutan with a buoyant personality, weta digitals work featured the character animation and crowd simulation of louies tribe of monkey minions, and the destruction of the monkey temple and its surrounding jungle environment in the dramatic mowgli rescue sequence. Almost everything in the jungle book other than mowgli is digital. While not owned by disney, weta digital has collaborated with disney on providing visual effects on several projects including films released through the walt disney studios.
Moving picture company mpc and weta digital created the films visual effects. From gollum to caesar, middleearth to pandora, the studio has created some of the most memorable characters and worlds of the last twenty five years. Watch how we incorporated features of christopher walken into the design, and. Weta digital has won several academy awards and baftas. This was so until the film projects severe delay when they announced they were no longer part of the project. Led by senior visual effects supervisor joe letteri, weta digital has worked on visualizing characters from gollum to caesar and worlds like middleearth and pandora. Peter jacksons effects house weta created one major character, the hulking gigantopithecus. Outstanding animated performance in a photoreal feature, and outstanding compositing in a. Lord of the rings visual effects reels have vanished from. This website is ed 20012019 by weta digital limited, except as otherwise noted.