Behind the scenes of ‘Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood’.
In this latest episode of VFX Futures, Ian Failes from befores & afters talks to Tommy Pallotta, Head of Animation and Producer on Richard Linklater’s Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood, about the evolution of the rotoscoped animation techniques on this and a number of previous projects.
This new Netflix film follows the life of a young boy in 1969 Houston, around the time of the first moon-landing. To make the project, Linklater staged live-action scenes on a sound stage, with a team then using rotoscoping and 2D animation to bring the film to life.
Here’s how a typical scene came together.
Listen in at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or below. And check out Netflix’s making of video here as well.
