Issue #39 of befores & afters magazine goes in-depth on the visual effects in Dean DeBlois’ live-action How to Train Your Dragon.
Issue #39 of befores & afters magazine covers the design of the dragons, including Toothless, the on-set puppeteering, the shooting of flying scenes on gimbals, and the extensive visualization, digital visual effects, animation and CG work by Framestore.
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There’s also details on the LiDAR, photogrammetry and scanning contributions from Clear Angle Studios, and in-depths perspectives on animation from multiple contributors.
The issue includes interviews with the following:
- production visual effects supervisor Christian Manz
- production animation supervisor Glen McIntosh
- creature puppetry supervisor Tom Wilton
- special effects motion control supervisor Pete Britten
- Framestore visual effects supervisor Andy Kind
- Framestore visual effects supervisor Francois Lambert
- Framestore visual effects supervisor Glenn Melenhorst
- Framestore visual effects supervisor Dom Hellier
- Framestore global head of visual development Owen Jackson
- Framestore visualization supervisor Jon Allen
You can also grab the issue in PRINT from Amazon (that’s the US store, make sure you try your local Amazon store, too).
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