Celebrate MPC artists with this special magazine issue on 'Mufasa'

Dedicated to the 1000s of VFX artists behind the film.

Issue #40 of befores & afters magazine covers Barry Jenkins’ Mufasa: The Lion King, a film that blends classic visual effects from MPC with the latest in virtual production technologies.

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Issue #40 features production visual effects supervisor Adam Valdez, production visual effects producer Barry St. John, MPC visual effects supervisor Audrey Ferrara and production animation director Daniel Fotheringham.

The issue is intended to celebrate the work of thousands of MPC artists who contributed to the film.

Several new techniques were invented by MPC for Mufasa. These included converting human motion capture performances onto quadruped lions, more closely integrating Unreal Engine scenes into traditional visual effects workflows, and new ways of generating and grooming fur and hair. Hugely complex character animation, environments, FX and compositing were also part of the mix.