A new VFX Notes episode is out!
Alex Proyas’ I, Robot is a film filled with groundbreaking acting, motion capture, rendering and compositing. This new Rise of AI Robots episode at VFX Notes with Hugo and Ian explores the visual effects work by Digital Domain and Wētā FX, and the incredible performance of Alan Tudyk as Sonny, the artificial intelligence robot. Plus, we break down a number of the film’s other big scenes like the tunnel chase and the demolition robot.
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The only motion control shot was near the end of the film in the big plaza where I believe the last of the robots are being rounded up. The reason for the moco was they had only one soldier uniform costume . . .oops . . .so we did multiple passes on one of our larger moco systems to allow the solo Soldier to be composited in various locations as we boomed up. We also provided our “Encodacam” virtual production system throughout the production that you see in snippets in your behind the scenes shots. And if you want the details on the “Gerbilator”, I can offer some interesting insights for you. Love the podcasts . . .Joe Lewis
Love this comment – thanks Joe!