Erasing Lieutenant Dan’s legs, from the point of view of a digital artist on ‘Forrest Gump’
ILM computer graphic artist Kathleen Beeler recalls the intricate paint work involved.
How a tracking algorithm helped insert Tom Hanks into news scenes with historical figures in ‘Forrest Gump’
A look back at the early days of tracking and matchmoving at ILM for the film.
Oners: a VFX top ten
Seamless transitions, crazy frame counts, and why Hugh Grant is in this featured image.
‘I want to see it!’ ILMers on the time Gary Sinise first saw his missing legs in ‘Forrest Gump’
...and other stories about the film’s classic invisible VFX.
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