We talk a lot about stop-motion time-lapses in our VFX Notes ep on Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’
(And we make the push for CG time-lapses, too!)
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Stop-motion puppet fabrication, Dragonheart's animation and a look back at Gravity.
Watch this video breakdown of the VFX of ‘Pinocchio’
Hey You Guys features this MPC reel from the film.
How the ‘Pinocchio’ VFX team took the stop-motion further
They crafted environments, water, snow, rain and many other effects for the Guillermo del Toro film.
‘Imperfectly perfect’
The secrets behind the stop-motion animation of Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’.
How does cinematography work on a stop-motion film?
‘Pinocchio’ DOP Frank Passingham breaks down his extensive lighting, camera, motion control and lens choices on the Guillermo del Toro movie.
Inside the mechanical and 3D printed puppet head process used for Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’
We break down how the puppets were built for the stop-motion feature.
Kevin Baillie on the virtual production of ‘Pinocchio’
An array of VP techniques helped make the Robert Zemeckis film possible.
‘Pinocchio’: going from virtual production to VFX
MPC breaks down its work on the Robert Zemeckis film.
Go behind the scenes of Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’
These timelapse stop-motion animation behind the scenes videos are always intoxicating.
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