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Tag: The Lion King

Articles

Get into character with Scar

Posted onApril 16, 2020May 11, 2020

Via MPC’s newly released Scar reel from ‘The Lion King’. 

VFX Oscar nominees
Articles

5 befores and afters from the VFX Oscar nominees

Posted onFebruary 7, 2020May 13, 2020

With sliders!

Articles

More ‘Lion King’ breakdown-ness

Posted onFebruary 2, 2020May 31, 2020

See final shots along with behind the scenes of the virtual cinematography.

Lion king movie scene
Articles

Go deeper into ‘The Lion King’

Posted onFebruary 1, 2020June 14, 2021

This breakdown from MPC reveals more.

Iterating shots - virtually - for 'The Lion King'
Articles

Iterating shots – virtually – for ‘The Lion King’

Posted onJanuary 10, 2020May 31, 2020

From early animation to virtual cinematography to final shots.

VFX Bake-Off 2020
Articles

Here’s what I learnt at the VFX Bake-Off 2020

Posted onJanuary 6, 2020May 14, 2020

A TON of cool things were shown and revealed at the Academy event.

Dung beetle
Articles

In appreciation of ‘The Lion King’s’ true star: the dung beetle

Posted onJanuary 6, 2020May 14, 2020

Plus other scene-stealing background characters from the film.

Articles

‘We built a video game, the purpose of which was to make a movie’

Posted onOctober 3, 2019May 31, 2020

A new featurette on the virtual production behind ‘The Lion King’.

The Lion King CG
Articles

How ‘The Lion King’ moved away from digital matte paintings to create fully CG vistas

Posted onAugust 13, 2019May 23, 2020

Something was very different about the environments in the photo-real animated film.

The Lion King scene
Articles

The very unique characteristics of a warthog’s hair: grooming Pumbaa

Posted onJuly 31, 2019May 23, 2020

How MPC modeled, groomed, simulated and styled Pumbaa’s CG hair and fur for ‘The Lion King’.

Jon Favreau
Articles

‘The Lion King’ and ‘The Mandalorian’s’ Jon Favreau is all-in on virtual production, real-time and LED walls

Posted onJuly 30, 2019May 31, 2020

The director/producer/actor shared some details about the virtual production side of ‘The Mandalorian’ at the Unreal Engine User Group at SIGGRAPH.

Lion king movie scene
Articles

How ‘The Lion King’ filmmakers shot the ‘Everything the light touches’ scene

Posted onJuly 30, 2019May 31, 2020

VFX supervisor Robert Legato breaks down how the iconic scene was filmed, virtually.

The Lion King shooting
Articles

Where to read and find out about how ‘The Lion King’ was made

Posted onJuly 19, 2019May 31, 2020

I’d give a spoiler warning, but you totally already know what happens in the movie.

CG 'Lion King
Articles, Retro

Before you see the new CG ‘Lion King’, re-visit the CG of 1994’s ‘Lion King’

Posted onJuly 17, 2019May 19, 2020

‘Stampede. In the gorge. Simba’s down there!’

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