Animal Logic is one of those rare visual effects studios that made a successful jump into being an animation studio. It was behind the Oscar-winning Happy Feet, as well as Peter Rabbit, Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’Hoole, The LEGO Movie and subsequent LEGO films. In the VFX world, Animal Logic has worked on countless projects, including The Matrix, Moulin Rouge, 300 and several Marvel productions.
Animal Logic’s development arm, Animal Logic Entertainment, has propelled the studio further into being directly involved as a producer or the developer of specific film properties – something often seen as the ultimate dream for studios wishing to work on their own intellectual property.
A significant player in the development, animation and visual effects activities of Animal Logic is its art and story departments. It’s in these teams where ideas get fleshed out into the visual medium, where characters and environments are developed and where continual iteration happens throughout the filmmaking process.
In this first part of our new series on Animal Logic, 3D World receives a hands-on tour of the art and story worlds at the studio, including a look at what’s required to work in art direction and story, tales from recent productions and a peek at various tools of the trade.
This in-depth Animal Logic series will continue in 3D World with behind-the-scenes access to the studio on their VFX and animation technology and pipeline, a look at the camera and animation teams, how lighting and FX are handled, and a special focus on Peter Rabbit 2.
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