What do The Lion King and Avatar have in frequent? In line with VFX artist Robert Legato, fairly a bit, because it seems. The artist lately defined how Avatar‘s groundbreaking VFX know-how helped form Disney’s 2019 remake of The Lion King.

Award-winning VFX artist Legato — who labored with James Cameron on Avatar — sat down with Hall Crew and broke down how the highest-grossing movie of all time paved the way in which for The Lion King‘s visible results. In a video entitled “VFX Artists React to Dangerous & Nice CGi 139,” Legato defined that Disney’s 2019 live-action retelling of The Lion King relied closely on know-how first pioneered by Avatar. Particularly, Legato honed in on the movement seize strategies employed by each Avatar and The Lion King.

The Lion King

Launch Date

July 12, 2019

Studio

Walt Disney Photos

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Legato defined that the ‘live-action’ scenes in The Lion King have been truly created through movement seize and particular results — the manufacturing shot the movie with bodily actors offering references for animators. Actors wore particular fits so that every motion and facial features have been faithfully captured and later recreated through computer-generated imagery. This helped the manufacturing seize “easy little issues” reminiscent of microexpressions, making the ensuing mannequin appear and feel extra real looking. This additionally signifies that The Lion King was shot with an precise set, cameras, and bodily actors.

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How Avatar Made Use of Movement Seize

Avatar famously took almost 15 years to make it from the script to the display screen. A part of the explanation for the delay was its results — Cameron and his collaborator, Weta Workshop, have been involved with making the sci-fi movie really feel actual (a feat that the movie famously completed), requiring the event of specialised know-how. A digital digital camera system was developed; actors wore headsets that captured their expressions extra intently.

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Cameron additional developed the know-how whereas filming Avatar: The Means of Water. The movie, which got here out 14 years after the primary Avatar, required the event of strategies to seize performances underwater. The Avatar: The Means of Water manufacturing then filmed its performers underwater and translated their performances into CGI fashions. Coincidentally, that meant the manufacturing additionally required its performers to discover ways to free dive — Avatar: The Means of Water at present holds the report for longest underwater breath by a performer, showcasing the bodily actuality of filming a movement seize manufacturing, even when the ultimate product is animation.

Movement seize or ‘mo-cap’ know-how is now broadly used within the trade. Cameron is amongst its most ardent supporters, however he doesn’t stand alone. Actors reminiscent of Andy Serkis, famed for his use of movement seize know-how in each the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the rebooted Planet of the Apes movies, have praised the approach. Because it continues to advance, the know-how will seemingly turn out to be much more widespread — and presumably much more real looking.