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Laika's 'Wildwood' VFX Supervisor Steve Emerson Details Epic Production
Laika's animated fantasy epic 'Wildwood' required more than five years of intensive stage animation and visual effects work. Production VFX supervisor Steve Emerson recently detailed the massive undertaking at the View Conference in Turin. The film involved a carefully orchestrated combination of handmade puppets, miniature sets, and digital imagery. Emerson highlighted the complex scale of the project, noting that technology was strictly used to support the physical stop-motion performances.