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Extensive research went into making the world and characters feel as real as possible. And I have to say, it makes you think about things you've never thought about when you're making it,” added Deschanel.Ĥ. “Here, we don't really have to think about anything like that and it's sort of wonderful in that way. Cinematographer Caleb Deschanel recounted a story about how on a live-action set, they’d set up a shot and have to work around restrictions of things being in frame or the sun setting at a certain time but on this virtual set, there were no such setbacks. Additionally, cinematographers could actually walk through the set, survey the action and figure out the best shots, instead of just viewing everything on the computer.Īdditionally, this new approach allowed the filmmakers to avoid certain restrictions often faced in live-action settings. Through the use of this tool, actors could experience the set and have a better context of the scene. One of the goals of the production was to capture the feeling of being on a live-action set, with the technology of an animated film.Īs mentioned above, VR was used throughout the production to help bring the world of the film to life.

Once a cut was approved, it was then sent to a vendor to refine, then reviewed again by the team, and ultimately approved. Those animations were then combined with the VR sets, loaded onto VR headsets in a physical stage, and given to the cinematographer and director to place cameras and create shots for editorial to cut. At this point, animators were brought in to animate the characters. A virtual art production team stepped in next, to translate those designs into VR sets of the world. From there, the sequences were given to the art department and the production designer to come up with concepts for the world. That script was then handed over to a story team who storyboarded out the various sequences.

Like most movies, the filmmakers on The Lion King started with a script. What do all these people do, and how do they work together to make what you see in theaters? To understand that question, let’s break down the process: On technically complex movies like The Lion King, there can sometimes be hundreds or even thousands of people contributing to just one film. If you’ve ever stayed through the credits, you know that it literally takes a village to make a movie. Every shot went through an extensive production process.

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