The live action remake Lady and the Tramp was the first project created to launch the streaming platform Disney Plus.
At Weta Digital, I was able to take on a Lead Matte Painting position for the project from early development to the final delivered shots.
The whole team worked on multiple shots across the show from set extensions to Full Cg environment. But the main challenges were the opening and closing shot of the movie. Both are a mixed of hand-drawn illustration created by Jerome Moo, 2D animation, 3D plate re-projection, city 2.5D extension and full CG city built...
I started early on to developed the style and exchange with the director in order to create a truthful homage to the 1950s traditional drawings which were our main references. I was in charge of the workflow, from the first layout with the 3 plates integration, to the full CG environment build with the team including some final touch up in 2D - 2.5D to help the blend with the plates.
It was a really creatively involved challenge and I believe the result is a nice tribute to the original Disney movies that have inspired us all since our young age.
At Weta Digital, I was able to take on a Lead Matte Painting position for the project from early development to the final delivered shots.
The whole team worked on multiple shots across the show from set extensions to Full Cg environment. But the main challenges were the opening and closing shot of the movie. Both are a mixed of hand-drawn illustration created by Jerome Moo, 2D animation, 3D plate re-projection, city 2.5D extension and full CG city built...
I started early on to developed the style and exchange with the director in order to create a truthful homage to the 1950s traditional drawings which were our main references. I was in charge of the workflow, from the first layout with the 3 plates integration, to the full CG environment build with the team including some final touch up in 2D - 2.5D to help the blend with the plates.
It was a really creatively involved challenge and I believe the result is a nice tribute to the original Disney movies that have inspired us all since our young age.