The Perfectly Imperfect VFX of 'Poor Things
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For Simon Hughes and his Union VFX team, Yorgos Langthimos’ dark comedy, a stunningly designed visual maelstrom, required something completely different from a typical VFX project, including odd, surgically created hybrid animals using as much actual footage as possible, integration of plates shot with 3 different film stocks, 11 enormous wrap-around LED screens, 50s style painted backdrops, and some really crazy colored skies.
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Behind the Scenes: Poor Things, Industry Trends
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio' visual effects video interview - GoldDerby
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LIBERATING THE WEALTH OF SURREAL VISUAL ARTISTRY OF POOR THINGS - VFX Voice MagazineVFX Voice Magazine
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The Stories Behind Emma Stone's Costumes in 'Poor Things' - The New York Times
Poor Things
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I enjoy it as 'fun bad' what are your thoughts? (I generally like the vfx, besides modok) : r/Marvel
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Using virtual production and ICVFX to make Yorgos Lanthimos's 'Poor Things
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Comedy First Impressions
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Inside the 'Poor Things' World: Miniature Steamships, Massive Sets and Sleeves That Look Like Lungs
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NYFF Review: Poor Things – Awardsdaily
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How Poor Things' steampunk world of mutant animals and liquid skies came to life