Alpha Maps

Now what exactly is an Alpha Map?

 

Animation

Why not take a look at how we bring the Shosk to life?

Last updated 10/03/02

Special Effects

Call me stupid, but it's not recommended that you look at this section. Especially if you're here to watch the movie rather than to look at the behind the scenes info. The following sections could not only spoil the plot for you (although we'll try are hardest not to) but when you do see the movie you'll think of the Shosk as a poorly made CGI character and not some kind of horrific beast!

Character Building

Ok, if any section of this site is going to ruin the film for you it'll be this bit! Take a look at how we built the Shosk inside the computer. - CLICK HERE TO VIEW

Character Animation

Find out how we animated the Shosk, blended it in with the background and how we made it interact with the characters - CLICK HERE TO VIEW

Camera Matching

This is one of the most complicated areas of compositing effects on to live action footage, yet many people don't know just how much camera matching work goes in to each effect shot! Take a look at how we managed to do it for one of our more complicated shots. - CLICK HERE TO VIEW

Alpha Maps

One of the oldest, most used & effective visual effects of all time! Find out how we used Alpha Maps on one of our more simpler shots. - CLICK HERE TO VIEW

Chromakey

Another popular effect in the world of television and film. See how we used it for one of our most exciting scenes in the movie! - CLICK HERE TO VIEW

Replacing

When we wanted the car to hit amazing speeds, we needed a shot showing just how fast the car was traveling. But how could we do it without actually going anywhere near the accelerator peddle? - CLICK HERE TO VIEW

Photorealistic CGI

And when we wanted to go really dangerous in the car scene, we went CGI! - CLICK HERE TO VIEW

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