For the first-time team-up between the Autobots and Maximals in the “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” prequel, director Steven Caple Jr.
(“Creed II”) was given a lot of creative freedom in designing and animating the characters.
Gone was Ilm from the previous six films, giving way to Mpc and Wētā FX.
Mpc was the principal VFX studio and did all of the design work, but both had a hand in overhauling the Autobots and introducing the beast-like Maximals, which mix fur and flesh with their metal parts.Production VFX supervisor Gary Brozenich (from Mpc) oversaw the work.
After studying the previous films, he met with Caple to discuss his vision for tailoring the animation and also consulted with previous director Michael Bay (who still serves as producer).
Rather than continuing to push the hyper-realism of the Bay films, Caple wanted to make them look more straightforward, with a nod toward…
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