Animated Features Rely on VFX for That Wow Factor

While many live-action features include an increasing amount of CG animation, the movement has gone both ways, and animated features now also boast effects that are increasingly sophisticated and often highly realistic.

It is a trend validated by the Visual Effects Society, which honors effects in animated films at its annual Ves Awards.One film that exemplifies the trend is the Oscar-nominated “Coco.” With huge crowds and complex environments, the Pixar toon exemplifies the huge role vfx now play in feature animation.“We have lots of people who come from visual effects and programming,” says Pixar’s Stephen Matthew Gustafson, whose credits include both “Coco” and “Finding Dory.”Both films have earned Gustafson Ves nominations for visual effects, and he’s seen the scale of challenges grow.

“We’ve made lots of improvements across Pixar’s entire pipeline that allowed us to scale up,” he says.

“ ‘Coco’ took on the brunt of getting that technology in place

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