I delivered hundreds assets and variants, including creatures, sets, and props, for Laika's Missing Link. Creatures included the Nessie, yetis, yaks, and birds. Sets included the Manchuria (freighter), SS Pulteney, stagecoach, and hansom cab. Props included the tables, chairs, shot glasses, liquor bottles, playing cards, cigars, ashtrays and coins of McVitie's Saloon.
Many CG assets had previously been built practically for the stop motion production. In such cases I labored to make my CG materials indistinguishable from their practical counterparts. I developed a pipeline for processing color-matched set lighting and reference photography to facilitate my work. When practical assets were unavailable I worked closely with the Art Director and Production Designer to translate their designs and drawings directly into 3D assets, which adhered to the design style of the show.
Recognition:
Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature Film, February 2020.
Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, January 2020.
Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature, January 2020.
Visual Effects Society Award nominee for Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project. Todd Alan Harvey, Dan Casey, Katy Hughes for "The Manchuria”, January 2020.
Recognition:
Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature Film, February 2020.
Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, January 2020.
Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature, January 2020.
Visual Effects Society Award nominee for Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project. Todd Alan Harvey, Dan Casey, Katy Hughes for "The Manchuria”, January 2020.