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ILM unveils a series of videos focusing on Gareth Edwards’ The Creator.
This feature film is set in the near future. Humans and AIs are at war. ILM had to create multiple effects: simulants, robots, various locations including a futuristic city and a floating village, the USS NOMAD space station, FX, etc.
Here is an overview of the challenges ILM had to overcome on The Creator with Chris Hawkinson (Creative Content Lead – ILM), a series of breakdowns, as well as an interview of Gareth Edwards and ILM VFX Supervisor Jay Cooper by Ian Failes from Before & Afters.
Credits:
Director – Gareth Edwards
Production Designer – James Clyne
ILM Visual Effects Supervisors – Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Charmaine Chan
ILM Associate Visual Effects Supervisor – Trevor Hazel
ILM Animation Supervisors – Michael Midlock, Christopher Potter
ILM On Set Visual Effects Supervisor – Andrew Roberts
ILM Executive Visual Effects Producer – Katherine Farrar Bluff
ILM Visual Effects Producers – Keith Anthony-Brown Rachel Galbraith, Danielle Legovich, Ale Melendez
Complete credits, with all the artists who worked on The Creator at ILM, are available on the official ILM website.