Ziva Dynamics - DIGITAL PRODUCTION https://digitalproduction.com Magazine for Digital Media Production Fri, 31 Oct 2025 08:21:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 236729828 Meet the Graphorns https://digitalproduction.com/2017/04/26/meet-the-graphorns/ Wed, 26 Apr 2017 07:33:00 +0000 https://digitalproduction.com/?p=163019 A large dinosaur-like creature with spiny features standing next to a smaller dinosaur in a forested environment under a night sky with stars.

Image Engine worked on 88 VFX shots for "Fantastic Beasts and where to find them", with the Canadian studio responsible for the three-headed Graphorn family and Swooping Evil as well as several other sequences. Due to the high complexity of the tasks, Image Engine worked on the project for around a year with a team of 1OO people, despite the relatively small number of shots.

The post Meet the Graphorns first appeared on DIGITAL PRODUCTION and was written by Mirja Fürst.

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VFX supervisor Martyn Culpitt, asset supervisor Barry Poon and R&D lead Andrew Kaufman all gained experience in creating large CG creatures that no longer exist on "Jurassic World". Here, the three reveal the challenges they faced with the fantastic beasts.

DP: What key skills did the production team use to decide that Image Engine were right for the job?Martyn Culpitt: After "Jurassic World", Warner Bros. approached us with the "Fantastic Beasts" enquiry. We had created almost all the raptor shots and they were very impressed with the result. Warner Bros. was looking for a studio that was able to realise complex creatures that required a lot of thought to bring them to life. Something we love to do at Image Engine.

Mhhh, delicious brain. Swooping Evil has a taste for it. DP: What specific challenges did the Graphorn family present you with?Martyn Culpitt: Many, across all departments. Mainly because they were so large in scale but still had to fi...

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The post Meet the Graphorns first appeared on DIGITAL PRODUCTION and was written by Mirja Fürst.

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