by mr.negativity » Mon May 28, 2012 9:44 pm
[quote="Katie Calautti"]
Boris’ makeup and effects also require CG. What was the experience like, coordinating with that technology?
Well, I designed it that way. I think it’s crazy not to take advantage of what you can do digitally. I do digital models myself, and you know that little thing that comes out of his hand? I made that model, I sculpted it in the computer. We actually made a practical version out of that same file. I gave the data to the Imageworks guys, and they made their model from my digital sculpture. But Ken Ralston is the digital effects supervisor; I’ve known Ken since I was 17. We were strange kids that liked Ray Harryhausen movies, and we became friends. So when I heard he was doing the movie I was really excited, because sometimes it turns into a pissing contest, for lack of a better term. But I knew what I wanted Boris to do. We could’ve done it in a practical way, but it wouldn’t have been as production-friendly. One of the things I’ve found in all the Men in Black movies is that you can kind of over-build stuff. And a lot of the time there’s a shot from far away and there’s like months of mechanics in one item. So I said to Ken, I’d rather make some cool-looking eyes if it turns out that the guy is in the shot, but if we miss an eye-blink, can you guys put an eye blink in? So we worked hand in hand.
[b]It’s basically the “adapt or dieâ€