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Murphy is a creature from the forest who lives there during the Second World War. When a British paratrooper is injured during a jump, he encounters the comical ball of fluff beneath the trees. And Murphy really only wants to help … but causes disasters in the process.
FILM_FX MURPHY (2014) from ISART DIGITAL on Vimeo.
The student team not only integrated the full-CG creature photorealistically into the filmed backplates, but also created several full-CG environments. Murphy was animated using motion capturing with Microsoft’s Kinect and Faceshift.
FILM_FX MAKING-OF MURPHY BREAKDOWN (2014) from ISART DIGITAL on Vimeo.
Here is another behind-the-scenes video that provides an insight into the filming of the film.
FILM_FX MAKING-OF MURPHY BEHIND THE SCENES (2014) from ISART DIGITAL on Vimeo.
We will take a closer look at the French university, which has locations in Paris and Montreal, in one of the upcoming issues and learn from the students how these high-class projects succeed.
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For anyone who cannot get enough of Murphy: There is more information and pictures on Facebook.
