Presentation
Autodesk Vision Series | Sinners: Smoke, Stack… and the Stuff You Missed – ILM’s Invisible Touch
DescriptionJoin Production VFX Supervisor, Michael Ralla and ILM VFX Supervisor Nick Marshall as they reveal how ILM’s most sophisticated work was designed to vanish into the frame. While the twinning of Smoke & Stack stands out, ILM’s VFX work was designed to be indistinguishable from live-action IMAX photography. Working from previs and concept art, the generalist team at ILM Vancouver used 3ds Max to create a fully digital, period-accurate Clarksdale train station with a full Pullman train and integrated the results seamlessly into 65mm film footage.
To match Autumn Durald Arkapaw’s analog aesthetic, ILM developed custom digital lens profiles workflow and Compositors were trained to work with scanned film, embracing celluloids’ imperfections as intentional —not flaws. This is invisible VFX at its finest— crafted not to be seen, but to be believed.
To match Autumn Durald Arkapaw’s analog aesthetic, ILM developed custom digital lens profiles workflow and Compositors were trained to work with scanned film, embracing celluloids’ imperfections as intentional —not flaws. This is invisible VFX at its finest— crafted not to be seen, but to be believed.
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Event Type
Industry Session
TimeTuesday, 12 August 202510:00am - 10:45am PDT
LocationWest Building, Room 219
