Laika - Missing Link
Compositing Supervisor (2016 - 2019)
VFX Supervisor: Steve Emerson
Missing Link is a movie about a trio of explorers travelling the world to help their good friend Mr. Link find his long-lost relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La. Along the way, the fearless explorers encounter more than their fair share of peril, stalked at every turn by dastardly villains seeking to thwart their mission. Through it all, Mr. Link’s disarming charm and good-humored conviction provide the emotional and comedic foundation of this fun-filled family movie. Content copyright to LAIKA.
PRODUCTION
1486 shots total with a runtime of 94 minutes
17 Compositors
21 Rotopaint Artists
RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for the whole of the compositing and rotopaint team; entailing but not solely including, bidding out shots based on its complexity as well as the compositor skill level, guiding/motivating/supporting compositors in training, providing technical and artistic direction of shots in dailies and desk sides to achieve the Director’s vision of the movie, establishing and approving look development and treatments, maintaining quality checks of approved and final shots to make sure everything is up to LAIKA’s standards, and relentlessly pursuing innovative ways to make our 2D pipeline more efficient in relation to our CG workflows.
Missing Link Compositing Digital And Practical Effects by Laika Studios
Below you will find a video narrated by Steve Emerson, VFX Supervisor at Laika, demonstrating everything the compositing team I oversaw used to create their shots for the movie.
