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The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3DAfter completing successful series "Spy Kids 3D: Game Over," director Robert Rodriguez (Troublemaker Studio) hasn't finished with family films.
And, just as Juni and Carmen Cortez have retired, Rodriguez introduces two new teen heroes in "The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3D." The names may have changed, but the dimensions stay the same with CaféFX once again adding visual depth to its' effects.
"The thing about 3-D is you have to do everything twice," said CaféFX digital effects supervisor Everett Burrell.
"What you see in your left eye differs slightly from the right so our 150 shots were instantly doubled to 300.
We knew what to expect coming off Spy Kids 3D and Sin City (The Big Fat Kill).
But, while those projects used actors on a green screen, with almost no environment, this project had none at all.
It was wide open and we had just eight weeks to fill it all in.
Thankfully, great care was taken in setting up the 3D shots.
And although, it was a challenge to eyeball the stereo aspects and ensure the background was sunk back far enough, and things meant to pop out did so at the correct distance."
The action mostly takes place on an adventure across "Planet Drool," "a land that only exists in a child's dream," explains Burrell.
"CaféFX was charged with creating such places as Mt. Neverest, which is an a
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19/6/2005 | Viewed 30,866 time(s)
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