Close to 90 minutes of the film, (900+) shots) was inside the Oasis and done as 3D animation. ILM handled all the animated Oasis sequences in the film’s ‘VR World’. DD’s virtual production supervisor and producer was Gary Roberts who was responsible for obtaining the motion capture data and head-mounted camera footage, which was used by ILM and DD. The DD team which did the effects outside the Oasis, was lead by visual effects supervisor Matthew Butler. As the action moved from the Oasis to the physical world, Spielberg switched from ‘filming’ digitally to shooting on 35mm film, working closely with cinematographer Janusz Kaminski to also mute the colour palette of the real world.Įverything inside the Oasis, from the avatars to the environments, was ultimately created by the ILM team, making ILM’s work not dissimilar to a fully animated mini-feature film. The production VFX supervisor was Roger Guyett and Grady Cofer was ILM’s dedicated VFX supervisor. Spielberg employed different techniques to denote a visual difference between the virtual realm of the Oasis and our hero’s stark reality in the real world. The process involved an intricate working alliance between Spielberg, his cast, production designer Adam Stockhausen, costume designer Kasia Walicka Maimone, and the two main visual effects houses, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) and Digital Domain (DD).Īs a rule of thumb, ILM did everything inside the Oasis and Digital Domain did the motion capture and the visual effects in the real world. Through motion capture and computer animation, the actors not only portrayed their real-life roles, but were also able to bring their avatar counterparts to life. With the population beset by unemployment, poverty, overcrowding, and utter hopelessness, “it’s a good time to escape into a virtual world where you can live an extraordinary life through your avatar,” according to Director Steven Spielberg. Once there, you can go wherever you want, do whatever you like, be whomever or whatever you choose to be. Ready Player One is set in 2045, when people have the ability to enter into a digital universe called the Oasis.
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