The five movies nominated for the “Best Visual Effects” Oscar have something fairly obvious in common: They all relied on special software to create the effects. Check out the various 3D tools from Autodesk that were used for each film.
Photos: Software Behind ‘Best Visual Effects’ Academy Award Nominees
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Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon’s lead visual effects houses ILM and Digital Domain used sophisticated animation techniques to humanize the transformer robots and display emotion through detailed facial animation. Lucasfilm Animation in Singapore also created 235 shots in stereoscopic 3D using Autodesk’s Digital Entertainment Creation software. (via Autodesk)