Uploaded June 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
How do you build a realistic pixie? By building a realistic pixie—then getting rid of it. It's hard to believe, but the VFX teams behind Maleficent found that fully crossing the uncanny valley requires a pit stop somewhere in the middle: a throwaway CGI render. It's time-consuming, but as you'll see in Mike Seymour's newest dispatch, you can't argue with the end result.
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How do you build a realistic pixie? By building a realistic pixie—then getting rid of it. It's hard to believe, but the VFX teams behind Maleficent found that fully crossing the uncanny valley requires a pit stop somewhere in the middle: a throwaway CGI render. It's time-consuming, but as you'll see in Mike Seymour's newest dispatch, you can't argue with the end result.
fxguide.com
