How Vancouver Aquarium's Octopus Inspired the VFX for Netflix's 'Remarkably Bright Creatures'
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Jazz Tangcay
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Summary
VFX supervisor Chris Ritvo, who previously worked with director Olivia Newman on "Where the Crawdaws Sing," discusses the challenges of creating a CG octopus for Netflix's "Remarkably Bright Creatures." The film, based on Shelby Van Pelt's bestselling book, stars Sally Field as a widow who bonds with a giant Pacific octopus named Marcellus at an aquarium. Ritvo's work was inspired by observing a real octopus at the Vancouver Aquarium to capture realistic movement and behavior for the CG character.
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· 3 pulledVFX supervisor Chris Ritvo knows a thing or two about creating animals in CG.
He had worked with director Olivia Newman on 'Where the Crawdads Sing,' for which he created CG birds.
Ritvo was faced with an even greater challenge when Newman tasked him with creating a CG octopus for 'Remarkably Bright Creatures.'
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