Jungle Book
After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle,
a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and free-spirited bear Baloo.
Visual Effects
Principal photography was conducted entirely on sound stages at Los Angeles Center Studios in downtown Los Angeles. The animal characters were created entirely through computer animation, using real animal movement footage, voice recordings from the actors, and performance capture for reference.
This movie wouldn’t have been possible with just the artists alone. Technology and software played a crucial role in its production. Working alongside Weta Digital as part of the VFX team, we created something truly extraordinary.
Story
Living among the wolves in the jungle, young man cub Mowgli quickly learns to live life among his wolf pack and all the animals that inhabit the jungle, but when the villainous tiger Shere Khan threatens Mowgli’s life, black panther Bagheera offers to take Mowgli to a nearby man village where he will be safe from the tiger’s wrath. Along the way, Mowgli gets tangled up in a series of encounters with a sly snake named Kaa, a swimmingly ruthless gigantopithecus named King Louie and a lazy bear named Baloo, who quickly becomes his guide to the ‘bear necessities’ of life.
Director: Jon Favreau
Visual Effects: M11FX
VFX Paint Supervisor: Quentin Hema
