Weta Digital Breaks Down Valerian’s Compositing, FX and Characters

Three Weta Digital breakdowns examine compositing, effects simulations and performance capture for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.

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Weta Digital released three visual-effects breakdowns for Luc Besson’s 2017 science-fiction film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.

The videos examine the film’s compositing work, effects simulations and the performance-capture process behind the Doghan-Daguis characters.

Compositing | Weta Digital

FX Simulations | Weta Digital

Doghan-Daguis | Weta Digital