THE RED QUEEN PROGRESSION
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The Red Queen is filmed against a green-screen background using a high-resolution 4K digital camera so her head can be enlarged without compromising image qualilty. The chair she sits in is green so that it can later be replaced with its digital counterpart.
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Using proprietary tools especially built for these tasks over the course of the production, the Queen’s head is enlarged, and her neck and chin are seamlessly blended into the collar of her costume.
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The Red Queen is dropped into a preliminary CG environment, with preliminary models of set pieces in the background—early versions of the monkeys holding the candelabras are also added.
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Imageworks artists added fur and clothing to the monkeys.
Artists at Imageworks create fire and smoke for the candles.
The final composited scene includes lighting, texturing and final color corrections.
