Director: Gil Kenan
Producers: Jason Clark, Ryan Kavanaugh, Jack Rapke, Bennett Schneir, Heather Smith, Steven Spielberg, Steve Starkey, Peter M. Tobyansen, Robert Zemeckis
Studio: Columbia Pictures

In Columbia Pictures’ comedy thrill-ride Monster House, three kids cross over to the other side of the street to unlock a mystery and experience the greatest adventure of their lives. DJ, the kid across the street, has the plan. Jenny, the newcomer, has the brains. And Chowder, DJ’s best friend, doesn’t have a clue.

The filmmakers relied on a specially-refined version of Imageworks’ proprietary motion-capture process, Imagemotion, which provided a creative instrument with which they could record the live-action performances in richly detailed data upon which the animation is then based.

Additionally, one of the central goals of the “Monster House” was to anthropomorphize the house, to give it expression and breathe life into the inanimate bricks and mortar structure. Imageworks’ visionary artists hand-animated every aspect of this amazing central character.