Director: Andrew Adamson
Producers: Mark Johnson, Philip Steuer
Studio: Walt Disney Studios
The Imageworks team led by visual effects supervisor Jim Berney, completed 562 shots, more than any other effects house working on the film, which included the creation of Mr. and Mrs. Beaver, Mr. Tumnus, Fox, Maugrim and Vardin.
Sony Pictures Imageworks, recognized for its highly specialized work in creating photo-real CG characters, was engaged to help bring Lewis’ story to the big screen. The combination of Imageworks advances in digital production and the quality of their animation, uniquely qualified the company for this assignment.
The Imageworks team also distinguished itself in the creation of the ‘Frozen Waterfall’ sequence and the ‘Bombing of London’ sequence, which opens the story. Additionally, Imageworks built the interior of the White Witch’s castle and many of the snowy background environments which include snow, haze, trees, ice, waterfalls, rivers and large vistas. In many shots, artists had to simulate snow when it interacted with feet or with an animal’s coat of fur.
