Neill is very open with his key members of his team, and he involved a lot of people early on. “Ever since District 9,” says Peter Muyzers, “we were talking with Neill about this concept of Elysium and what it meant. Now 80, he is one of the most famous and respected concept artist of all time. But his work dates from design when he was at Ford. He is best known for his designs for films such as B lade Runner, Aliens and Tron. Syd Mead is a “visual futurist” and concept artist. ***Warning: this article contains plot spoilers***Ībove: Watch an exclusive breakdown of Image Engine’s visual effects for Elysium, thanks to our media partners at WIRED. We talk to Image Engine, Weta Workshop, Whiskytree, Method Studios, ILM, The Embassy, MPC, Kerner Optical, MastersFX and concept designer TyReuben Ellingson.
The director reunited with his close collaborators Image Engine, and particularly visual effects supervisor Peter Muyzers and visual effects producer Shawn Walsh, to tell the story of an ex-con Max (Matt Damon) seeking to get to Elysium despite the efforts of Elysian goverment minister Jessica Delacourt (Jodie Foster) and mercenary agent Kruger (Sharlto Copley).įxguide goes deep into many of the design, practical, miniature and digital effects efforts required to bring Blomkamp’s Elysium to the screen. Now with Elysium, Blomkamp had the opportunity to explore both a gritty future world – set in 2154 – and a pristine space habitat where the wealthy now reside. Even before the release of his first feature film, District 9, Neill Blomkamp had impressed audiences with his dystopian visions in short films and various other projects he had tackled with a background in CG work.
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