ILM the supervisor of visual effects Jeff White said that while the motion capture of the body was "pretty traditional," the facial capture is where he believes the company "broke some ground buy WoTLK Gold."
"The first shot that we delivered was a close-up on Durotan. Incredibly subtle, yet there were key moments to give the character reality," White explained. "It was really our way to prove to the filmmakers that, 'Yes, we can get these orcs off,' and when they first saw it, they were amazed."
"You can feel his eyes reacting, just these tiny little motions. They were alive and it was just an incredible feeling," said visual effects supervisor Bill Westenhofer.
In addition to capturing orcs' facial movements, the team at ILM also came up with a tool specifically designed to groom CG hair. The tool was dubbed "Haircraft."
World of Warcraft hits theaters on June 10. and features Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Toby Kebbell, and Robert Kazinsky. Duncan Jones, who has produced films like Moon and Source Code, directed the movie.
There have also seen four character videos released for in the coming World of Warcraft movie. They've featured orc leader Durotan and human warrior Lothar Half-orc assassin Garona, and the magical human Khadgar cheap WoW WoTLK Classic Gold. Check them out for yourself using the hyperlinks below.
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