“‘Transformers’: Giant Prickin’ Robots” by Earl, Benza, White and Bluff
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- 'Transformers': Giant Prickin’ Robots
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Bringing 30-foot-tall robots to life in this summer’s blockbuster film “Transformers” required some of the most complex modeling and animation ever attempted at Industrial Light & Magic. With 14 fully computer-generated characters, some containing over 10,000 individually controllable pieces of geometry, new systems had to be developed to make this not only feasible but production friendly – a challenge not to be underestimated. From oil filters and axles to pistons and body panels, each piece had to be individually controllable while operating within a substantially complex system. Transformers are more than the sum of their parts.
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