![]() ![]() It paid off though, and ended up giving us one of the funniest moments of the film. "By the nature of its face it was quite hard, with big bug eyes, it's quite difficult to emote and you actually had to have quite a lot of subtle controls in there," explains Christian. It's a monstrously large feline beast, as big as an elephant, with a striped body, scraggly mane, four fangs that curl out of its mouth, long sharp claws, and a disproportionately long, ruffled multicoloured tail. But one of our animators loved it so he quickly built it, modelled it, and animated it and that's what got us the Zouwu because David loved it." "David, the director, wasn't sure at first. "It had to be one, what Jo had written, and two, what everyone wanted - the Chinese creature - and in the end we designed a particularly bonkers design. ![]() "The Zouwu was particularly difficult," Christian says. Harry Potter always had it's creatures, from the hippogriff to Dobby, but Fantastic Beasts takes it even further. There are 1,500 artists working on the film at multiple facilities around the world, with about 100 people working on a single character. No time to read? Click on the video above to listen to our interview with Christian Manz - with bonus secrets about Harry Potter and Dobby! Fantastic Beasts creatures - the Zouwu The more recent Crimes of Grindelwald was nominated for a BAFTA for its visual effects too.īut who is behind the wizardry we see on screen? Christian Manz is one of the minds behind the creatures and visual effects that bring JK Rowling 's wizarding world to life.Ĭrimes of Grindelwald isn't the first time Manz has worked with director David Yates - he also has credits as far back as the Harry Potter films.Īt the beginning of pre-production Yates challenged Christian and the team to push creativity on the film and to have fun with the creatures.Ĭhristian recently gave a talk about his work on the film at The VFX Festival, Mirror Online caught up with him after to talk all things Fantastic Beasts, VFX and what the future holds for the industry. One of the crowning achievements of the Fantastic Beasts franchise is the imaginative creatures - oh and the vast magical landscapes.įantastic Beasts earned two Academy Award nominations for its production design and costume design, winning an Oscar for the latter.
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