How Wolfwalkers Used 3 D To Create Hand Drawn Animation, Movies Insider

Animated films can be 2D or 3D, but oftentimes they re actually a bit of both. Animators use animation techniques to make flat images appear 3D and even mix 2D and 3D elements within the same film. There has been a lot of innovation in the 2. 5D space with movies like Sony s SpiderMan: Into the SpiderVerse, Disneys Paperman, Netflix s Klaus, and, most recently, the Golden Globenominated Apple TV film Wolfwalkers used 3D models and virtual reality to help create immersive, handdrawn images that let the viewer see through the eyes of a wolf. We spoke with Cartoon Saloon s Eimhin McNamara, who was tasked with helping create these scenes, to find out how they did it and why they chose to lean into handdrawn animation over 3D CGI. MORE MOVIES INSIDER VIDEOS: How Tom Cruise Pulled Off 8 Amazing Stunts, Movies Insider How OldAge Makeup Is Designed To Look Realistic For Movies And TV, Movies Insider