See how the artistic and technical innovations on the Oscar-nominated and Annie Award-winning animated masterpiece were pushed to the limit in this thrilling new video, narrated by Sony Imageworks VFX supervisor Michael Lasker.
Fresh off their 7-win Annie Award triumph this past Saturday evening, Sony Pictures Animation has shared with AWN this just-completed VFX breakdown reel for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, voiced by Sony Imageworks VFX supervisor Michael Lasker.
For artists at the studio, the principal challenge of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse was to create a cinematic experience that spanned a vast and complex multi-verse built from visual styles never seen before on screen. Plus, that had to up the wattage, building upon the groundbreaking visuals of the Oscar-winning 2018 animated film, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse pushes the envelope of artistic and technical innovation, and redefines the notion of what visual effects can achieve in animation. It’s an extraordinary follow-up to an equally extraordinary film.
The film stars Shameik Moore; Hailee Steinfeld; Jake Johnson; Issa Rae; Daniel Kaluuya; Karan Soni; Jason Schwartzman; Brian Tyree Henry; Luna Lauren Velez; Greta Lee; Rachel Dratch; Jorma Taccone; Shea Whigham; and Oscar Isaac.
Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson co-direct the film, which is written by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and David Callaham. Avi Arad, Amy Pascal, Lord, Miller, and Christina Steinberg are producing. Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Aditya Sood, Rebecca Karch, and Brian Bendis executive produce.
Sit back and enjoy how the Spider-Verse was made!
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.
