Connect with the artists behind-the-scenes, and get insight into the making of some of today’s greatest animation features, shorts, and series.
The final battle in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is extremely VFX heavy, featuring a multitude of mythical elements that bring the story to life. Animation Supervisor, Karl Rapley, discusses the stunning creature design and animation that underscores the crescendo of the third act.
From the hero dragons, an army of soul-sucking demons and the Foo Dogs, Karl will share how the animation team managed multiple fantastical creatures going head-to-head with one another and the human warriors. He will also discuss their contribution to the kung-fu choreography and the animation of the rings as Shang-Chi faces off with his father.
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SPEAKER
Karl Rapley
Animation Supervisor // Weta Digital
As an Animation Supervisor, Karl is responsible for delivering the directors’ creative vision for the performance of CG characters and creatures. He works closely with filmmakers and the VFX Supervisor to determine the æsthetic and technical approach to all animation and character performances. He also ensures the animation team has the technical and creative resources they need to produce high-quality animation, pre-vis, motion-edit, crowds, facial animation, and motion capture.
Karl joined Weta Digital in 2006 to work in the newly-formed pre-vis team on Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson’s The Adventures of Tintin. Since then, Karl has worked on a number of key projects for Weta, which after a brief stint in London, included four Marvel films in a row. He was a Lead Animator on Avengers: Infinity War, then an Animation Sequence Supervisor on Avengers: Endgame before becoming an Animation Supervisor—first for Black Widow, then for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
Connect with the artists behind-the-scenes, and get insight into the making of some of today’s greatest animation features, shorts, and series.
The final battle in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is extremely VFX heavy, featuring a multitude of mythical elements that bring the story to life. Animation Supervisor, Karl Rapley, discusses the stunning creature design and animation that underscores the crescendo of the third act.
From the hero dragons, an army of soul-sucking demons and the Foo Dogs, Karl will share how the animation team managed multiple fantastical creatures going head-to-head with one another and the human warriors. He will also discuss their contribution to the kung-fu choreography and the animation of the rings as Shang-Chi faces off with his father.
Image © 2021 MARVEL. All Rights Reserved.
SPEAKER
Karl Rapley
Animation Supervisor // Weta Digital
As an Animation Supervisor, Karl is responsible for delivering the directors’ creative vision for the performance of CG characters and creatures. He works closely with filmmakers and the VFX Supervisor to determine the æsthetic and technical approach to all animation and character performances. He also ensures the animation team has the technical and creative resources they need to produce high-quality animation, pre-vis, motion-edit, crowds, facial animation, and motion capture.
Karl joined Weta Digital in 2006 to work in the newly-formed pre-vis team on Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson’s The Adventures of Tintin. Since then, Karl has worked on a number of key projects for Weta, which after a brief stint in London, included four Marvel films in a row. He was a Lead Animator on Avengers: Infinity War, then an Animation Sequence Supervisor on Avengers: Endgame before becoming an Animation Supervisor—first for Black Widow, then for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
