It’s no secret that most of the visual effects work done these days is done in California, but Vancouver got a special shot at the effects in the upcoming summer blockbuster “District 9”, as Image Engine produced over half of the shots in the film.
Image Engine created 311 VFX shots, The Embassy did 70 and Zoic Studios provided 30. The rest were done by Weta Digital, Jackson’s New Zealand company, which was prominent in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Part of the reason may be because the film’s director, Neill Blomkamp, lives in Vancouver and came from VFX studios based there.
via Vancouver visual effects studios manufacture District 9’s alien look.
