Migration (2023 film): Difference between revisions

Renner was tasked with adapting his minimalist drawing style from previous films for a computer-animated film, which requires backgrounds to be fully visualized and rendered instead of suggested; he had previously designed the visuals for the French-Belgian computer-animated film about migrating birds titled ”[[Yellowbird (film)|Yellowbird]]” (2014), which was noted for not strictly adhering to photorealism.{{cite news|last=Van Hoeij|first=Boyd|title=”Yellowbird”: Film Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/yellowbird-film-review-757466/|access-date=June 14, 2023|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[Penske Business Media|Penske Media Corporation]]|date=December 15, 2014|archive-date=April 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408031746/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/yellowbird-film-review-757466/|url-status=live}} Renner described the difference between traditional animation and computer animation as being that the former is additive while the latter is subtractive. Working with computer animation, the director found that there were many elements he felt did not belong, such as texture, lighting, and shading.{{Cite web |last=Topel |first=Fred |date=November 19, 2023 |title=‘Migration’ Director, Composer On Facing Animation & Musical Challenges For Avian Pic‘ – Contenders Film L.A. |url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/migration-director-composer-interview-1235623578/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208170719/https://deadline.com/2023/11/migration-director-composer-interview-1235623578/ |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |access-date=December 15, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US}} For the opening scene, Renner wanted to do something that was visually different from the rest of the film. He said that it is “a story before we get to the real story of the film.” The scene is not actually traditional animation but rather computer animation that looks traditional. Renner first did the scene using traditional animation, and then the team recreated it using computer animation, keeping as close to the reference as possible.{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Jackson |date=December 15, 2023 |title=INTERVIEW: Benjamin Renner On High-Flying “Migration” |url=https://www.animationscoop.com/interview-benjamin-renner-on-high-flying-migration/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215190638/https://www.animationscoop.com/interview-benjamin-renner-on-high-flying-migration/ |archive-date=December 15, 2023 |access-date=December 15, 2023 |website=Animation Scoop}}

Renner was tasked with adapting his minimalist drawing style from previous films for a computer-animated film, which requires backgrounds to be fully visualized and rendered instead of suggested; he had previously designed the visuals for the French-Belgian computer-animated film about migrating birds titled ”[[Yellowbird (film)|Yellowbird]]” (2014), which was noted for not strictly adhering to photorealism.{{cite news|last=Van Hoeij|first=Boyd|title=”Yellowbird”: Film Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/yellowbird-film-review-757466/|access-date=June 14, 2023|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[Penske Business Media|Penske Media Corporation]]|date=December 15, 2014|archive-date=April 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408031746/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/yellowbird-film-review-757466/|url-status=live}} Renner described the difference between traditional animation and computer animation as being that the former is additive while the latter is subtractive. Working with computer animation, the director found that there were many elements he felt did not belong, such as texture, lighting, and shading.{{Cite web |last=Topel |first=Fred |date=November 19, 2023 |title=‘Migration’ Director, Composer On Facing Animation & Musical Challenges For Avian Pic‘ – Contenders Film L.A. |url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/migration-director-composer-interview-1235623578/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208170719/https://deadline.com/2023/11/migration-director-composer-interview-1235623578/ |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |access-date=December 15, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US}} For the opening scene, Renner wanted to do something that was visually different from the rest of the film. He said that it is “a story before we get to the real story of the film.” The scene is not actually traditional animation but rather computer animation that looks traditional. Renner first did the scene using traditional animation, and then the team recreated it using computer animation, keeping as close to the reference as possible.{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Jackson |date=December 15, 2023 |title=INTERVIEW: Benjamin Renner On…