But why recreate digital animals, and what are the technical challenges involved in their creation? That's what we'll be looking at in this article!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The primary reason is mainly ethical. While using animals on film sets can make the final product appear more natural, it can also put the animals under intense stress, put them in danger, or even expose them to the risk of abuse. This is why the audiovisual industry (films, television series, advertising, etc.) is increasingly seeking to limit the use of real animals on film sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second reason is creativity<\/strong>. CGI<\/strong> makes it possible to bring back species that have been extinct for thousands of years, such as the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park<\/strong>, to invent hybrid or imaginary creatures, as in Fantastic Beasts<\/strong>, or to magnify real animals and integrate them into fabulous and extraordinary worlds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, creating animals digitally is also a practical choice. This is because every movement of a digital animal can be controlled down to the millimetre, every glance and reaction. This gives filmmakers complete freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, reproducing an animal in 3D is no easy task, as any CG artist will tell you. But what are the technical challenges involved? Let's take a look.\u00a0<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n As with anything, you have to understand how it works, because recreating an animal in CGI is one of the most complex exercises for a studio. So you have to start by studying the animal's anatomy: understanding its bone structure, musculature, and natural body movements.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe technical challenges of creating an animal in CGI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n