New Special Effects Clip Released for ‘Fantastic Beasts’

Feb 07, 2017

Posted by: Lainey Ruffner

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A new special effects video demonstrating the behind the scenes creation of many of the incredible beasts from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was recently released by Framestore on YouTube.

Framestore, the special effects company that also worked on the Harry Potter films, breaks down the special effects they used to create the Niffler in Steen Bank, Gnarlak the goblin in The Blind Pig speakeasy, and the Erumpent in Central Park Zoo.

Christian Manz, the overall VFX Supervisor, and Pablo Grillo, the Animation Director, discuss the work that went in to bringing these magical creatures to life for the big screen in the video below:





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