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The Smurfs - Anatomy of a Portal: Effects and Lighting

Release Year:

2011

Duration:

00:01:56

Language:

English

Description:

See how Sony Pictures Imageworks created the watery portal in "The Smurfs."

Credits

Director(s):

Raja Gosnell

VFX Companies:

Sony Pictures Imageworks

Categories / Channels / Playlists

Audience:

Content-Type:

Genre:

Style-Technique:

Digital / Visual Effects

CG / 3D Computer

Playlists:

The Smurfs Playlist

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