![]() Finer analysis was needed to define facial expressions with director James Rouse bringing in actor Jeremy Swift to create references captured with a GoPro, bringing a relatable, human edge to the cat’s emotions. Students watch a Christmas commercial (found at Donate a coffee. We were lucky enough, here at Cat Weekly, to sit down with the now famous kitty Mog and find out about her Christmas disaster this year and how the sleepy town. In order to achieve the right ‘weightiness’ for Mog, Framestore pushed the typical CG rigging layers of skeleton and muscle to incorporate a ‘fat layer’ giving the character a more realistic feline movement. ![]() The team also worked with a huge library of cat pictures and videos on a dedicated reference machine for the job, as well as visiting Battersea Dogs and Cats Home for hands-on experience with some real-life Mogs. Author Judith Kerr with 'Debbie and Nicky Thomas' from Mog's Christmas Calamity (Sainsbury's) In fact despite Mog's retirement and Kerr's impressive age the author, whose husband Thomas Nigel. VFX supervisors, Ben Cronin and Grant Walker, and CG supervisor Ahmed Gharraph, led a broad team of artists to create Mog using Kerr’s original illustrations as the basis of the work. ![]() “There’s a lot to consider with a literary character – we form strong attachments to them, particularly when we’re young, so a degree of sensitivity is needed.” Kerr published 16 Mog books with Mogs Goodbye released in 2002, in which Mog died. “Being able to work with a much-loved character like Mog was a real joy for us,” explained Framestore senior producer, Heather Kinal.
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