Animal Kingdom

Working under the supervision of Cyrille Bonjean, alongside VFX Producer Loriane Lucas and CG Supervisor Boris Kaufmann, MPC Paris delivered more than 150 visual effects shots over a production period of approximately ten months. More than

Working under the supervision of Cyrille Bonjean, alongside VFX Producer Loriane Lucas and CG Supervisor Boris Kaufmann, MPC Paris delivered more than 150 visual effects shots over a production period of approximately ten months. More than 100 artists and technicians were involved throughout the project, collaborating closely with director Thomas Cailley, the production team and practical effects specialists to ensure a unified creative vision.

One of the key challenges was the creation of characters that felt neither fully human nor fully animal. Rather than relying solely on digital effects, the production embraced a hybrid methodology that combined prosthetics, makeup effects and CG enhancements. This approach helped preserve the performances of the actors while adding subtle or extensive transformations depending on the needs of each scene.

Among the creatures developed by MPC Paris was Fix, the bird-man character portrayed by Tom Mercier. The team designed and animated his digital wings, created a complete digital double for flight sequences and carefully integrated CG elements with practical effects used on set. The result was a character capable of moving naturally between physical and digital techniques without revealing the boundaries between them.