Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
Breaking in is impossible. Breaking out is a little harder.
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Credits
DNEG VFX Supervisor
John Moffatt
DNEG VFX Line Producers
Fay Hancocks & Katy Mummery
Theme Park
Universal Orlando Resort
Opening
July 8th, 2014
From start to finish, this is the most immersive experience offered by any theme park ever created.SlashFilm
VFX Work
‘Escape from Gringotts’ is a mind-blowing, multi-dimensional ride based on the famous Gringotts sequence in ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2‘. Embark a roller coaster cart synchronized to enormous 3D projection screen, and let it take you deep among Gringotts’ underground vaults!
In addition to solving several VFX challenges including CG characters, animation, matchmoving and compositing, DNEG was tasked to create complex stereo. The final stereo imagery is being projected onto giant screens with an almost 300 degree field of view running at 60 fps, and integrated with the practical effects and roller coaster aspects of the ride.
For this project, DNEG’s R&D team led by Oliver James, developed a custom camera rig in RenderMan which used the curved screens themselves as ray-sources. This means that the stereo works perfectly in all directions.
