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As Night of the Zoopocalypse enters its second week of release with an impressive 95% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, distributor Viva Pictures is giving audiences a behind-the-scenes look at how this lighthearted sci-fi/horror adventure came to life!
Below, check out visual development sketches, animation cycles and rigging tests (plus new clips and featurettes from the final film) to see how our heroes Dan the Mountain Lion (voiced by David Harbour), Gracie the Wolf (Gabbi Kosmidis) and the mutant “Gumbeasts” came to life…
Dan the Mountain Lion
Vizdev:
Animation cycle:
Key poses:
Final clip:
Gracie the Wolf
Vizdev:
Rig test:
Key poses:
Walk cycle:
Behind the scene:
The Mutant Menagerie!
Baby Chicks:
Alpacas:
Bunny:
Zoo animals:
Final scene – “Tree Frogs”:
Night of the Zoopocalypse is directed by Ricardo Curtis and Rodrigo Perez-Castro, written by Steven Hoban and James Kee, and produced by Hoban and Mark Smith. The story is inspired by the work of Clive Barker.
In addition to Harbour and Kosmidis, the voice cast also features Scott Thompson and Paul Sun-Hyung Lee.
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