The House with a Clock in Its Walls
(2018)
Hybride artists proved once again that they have more than one trick up their sleeve by producing 235 otherworldly effects for this tale of whimsy directed by Eli Roth, in his first foray into kids movies.
Teaming up for a 4th time with VFX Supervisor Louis Morin, Hybride's talented team of artists created a wide array of VFX for different types of magic showcased in the film.
Among some of the spells cast by Hybride's wizards are several transformation effects for different scenes, which required Hybride artists to design and animate 3D characters, objects and props, on top of creating multiple particle FX such as fire balls, smoke, dust, gas, explosions, dust tornados, moving stained glass, blood, scar, breath and sizzle effects - making each magic-infused shot totally believable.
The House with a Clock in Its Walls is based on a 1973 children's novel by John Bellairs. It tells the story of ten-year-old Lewis who goes to live with his uncle in a creaky old house that contains a mysterious ticktock noise. When Lewis accidentally awakens the dead, the town's sleepy facade magically springs to life with a secret world of witches and warlocks.
LAYOUT / TRACKING
STEVE PELCHAT, Lead
ALEXANDRE CORBIN
ALAIN LACROIX
SAMUEL LORIAULT-GOULET
FRÉDÉRIC MEDIONI
BENOIT MORIN
TEXTURE & LIGHTING
MARYSE BOUCHARD, Lead
CHRISTOPHE DAMIANO, Lead
YANICK GAUDREAU, Lead
MÉLISSA ALMEIDA
MARIE-CLAUDE AUBRY
MICHAËL BENTITOU
JULIEN CHABOT
STEVE FRASER
FRÉDÉRICK GAUDREAU
VASSILIOS LANARIS
NICOLAS LEROY
CHRISTIAN MÉNARD
VALÉRIE VILLENEUVE
ALEXANDRE TESSIER
FX ANIMATORS
RICHARD CLÉMENT TAM, Lead
GLENN CURRY
JULIEN DUBUSSET
FRÉDÉRIC FORTIN
JEAN-FRANÇOIS GALLANT
PASCAL LORTIE LANGLOIS
GABRIEL MARTIN
DANG VY NGUYEN
TECHNICAL DIRECTORS
PATRICK PICHÉ, Lead
MICHEL BERGERON
MATHIEU LECLAIRE
MODELERS
MARCO TREMBLAY, Lead
MIGUEL BÉRUBÉ OUELLET
ANNABELLE CHEVRIER
ROBERT DE LA CRUZ
MATHIEU LALONDE
DAVID ROBERGE
VIKRAMJIT SORENSANGBAM
ANIMATORS
ALEXANDRE ALIN
MARC AUBRY
ÉDOUARD BUTTIERO
STEVE CADY
JOSEF SY
CHARACTER RIGGING
FRANÇOIS CHANCRIN, Lead
STÉPHANE JEAN-MARY
PRESIDENT AND HEAD OF OPERATIONS
PIERRE RAYMOND
VISUAL EFFECTS FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
MICHEL MURDOCK
VISUAL EFFECTS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
THIERRY DELATTRE
VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISORS
JOSEPH KASPARIAN
FRANÇOIS LAMBERT
COMPUTER GRAPHICS SUPERVISORS
MATHIEU BOUCHER
PHILIPPE THÉROUX
EMMANUEL PELLETIER
COMPOSITING SUPERVISORS
OLIVIER BEAULIEU
MICHEL BARRIÈRE
BENOIT LEGROS
CREATIVE SUPERVISOR
PIERRE BLAIN
VISUAL EFFECT PRODUCERS
LOUISE BERTRAND
YANICK WILISKY
LINE PRODUCER
RICHARD MARTIN
VISUAL EFFECT COORDINATORS
JOANIE CROTEAU
CATHERINE LECAVALIER
MARTINE LOSIER
KARINA MARIANO
RESSOURCE COORDINATOR
SYLVAIN RIOUX
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
JASON BOHBOT
FÉLIX CLÉMENT
MÉLANIE COTTON
LUC DESMARAIS
STEPHAN GERVAIS
OLIVIER PAINCHAUD
COMMUNICATIONS
SYLVIE TALBOT
ANNE TREMBLAY
ADMINISTRATION
CAROLINE BÉLISLE
DOLORÈS TARDIF
SEQUENCE LEAD DIGITAL COMPOSITORS
OLIVIER GRAVEL
MAXIME LEMIEUX
SAMUEL LEPAGE-BÉDARD
DIGITAL COMPOSITORS
MATHIEU BOUDREAU
ÉLOI BRUNELLE
MATTHIEU CHÂTELIER
Gabriel Couture-Bojanowski
ASHISH DEWAN
MAXIME FERLAND
MATHIEU GIRARD
VÉRONIQUE GUAY
NADINE HOMIER
BRUNO-PIERRE JOBIN
XAVIER LAROCQUE
MARTIN LARRIVÉE
FRANÇOIS LEDUC
ELSA LEMIRE
LOUIS-ALEXANDRE LORD
JOCELYN MAHER
BELLY MINGMUONG
ALICE PÉPUJOL
SEBASTIEN RIOUX
CYNTHIA RODRIGUEZ
MAURICIO SALAS
PAUL SAINT-HILAIRE
KATY SAVOIE
GUILLAUME ST-AUBIN
JULIE THERRIEN
VÉRONIQUE TREMBLAY
RAPHAËL VALLÉ
JEAN-FRÉDÉRIC VEILLEUX
MOTION GRAPHICS
GEOFFROY LAUZON, Lead
PAINT & ROTO
LÉA VUILLEMIN, Lead
JAMES DANIEL HAINES
JUSTIN HÉBERT
MÉLISSA LAFRAMBOISE MAILLÉ
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
JEFF BLOUIN
ERIKA NORMANDIN
MARIE-EVE ST-AMOUR
CHRISTOPHE TRUDEL