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New ANIMATORS IN ACTION Sheds Light on Bombur Barrel Bounce

Posted by on June 4, 2014 at 9:03 pm

If there’s one scene that had some of the strongest reactions in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, it’s the barrel sequence after the dwarves’ escape from Thranduil’s dungeons. Fans were agog! Detractors were aghast! Whether you thought it was total malarkey or you laughed out loud and loved it, you can now learn just how Weta’s animators put that crazy scene together using lots of motion capture. Looks like a workout!

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