'The Lion King' VFX Team Offers In-Depth Discussion of Virtual Production in THR's 'Behind the Screen'

"I don't consider it an animated movie," says VFX supervisor Rob Legato who, with his team, address this debate while detailing how 'The Lion King' was made and how virtual production continues to evolve.

The team also addressed the much-discussed topic of whether the movie should be described as animation. "I don't consider it an animated movie," says Legato. "The term 'animation' has a connotation that is different from what we are trying to achieve. It is a controversial discussion. We set out to make a live-action film. It looks like live-action. It's responding to the intuitive nature of filmmakers." There was plenty of experimentation during production.

I guess he doesn't consider it an animated movie because the characters lacked all the expressiveness and emotion that are so characteristic in (trully) animated movies.

V Supes say the darnedest things 😂🤔

no it’s not a live action. Ask any VFX artist, producer or studio out there. It’s like believing the flat earth theory because there are people who say so.

If its not animated, and not made with real animals or real environment, what is it?

Neither would I...going to take the kids to see it today. Had to wait for crowds to die down lol don't like a full house theater 😂

Hope the producer can have simple explanations how the movie was made to the public. We are all wondering. It's a great movie. Small future king looks so cute.

Sorry but it is animated. Looks good. But it's animated. Don't get insulated- you get a gold star. But that star is for an animated movie- not live action.

That's like saying water doesn't get you wet.

You set out to make a live action film, it looks live action. The thing is, it’s not live action. It was created inside a computer. And if the original was considered animation then I’ll take that which actually showed emotion and vitality over the soulless.

Calling it now. Watch Disney try slip this into best animated feature at the Oscars!

If this shit ain’t animated, Toy Story is a documentary shot in real time

it was shitty

Well, it is.

Still CGI though - not actual live performers on a set

Well, it is

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