Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age, the third season of the BBC Studios docuseries, required VFX and animation for over 40 scientifically accurate extinct creatures. Framestore and Practice Creations collaborated on the production, using physical puppets on real-world locations to plan timing, framing, and focus before shooting clean plates. Puppets were built to be lightweight and durable enough for extreme environments like Mongolian steppes and Iceland. The workflow involved a 'puppet pass' to establish natural performance and spontaneity before the digital creatures were composited in.
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