At 100 feet, this represents the biggest and most badass Kong. And although ILM used motion-facial-capture video reference (actor Terry Notary for the body, and actor Toby Kebbell, who has a co-starring role, for the face), the animation was entirely keyframed. ILM's facial-capture system, honored this year for the Academy's Sci-Tech Award, advanced the eye work in particular. "We knew from the beginning that the eyes were going to have to be tricked out to a [new] level," White said. "And gorillas have fascinating eyes with complex iris color and stained white, so we spent a lot of time getting the details right. In fact, for one of the first times ever, we added displacements, which gave 3D depth to the iris."

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