(MPC was in charge of all the VFX shots for this film. There are 1490 VFX shots. The animals were designed from art and photo references. From that, the characters were builded; all the rigging, shapes, textures, shaders and furs were tested through renders, step by step, for further improvements. After that, the animation of the animals were crafted entirely by hand, based on the reference clips. Each mimics, movements, muscles, eyes, face animations and the way the animals breath was animated for over 30 species. The environment was fully created in CGI from references, including all the natural elements in high-definition, the lighting, the Africa ecosystem, and all the FX simulations like water, dirt or fire)
