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Building a Superdog, Crafting Crystalline Fortress of Solitude, and Pioneering 4D Gaussian Splat for Superman
5:15 - 6:15 pm CET 22nd January
Framestore VFX Supervisor Stéphane Nazé takes us behind the scenes of James Gunn’s Superman, sharing how our artists and technologists helped bring a bold new vision of the iconic hero to the screen. Continuing a long-standing collaboration with Gunn and Production VFX Supervisor Stéphane Ceretti, Framestore’s global team tackled some of the film’s most ambitious and unforgettable moments.
Expect tales of Krypto the Superdog, where our animators sculpted an emotionally resonant, photoreal performance while wrestling with the delicate art of making white fur read against endless snowy backdrops (spoiler: it’s trickier than it looks).
We’ll wander into the Fortress of Solitude, revealing how the team built the vast crystalline structure from more than 6,000 unique assets. We’ll also explore how 4D Gaussian Splatting resurrected Superman’s Kryptonian parents as holograms, alongside other groundbreaking work including the Superman Robots and the Engineer nanite power suits.
Meet the Speaker
Stéphane Nazé | VFX Supervisor
Stéphane brings more than 20 years of VFX experience to the Montreal team, beginning with a return to Neverland as VFX Supervisor on Pan. He then returned to J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, overseeing the animation of the lovable Niffler and the complicated New York environment scenes in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Stéphane returned for the franchise’s third film, The Secrets of Dumbledore, which earned him a VES nomination and a place at the Academy Awards visual effects bake-off.
Stéphane's recent work includes the third and final installment of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. Most recently, he reunited with director James Gunn for Gunn's inaugural and critically acclaimed DC title, Superman. As VFX Supervisor, Stéphane masterminded the creation of two of the film’s main assets: the iconic Fortress of Solitude and the photoreal Krypto the Superdog. He is currently working on Supergirl.