Ars Electronica Festival · 2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
by Hal Hickel
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2007
“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest” by Hal Hickel received a Honorary Mention in the Computer Animation category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2007.
This reel represents only a fraction of the animation work completed by ILM for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Dead Man’s Chest. It provides a good overview of the challenges we faced. Our work ranged from a tiny hermit crab to the enormous kraken, but the greatest challenge by far was the crew of the Flying Dutchman…
About Hal Hickel
Hal Hickel (US) joined Industrial Light & Magic in 1996 as an animator for The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Hickel’s special interest in animation lies in the challenge of integrating fantastic characters and creatures into live-action films.
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