In A24's fantasy-adventure film The Legend of Ochi, director Isaiah Saxon opted for practical effects to bring the film's creatures to life. At Sundance, he explained that his primary goal was to create an environment where children could believe the Ochi were real. Inspired by real species like the golden snub-nosed monkey, the film utilized puppeteers and animatronics. This method not only enhanced the realism but also benefited actor Helena Zengel, who felt more connected to the creatures. Co-star Finn Wolfhard noted that practical designs inform and enhance the use of computer-generated visuals, underscoring the importance of collaboration in filmmaking.
The goal from the beginning was always to make something that kids might think is completely real, and that informed the design of the world, the setting, making the creatures seem like they were a real species.
I wanted to really have it feel like a kid could be like ... maybe they hadn't seen the BBC nature documentary yet, and this was a real thing, and so to do that could only be done practically.
He almost became like a friend, he looked so real, and those puppeteers made it come alive.
In the end, they ended up doing computers, but they needed Phil Tippett's designs and his sculptures in order to inform the dinosaurs.
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