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The epic poem Beowulf tells the tale of a great Viking warrior battling dragons and monsters for fame and glory. Based on a script by authors Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary, Academy Award -winning director Robert Zemeckis set out to bring this classic to the big screen as a digitally enhanced live-action movie that changes all the rules.

Presented as an immersive 3D cinematic experience, Beowulf is an amazing leap forward for hyper-realistic CG that is perfectly suited to its mythical setting. To bring this digital world to life, Sony Pictures Imageworks was asked to further enhance the audience’s experience with a wide variety of visual effects. From fire to charring wood, Imageworks knew that they could rely on their Houdini artists to achieve amazing results.

“The inherent nature of Houdini’s procedural workflow allowed us to build dynamic networks that could automate a huge portion of the work throughout the project,” says Vincent Serritella, FX Animation Lead. “This made it possible to manage extremely complicated imagery and large data sets while working under very tight deadlines.”