Tuesday, November 27, 2012

The Thiruvananthapuram Zoo in the Life of PI

The Thiruvananthapuram Zoo which is located in the State of Kerala in South India, apparently played muse and host to Yann Martel when he was writing his Man Booker Prize winning novel "Life of Pi".
Trivandrum in the Life of Pi
More on Life of Pi.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_of_Pi
The movie Life of PiLife of Pi the movie.
A lot of us were stunned by the visuals and were left wondering how the scenes between the lead actor and the animals were shot. Here is a peek behind the scenes on the special effects.
Visual effects Grabbing Richard Parker, the tiger by the tail 
For those who understand animation and CG the link below will help.
Lot more of the technical details on the special effects used in Life of Pi