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With its new formula combining real life and 3D animation, special effects of “Code Lyoko”, made in the studios Arédie, must adapt to two realities.

Moving from real life to 3D animation. This is the novelty of the new fifth season of “Code Lyoko”, transformed for the occasion by “Code Lyoko Evolution.” Also a novelty for Antefilms studios, the makers of the series, which now have to adapt their effects to a universe made up of actors of flesh and bone.

Arédie in studios in St. Yrieix, William Jallot reveals a huge green background. The technical director of Antefilms is also the visual effects supervisor on the set of the popular animated series on France 3 and Canal J. The role of this color wall: replace the sets. “We replace those we can not build, or would be too expensive or too complicated to find,” explains William Jallot. But the green background is also preferred to shoot scenes in a non-recurring. This avoids creating a place for only a few takes. Therefore more convenient, it can also save time and money. “In the middle of the series, it must be reactive,” slides supervisor.

Matte painting

Filmed in front of this green background, the actors are then clipped by computer and placed in a virtual set. Setting that can be a simple photo as well as original creation.

In “Code Lyoko” is the creation dominates, with the method of matte painting. Very common practice in film, it is to incorporate elements of a scene shot in the form of painting. But if the artists of “Star Wars” or “Alien” painted directly on glass, matte painting is done on computer now.

Some places flagship of the series were created digitally. This is the case for Seguin Island, in Paris, or the interior of the Renault factory, “a very important place for the fans,” said William Jallot.

But the matte painting is not associated necessarily with green background. Number of scenes are created on computer and without overlay character. “All the little details are reviewed digitally, says Guillaume Jallot. Artistically, the result is stronger. “

Well-kept secrets

Of course, the special effects in “Code Lyoko Evolution” does not stop with inlaid decorations or party entertainment. Shoots real life also have their share of Futurism. And team Antefilms comes from a simple sliding door to scenes a little more science fiction.

Some footage from the “Super Calculator”, fully restored to the scenes of real life, and give a special report … secret! No way to disclose the holding of these effects, we must give surprise to fans.

For the first of this new version, surprises abound. Besides the sets and special effects, identity and especially the faces of actors playing the main characters are also sworn to secrecy.

If all goes well, all these mysteries will be raised in 2013 with the release of 26 new episodes. The shooting is still ongoing in the region of Angoulême, ends at the end of August. We will see a long post-production work, until the end of the year. The special effects are a vast domain, and the creators are thinking since January 2012, several months before shooting began. “We had to plan the choice of decor, 3D or real, but also think of the camera positions in the light … all related to the writers and achievement,” recalls William Jallot.

Everything is also a working consistency. Live action, 3D, special effects, “this is not a mayonnaise.” And the advantage is that everything is on site at Angouleme. For which the technical director of Antefilms is “excellent in terms of fluidity.” It is better, because this new season of “Code Lyoko” quiver with impatience already tens of thousands of fans in more than one hundred countries.

ulrichismybitch:

Here are the selected graffiti art, that will appear in evolution.

a-queenoffairys:

Oops there’s a hole in your dash

meandmyechoes:

Code Lyoko - Evolution

codely-ko:

Wow! So many followers! Thank you! :D

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Long, hard day, but to shoot. :) #CodeLyokoEvolution

theyumistick:

http://www.agence-kamaji.com/auteurs/sophie-decroisette/

That’s the head writer and the director of Code Lyoko, respectively. They also wrote CLE’s “Literary bible”, or basically things the writers need to keep in mind.

Good sign or best sign? BEST SIGN.

Compiled all the Evolution stuff we have so far:

a-queenoffairys:

Man that was hard ;a; If anyone notices anything I’ve missed, I’d love it if you pointed them out <3

lavendertownterror:

I’m 10 minutes into the first episode of the first season and I’ve already been sucked back into the fandom. There is a fandom for this show, right?

There had better be a fandom for this show because I need Odd fanart and I need a lot of it.

- Alex