King Kong

Under the direction of Joe Letteri I co-developed the look of King Kong’s hair based on Martin Hill's implementation of Marschner 2003 (doi:10.1145/882262.882345). We parametrically adapted our hair shader to approximate the multiple scattering events of Ann Darrow’s blonde hair (see shot 195_132). I established King Kong’s appearance and stage lighting atop the Empire State Building, which was later used throughout the NYC sequence. Below are a number of shots of King Kong in New York City which I lit and rendered.

Recognition:

• Academy Award for Best Achievement in Visual Effects, 2005.
  

• Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture, 2005.