Feature film · Two parts · Musical fantasy

Sukkar

A world built shot by shot — environments, creatures, full-CG worlds. Below: the invisible art behind the frame.

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Big world. Built from nothing.

The film

Sukkar is a two-part musical fantasy love story — a production rich with visual effects, creatures and impossible places. Nearly every frame is a collaboration between camera and CG: plates shot on set, then extended, populated and transformed into a complete, believable world.

Project
Sukkar — feature, two parts
Scope
VFX · Environments · Creatures · Full CG
Disciplines
Set extensions · Matte painting · CG characters · Compositing
Studio
AO3 Studios

The work behind the frame

The invisible art

The best visual effects are the ones you never notice. Here’s how Sukkar was built — plate to final.

Sukkar · Full VFX breakdown · 3:11The Candy Makers
The creatures
3D creature developmentThe Fancy Rat
3D creature developmentThe Lion
Shot breakdowns · before / after
Set extension · CrowdA City From Nothing
Environment · MatteWorlds Built by Hand
Sky · GradeStealing the Light
FX simulationFire That Never Burned
Cleanup · Rig removalErasing the Strings
Screen compBeyond the Glass
Water · SimulationAn Ocean on Cue
Full compThe Last One Percent
1/ 8 shots

Every craft, in one frame

What’s in it
EnvironmentsSet ExtensionsMatte PaintingCG Character Creation3D Creature DevelopmentSeamless CG IntegrationCompositingFull CGI Shots
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