How Ron’s Gone Wrong Went Right With Procedurally Generated Vector Graphics

ABSTRACT

In the feature animation film Ron’s Gone Wrong there are many robot characters designed to have their surface working like a display. The acting of those characters relied mostly on moving graphic elements represented on their surface: animated faces, costumes and props. All graphic elements had to be art-directed, requiring the animation department to be able to control them interactively.

We propose a procedural workflow to produce animated textures from a rig, apply filters and project them onto the character’s surface to mimic a screen-like effect. The workflow proved to be flexible and scalable to address many characters in production, with several levels of complexity and a lot of creative input.

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