The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Watch VFX Breakdown ReelThe Electrical Life of Louis Wain documents the life of the eccentric Victorian artist and illustrator responsible for inventing our modern understanding of cats as domestic friends.
One of Us had the crucial role of blending digital elements with traditional analogue techniques and matte painting on canvas, breathing life into the landscapes and lending the film a unique and surreal aesthetic.
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One of Us digital VFX blends art with reality in The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
The real beauty of this film lies in the combination of traditional VFX (matte painting on canvas and analogue video techniques) with digital VFX as an innovative way of portraying Wain’s unstable mental health, and the cinematic representation of his unique style of painting. One of Us, led by VFX Supervisor Rupert Davies, had a crucial role in this process, adding digital visual effects as a way to blend art into reality and create unique surreal aesthetics.