Fleshing out Wilbur the pig: Australian VFX firm Iloura produced 50 shots for animation-cum-live action feature Charlotte's Web, which involves the painstaking 3D creation of the character Wilbur.(film animation)

Paramount Picture's remake of the beloved children's classic Charlotte's Web attracted the interest of several visual effects and post facilities across Australia, all hoping to lend their creative resource and expertise towards the Hollywood feature production. One of the companies, Iloura Melbourne managed to secure the bid to build the CG version of one of the main characters, 'Wilbur' the pig.

It was Iloura's CG animal work on another project that had piqued the interest of VFX producer Karin Joy. The talented animation and compositing team had produced a CG horse for the ...

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