Exclusive: Behind the VFX of Paddington in Peru

In a VFX breakdown video exclusively given to Variety, Framestore has unveiled the work that went into not just creating Paddington Bear, but the vast array of other animals that feature in Paddington in Peru - the exotic Peruvian locations, including the Home for Retired Bears (mostly shot in a U.K. studio), and a scene in which Paddington takes control (badly) of a riverboat careering down a chopping jungle river (again, shot in the U.K.). The video shows Ben Whishaw — who voices Paddington — in the studio, recording the lines and also embodying the bear emotionally so his face can be used as reference for VFX, others (including animation director Pablo Grillo) standing in for the bear for the CG to be added later and also the shoot that took place in the real life Machu Picchu.

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