Poor Things

Ireland, United Kingdom and United States, 2023

VFX Supervisor: Simon Hughes
Footage from ‘POOR THINGS’ courtesy of 20th Century Studios, Inc. All rights reserved.

Film On display
An image of a steam powered ship on a split screen display. One side shows the ship before VFX with a green screen, the right hand side image shows the orange sky included through vfx

Winner of a BAFTA for Best Special Visual Effects, Poor Things creates a world that feels both surreal and lifelike. The twisted, hybrid animals were crafted by pairing real creatures in uncanny combinations, ensuring they looked “not quite right” yet seamlessly fused. Giant LED screens projected immersive environments to evoke early cinema techniques, blending digital effects with hand-crafted miniatures. Lidar scans of these miniatures became the foundation for CG landscapes, including cable cars, sky and water. This mix of old Hollywood artistry and cutting-edge VFX creates Poor Things’ dreamlike, sci-fi aesthetic.

Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

On display until

19 March 2028

ACMI: Gallery 1

Credits

director

Yorgos Lanthimos

Production places
Ireland United Kingdom United States
Production dates
2023

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

197716

Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Worlds → MW-06. Visual Effects → MW-06-AV03

Object Types

Moving image file/Digital

Collected

16651 times

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