Mighty Joe Young Mighty Joe Young Matte World Digital was engaged to design, render and composite digital matte painting shots and 3D environments that established Joe's arrival at a fictitious Los Angeles based nature conservancey and enhanced his night escape and chase sequences. VistaVision live action plate photography at Calabasas Horse Ranch. Camera pans with Joe arriving in truck that is about to arrive in frame. Mishiki the rhino was photographed against green screen at the San Francisco Zoo. Digital matte painting of the Conservancy with green screen rhino and flags added into the background.
Camera starts to pan.
The speeding truck also leaves a CG dust element. Joe shot on Blue Screen. Joe composited over animated bamboo texture maps for background movement. VistaVision live action plate photographed at the Calabasas Horse Ranch. Note, center lights have been flagged to camera that will be the light source for illuminating the guests as they enter the tent.