The opening sequence of the Ghost in the Shell 1995 anime films remains one of the most iconic scenes in the franchise. The movie begins with the creation of a cyborg -- a being revealed to be the Major, the main character of the story -- and moves through the complicated process of building her.
Watching the sequence play out now, it's clear how that "shelling sequence," as it's known, had such a huge impact on everything from The Matrix to HBO's Westworld. So when the special effects team working on the Ghost in the Shell live action film decided to recreate the sequence for their adaptation, they knew it was something they would have to do right.
The live action version of the shelling sequence, which can be seen in bits and pieces in the exclusive behind-the-scenes featurette below, started by being mapped out as a joint effort between director Weta, Rupert Sanders, producer Avi Arad and the animation house the film is using. From there it was a matter of making a physical replication of the different steps of the creation of a cyborg so it could be brought to life.
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Watching the sequence play out now, it's clear how that "shelling sequence," as it's known, had such a huge impact on everything from The Matrix to HBO's Westworld. So when the special effects team working on the Ghost in the Shell live action film decided to recreate the sequence for their adaptation, they knew it was something they would have to do right.
The live action version of the shelling sequence, which can be seen in bits and pieces in the exclusive behind-the-scenes featurette below, started by being mapped out as a joint effort between director Weta, Rupert Sanders, producer Avi Arad and the animation house the film is using. From there it was a matter of making a physical replication of the different steps of the creation of a cyborg so it could be brought to life.
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