In a distant galaxy, three natives of Gas Planet carry on with their quest for nourishment. Their behavior is definitely alien, but also comically familiar to an earthling audience. Gas Planet is an in-house release from ANTZ co-director Eric Darnell with support from PDI's Character Animation Group. The look of Gas Planet reflects the organic qualities of hand drawn imagery while maintaining the 3D advantages offered by computer animation.
Visual Effects
Hand-drawn textures on primitive 3D models — charmingly janky.
Direction
Eric Darnell's early PDI playground before Antz fame.
Director
Eric Darnell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
PDI's Character Animation Group made this as an internal test reel, not for theatrical release.
This represents the awkward teenage years of CGI — after Tron but before Jurassic Park made it respectable.
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