Roland Emmerich knows how to destroy the world better than anyone working in Hollywood, and 2012, starring John Cusack, promises to top his previous efforts to build the perfect ridiculously-over-the-top spectacle. 2012 was shot in Vancouver, and VFSers are all over the credits. For one, you might remember that Head of Animation & Visual Effects Alastair Macleod consulted on the film, and took a group of students onto the set for a day in late 2008.
Quite a few 3D Animation & Visual Effects alumni worked on the film as well, including Compositor Jessica Alcorn, Texture Artist Jamie Bowers, Previz Supervisor Zeke Norton, Technical Director Anuj Patil, and Compositor Christine Peterson.
On top of that, Acting for Film & Television grad (and longtime faculty member) Andrew Moxham plays a cop, and Film Production‘s Gary Hawes served as an assistant director. When we caught up with Gary in September, he called 2012 “the most ambitious movie I have ever worked on,” and had a dose of perspective when it came to the oft-maligned Emmerich: “Love his movies or hate them, Roland knows the type of movie he is making and doesn’t apologize for that.”
It’s tough to argue. 2012 hits theatres this Friday.