In early February, MPC Production VFX Supervisor Aaron Weintraub, was welcomed to the 10th PIDS Enghien Film & CGI festival. An event created by the Centre des arts d’Enghien-les-Bains dedicated to visual art, crossing the creative, technical and economic challenges of a constantly evolving sector.

Check out the interview below, where Aaron dives into the behind-the-scenes of the award-winning Guillermo del Toro Pinocchio. He discusses the use of VFX, how his team helped Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafason achieve their creative vision by adding digital elements that could not have been done in stop motion.

Warning: The interview contains spoilers!

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