PRESENTS: 
THE 7 GREATEST 
CGI ALIENS 
DISCOVER THE ALIENS THAT TOOK VFX TO NEW DIMENSIONS 
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A new breed of CG aliens 
is being born. Here we 
reveal the 7 greatest ever 
CGI aliens! 
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• Movie: Man of Steel 
• Year of release: 2013 
• VFX by: MPC 
• VFX Supervisor: Guillaume 
Rocheron 
• Directed by: Zack Snyder 
7 
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SEE NEXT TO 
DISCOVER HOW 
MPC MADE 
SUPERMAN FLY! 
SUPERMAN
“Superman himself is full CG on 
wide shots and a mix of live 
action and CG on the closeups.” 
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SEE HOW MPC 
MADE SUPERMAN 
FLY HIGH 
WATCH NOW! 
Guillaume Rocheron, VFX supervisor at MPC
• Movie: Starship Troopers 
• Year of release: 1997 
• VFX by: Tippett Studio 
• VFX Supervisor: Phil Tippett 
and Craig Hayes 
• Directed by: Paul Verhoeven 
6 
THE BUGS 
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SEE THE 
LEGENDARY 
PHIL TIPPETT’S 
ALIEN 
CREATION!
“My favorites were Star Wars, 
Jurassic Park and Starship 
Troopers. George Lucas, Steven 
Spielberg and Paul Verhoeven are 
all wonderful directors to work for.” 
Phil Tippett, VFX supervisor on Starship Troopers 
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• Movie: Pacific Rim 
• Year of release: 2013 
• VFX by: Industrial Light & 
Magic 
• VFX Supervisor: John Knoll 
• Directed by: Guillermo del Toro 
5 
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CREATING THE 
KAIJU FOR 
PACIFIC RIM 
WATCH NOW! 
KAIJU
“The monsters were very 
important to Guillermo. So he 
wanted to make sure that 
every one of them had their 
own personality.” 
John Knoll, VFX supervisor on Pacific Rim 
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• Movie: Men in Black II 
• Year of release: 2002 
• VFX by: Industrial Light & 
Magic 
• VFX Supervisor: John Berton 
• Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld 
4 
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SEE THE MIB 
WORM GUYS IN 
ACTION 
WATCH NOW! 
THE WORM GUYS
“Everyone was keen to work on 
the Worm Guys because they 
had a lascivious, anti-social 
and colorful attitude to them.” 
Tom Bertino, animation director at ILM 
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• Movie: The Abyss 
• Year of release: 1989 
• VFX by: Industrial Light & 
Magic 
• VFX Supervisor: John Bruno 
• Directed by: James Cameron 
3 
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SEE ONE OF 
CGI’S MOST 
ICONIC MOMENTS 
WATCH NOW! 
PSEUDOPOD
“The Abyss is very cool. The 
amount of data storage available 
then was like 6 gigabytes. That’s 
what we had to make that movie. 
And it still holds up.” 
John Bruno, VFX supervisor at ILM 
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• Movie: Avatar 
• Year of release: 2009 
• VFX by: Weta Digital 
• VFX Supervisor: Joe Letteri, 
John Bruno, Dan Lemmon 
• Directed by: James Cameron 
2 
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WATCH 7 VIDEO 
BREAKDOWNS AT 
THE WETA DIGITAL 
WEBSITE! 
NA’VI
“Jim wanted real-time capture. 
Jim’s big thing was, “I’m going to 
be on the stage, and that’s where 
I’m directing this movie”, so I need 
to see everything real-time.” 
Joe Letteri, senior VFX supervisor at Weta Digital 
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• Movie: District 9 
• Year of release: 2009 
• VFX by: Weta Digital and 
Image Engine 
• VFX Supervisor: Matt Aitken 
and Dan Kaufman 
• Directed by: Neill Blomkamp 
1 
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WATCH THE 
PRAWNS 
BREAKDOWN 
FROM IMAGE 
ENGINE 
PRAWNS
“We spent a lot of time 
trying to make sure that 
these creatures could emote 
properly for the camera.” 
James Stewart, creature supervisor at Image Engine 
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The 7 greatest cg aliens

  • 1.
    PRESENTS: THE 7GREATEST CGI ALIENS DISCOVER THE ALIENS THAT TOOK VFX TO NEW DIMENSIONS www.creativebloq.com
  • 2.
    A new breedof CG aliens is being born. Here we reveal the 7 greatest ever CGI aliens! www.creativebloq.com
  • 3.
    • Movie: Manof Steel • Year of release: 2013 • VFX by: MPC • VFX Supervisor: Guillaume Rocheron • Directed by: Zack Snyder 7 www.creativebloq.com SEE NEXT TO DISCOVER HOW MPC MADE SUPERMAN FLY! SUPERMAN
  • 4.
    “Superman himself isfull CG on wide shots and a mix of live action and CG on the closeups.” www.creativebloq.com SEE HOW MPC MADE SUPERMAN FLY HIGH WATCH NOW! Guillaume Rocheron, VFX supervisor at MPC
  • 5.
    • Movie: StarshipTroopers • Year of release: 1997 • VFX by: Tippett Studio • VFX Supervisor: Phil Tippett and Craig Hayes • Directed by: Paul Verhoeven 6 THE BUGS www.creativebloq.com SEE THE LEGENDARY PHIL TIPPETT’S ALIEN CREATION!
  • 6.
    “My favorites wereStar Wars, Jurassic Park and Starship Troopers. George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Paul Verhoeven are all wonderful directors to work for.” Phil Tippett, VFX supervisor on Starship Troopers www.creativebloq.com
  • 7.
    • Movie: PacificRim • Year of release: 2013 • VFX by: Industrial Light & Magic • VFX Supervisor: John Knoll • Directed by: Guillermo del Toro 5 www.creativebloq.com CREATING THE KAIJU FOR PACIFIC RIM WATCH NOW! KAIJU
  • 8.
    “The monsters werevery important to Guillermo. So he wanted to make sure that every one of them had their own personality.” John Knoll, VFX supervisor on Pacific Rim www.creativebloq.com
  • 9.
    • Movie: Menin Black II • Year of release: 2002 • VFX by: Industrial Light & Magic • VFX Supervisor: John Berton • Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld 4 www.creativebloq.com SEE THE MIB WORM GUYS IN ACTION WATCH NOW! THE WORM GUYS
  • 10.
    “Everyone was keento work on the Worm Guys because they had a lascivious, anti-social and colorful attitude to them.” Tom Bertino, animation director at ILM www.creativebloq.com
  • 11.
    • Movie: TheAbyss • Year of release: 1989 • VFX by: Industrial Light & Magic • VFX Supervisor: John Bruno • Directed by: James Cameron 3 www.creativebloq.com SEE ONE OF CGI’S MOST ICONIC MOMENTS WATCH NOW! PSEUDOPOD
  • 12.
    “The Abyss isvery cool. The amount of data storage available then was like 6 gigabytes. That’s what we had to make that movie. And it still holds up.” John Bruno, VFX supervisor at ILM www.creativebloq.com
  • 13.
    • Movie: Avatar • Year of release: 2009 • VFX by: Weta Digital • VFX Supervisor: Joe Letteri, John Bruno, Dan Lemmon • Directed by: James Cameron 2 www.creativebloq.com WATCH 7 VIDEO BREAKDOWNS AT THE WETA DIGITAL WEBSITE! NA’VI
  • 14.
    “Jim wanted real-timecapture. Jim’s big thing was, “I’m going to be on the stage, and that’s where I’m directing this movie”, so I need to see everything real-time.” Joe Letteri, senior VFX supervisor at Weta Digital www.creativebloq.com
  • 15.
    • Movie: District9 • Year of release: 2009 • VFX by: Weta Digital and Image Engine • VFX Supervisor: Matt Aitken and Dan Kaufman • Directed by: Neill Blomkamp 1 www.creativebloq.com WATCH THE PRAWNS BREAKDOWN FROM IMAGE ENGINE PRAWNS
  • 16.
    “We spent alot of time trying to make sure that these creatures could emote properly for the camera.” James Stewart, creature supervisor at Image Engine www.creativebloq.com