Who else could pull off the animal transformation of one of the world’s biggest rockstars but Wētā FX? 

Wētā is well known for its visual effects mastery, and so when Robbie Williams said “make me an ape!”, it’s only natural that they were the ones for the job. 

The man responsible for Williams’ simian visage in Better Man was Visual Effects Supervisor Luke Millar, who was nominated for an Oscar for his work. 

A visual effects supervisor is responsible for coordinating all the different elements that comprise the visual effects of a production – most of which is invisible in many movies. 

He told Jack Tame it’s about balance – everyone always wants more for less, and so being creative and efficient is the name of the game. 

When it comes to Better Man, Millar got involved after working on the pre-visualisation work for the musical sequences before shooting began. 

“After seeing a couple of those sequences, I read the script, and that was me,” he said. 

“I was all in at that point to, to want to take on the challenge.” 

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