Daniel Ceballos, Senior Animator at Sony Imageworks, known for his work on Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Spies in Disguise, shared a behind-the-scenes look at the dynamic Takedown sequence from KPop Demon Hunters, Sony Pictures Animation’s animated musical fantasy action-comedy film, revealing how fun and emotional reference footage was transformed into the finalized animation.
The hilarious reference footage highlights vibrant emotions and expressive postures that demonstrate the level of commitment and effort put into the energetic animated scene. Daniel Ceballos also shared that the entire Takedown sequence was based on real-life footage, which was later used as a reference for the team of professionals who crafted the whole scene.
