The world of the creator is full of wondrous life far beyond the story going on in the foreground. Director Gareth Edwards, having come from a visual effects background, had the vision to trust that ILM would build the world of the creator into his footage. Early location footage was painted over with various levels of world elements in concept art and presented to ILM to do a few test shots. The reality was then extended to the characters. This allowed the actors’ performances to be real and in camera while enhancing them with either robotic portions or entire heads.
