Inside The Midnight Express: Concept Art & Atmosphere Breakdown
Join our concept team as they sketch the moonlit viaduct, test passenger cabin palettes, and design the soundscape for Coach Three.
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Lighting the Impossible Train
Creating a night scene that feels rich rather than murky is one of the hardest challenges in animation. In this video featurette, our art leads explain how using warm interior amber lights against a royal indigo sky produces an inviting, magical tone.
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