How Rocky's Models Were Made for #ProjectHail#Mary
#ProjectHailMary’s #Rocky can make anything, but it’s one thing to say that in a print and another to visually demonstrate it in a film. On set in 2024, art director Tim Browning explains to #AdamSavage how the look and logic of Rocky’s special skill were developed. Do you think it works?
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