Disney's Maleficent VFX breakdown

 The film's visual effects, which were led by overall VFX supervisor Carey Villegas, with the bulk of the work completed by MPC and Digital Domain.

Discussing the work with THR was Adam Valdez, the VFX supervisor at MPC's London office, while work at MPC's Vancouver base was led by VFX supervisor Seth Maury.

"This is a movie about two worlds -- a human and a fairy world -- and the look was an issue [in the storytelling]," Valdez says. "We had to make sure it was clear what world they were in. The human world was very horizontal and flat. The fairy world was very vertical -- with mountains, atmospheric effects, bright colors. But we never wanted it to look too cartoony."

The contrast between these is evident in the opening logo, which was re-created by MPC. The team replaced the iconic Cinderella castle in the logo with the Sleeping Beauty castle, and they flew the camera over it to reveal a wide shot.