Content overview: “God of War Director Bruno Velazquez and Mandalorian & Grogu VFX Supervisor Hal Hickel Disc”. At the View Conference in Turin, Bruno Velazquez, game director at Sony Santa Monica Studio, and Hal Hickel, VFX supervisor for “The Mandalorian & Grogu,” detailed how film and video game production are increasingly intertwined. Velazquez revealed that James Cameron’s “Avatar” technology helped shape the look of the recent “God of War” games, as the studio sought cinematic visuals and performance capture to drive emotional storytelling.
Hickel shared insights from Industrial Light & Magic’s work on the Star Wars series, emphasizing real-time rendering and virtual production techniques that blur the line between film and interactive media. The convergence matters because it allows both industries to share tools and talent, accelerating innovation and raising audience expectations for immersive, high-fidelity experiences across screens. For the complete material, the listing points back to the source inside the network.