Is The Last of Us Giraffe Real or CGI?

After the first season Last of us, the audience focused their conversations on different topics. Basically, the episode’s faithfulness to the last moments of the game. Perhaps what fans of the franchise have been most pleased with is the scene where Ellie climbs several floors in a building to catch a glimpse of giraffe which is overseas. Moments later, she and Joel are feeding the beautiful animal.

At a time when a large number of productions rely on computer graphics, many thought that the giraffe from Last of us was also created Computer graphics. However, they were greatly mistaken.

Responsible for Last of usHours after the premiere of the last episode of the first season, they shared some behind-the-scenes photos. In some of them, you can see Pedro Pascal (Joel) and Bella Ramsey (Ellie) recording this sequence next to the giraffe that was in the middle of the blue screen set (blue screen).

In other words, almost the entire scenario that this sequence consists of Last of us it was created using CGI, except for the characters and the giraffe. Thus, any doubts about the subject are resolved.

While the visual technologies of today do achieve amazing results, the presence of a real animal on set is second to none. This also shows that HBO spared no resources on Last of us; even less so when it comes to recreating one of the most memorable and beloved video game scenes.

John Paino, production designer Last of usrecognized Diversity What his intention was to create a giraffe using CGI.. The problem is that they didn’t have enough time. Faced with this situation, they joined forces with the Calgary Zoo (Canada). They built the set inside their premises so they wouldn’t be forced to take the giraffe out of his home. Later, for more than a month, she was taught to live with strangers so that she would be comfortable with the main characters.

This moment with the giraffe, although short, is the best proof that Joel and Ellie have a strong relationshipas close as a father and daughter. Although she is somewhat worried about the separation that will come when they find the Fireflies, Joel even tries to convince her to take a different path and forget about the purpose that brought them to this place.

However, Ellie decides to continue with the original plan, because, of course, they have already suffered enough to retreat. Unfortunately, the only way Bella Ramsey’s character could be of any use to the Fireflies was through death.

Joel, who has already made it clear that he will protect her to the end, does everything to avoid this. Hope to find a cure fades, but Ellie is kept alive thanks to Joel’s violent intervention.