Sashya Subono Halse: Indonesian animator who helped bring Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes to life

Are you planning to see Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes in theaters this weekend? Don’t forget to pay close attention to the realism of the ape characters..

Indonesian entertainer Sashya Subono Halse literally had to do with it. – as well as many other movies and television shows that you are probably very familiar with.

Subono, 36, is an animator at Weta FX, a digital visual effects and animation company based in Wellington, New Zealand.

In his four years with Weta FX, he has worked his animation magic on the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Hawkeye and She-Hulk: lawyerand Disney movies Avatar: The Way of Water and kingdom of the planet of the apes.

His experience includes matchmoving, which involves making computer-generated elements appear recorded in the real world, and facial motion animation, which brings a character’s face to life by recording the movements and expressions of a human face and transferring them to a digital character. .

Subono told CNA Women that she has been passionate about film and animation for as long as she can remember. She shares an affinity for entertainment with her family: her uncle Adrie Subono is a well-known concert promoter in Indonesia and her cousins ​​Melanie Subono and Adrian Subono are musicians and actors in the country.

“I am an Indonesian who grew up in Wellington and, when I was young, I was exposed to many films such as The Lord of the Rings trilogy and Pixar Toy Story – I was obsessed with Buzz Lightyear and his design,” she said.

“When I saw these movies, I thought, ‘Wow, that looks amazing, I want to be a part of that.’”

That interest led her and her New Zealand husband to move to Indonesia in 2010 after their wedding, where Subono had enrolled in a film diploma.