A sci-fi feature set in the near future, In Vitro follows a story centred on cow clones — a high-concept premise that demanded photorealistic CG animal work capable of holding up alongside live performance and real locations.
The film premiered at the Sydney Film Festival in June 2024, and represents a technically ambitious project for an independent Australian production.
Future Associate delivered 40+ VFX shots, anchored by the construction of a fully CG cow — built to match the live-action animal cast in the film, then deployed across a range of environments including indoor scenes, outdoor locations, and a water tank sequence.
The water tank work was the most technically demanding: a full fluid simulation built in Houdini, with the CG cow operating as a collision object to drive water displacement, white-water foam, and surface interaction. Rotoscoping and plate warping were used throughout to ground the CG animal convincingly in each environment.