From the rippling streams to flash light beams, VFX is hiding everywhere in every scene! A team of ten Tumble Leaf VFX artists examine every frame of every shot and use hand-painting and software tools to remove imperfections, take out puppet rigs and bring the world to life. Depending on the complexity, finishing one shot can take anywhere from a whole day to a whole month.
In this episode, Gingko's dance sequence is an homage to the 1983 film, Flashdance.
In the Passing Fancy episode, Pine and Hedge's outfits Inspired by John Tenniel's illustrations for Lewis Caroll's "Alice in Wonderland." The turtles & Bamboo's outfits are based on traditional Japanese kimonos.
In this episode, The idea for Maple's transforming dress at the tea party came from Broadway's "Cinderella."
In this episode, the swinging spiders passing items to opposite sides of the table was inspired by a swinging salt and pepper shaker scene from Buster Keaton's 1920 comedy short, The Scarecrow.