The secrets behind Disney's latest Oscar-winning animation

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The production’s digital environment of San Fransokyo features 250,000 trees

There's a shot early in Big Hero 6 which might make you wide-eyed with admiration. It shows San Fransokyo: a sprawling city of reflective surfaces and varied light sources – a cityscape created by 
a fusion of animation, production design and visual effects.

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