DigitalContentProducer.com posted a lengthy article talking about the effects work done for Dr. Manhattan in the upcoming ‘Watchmen’.

LINK: Dr. Manhattan Project

To create the Dr. Manhattan character for Watchmen, Director Zack Snyder and Visual Effects Supervisor John “D.J.” Des Jardin opted to build actor Billy Crudup a motion-capture suit that incorporated a densely packed mesh of blue LEDs in order to provide an interactive light source on set consistent with the character’s nature. They then used Crudup’s live-action performance as reference for a largely hand-crafted CG character, which was built at Sony Pictures Imageworks.

This just further solidifies how cool LEDs are. And how cool Imageworks is as well!