Editing Heavy Metal (film) (section)

==Production==
[[Ivan Reitman]] gained a deal with [[Columbia Pictures]] to create an animated film and asked [[Gerald Potterton]] to oversee it.{{sfn|Mazurkewich|1999|p=101}}

The initial script had [[Arzach]] as the framing device for the film, but the script was thrown out after [[Jean Giraud]] refused to allow the usage of his characters. [[Len Blum]] and [[Daniel Goldberg (producer)|Daniel Goldberg]] created Taarna and a green orb instead.{{sfn|Mazurkewich|1999|p=102}} [[Chris Achilléos]] did the character design for Taarna.{{sfn|Mazurkewich|1999|p=104}}

[[Michael Mills (Canadian producer)|Michael Mills]] was hired to create the opening and closing segments, but script rewrites had the sequences redrawn multiple times. Reitman, displeased with the high expenses, withheld payment. Mills sued and the case was settled out of court. Reitman hired [[Jimmy T. Murakami]] to create a new opening.{{sfn|Mazurkewich|1999|p=102}}

[[Atkinson Film-Arts]] animated ''Harry Canyon'', directed by [[Pino van Lamsweerde]], and the B-17 segment by [[Barrie Nelson]]. ''Captain Sternn'' was animated by Boxcar films under the direction of Paul Sebella and Julian Szuchopa. [[Halas and Batchelor]] and TVC animated the other segments. ''Taarna'' was created in Montreal by 11 designers, 30 animators, and 54 assistants under the direction of [[John Bruno (special effects)|John Bruno]]. [[:fr:José Abel|José Abel]], [[Danny Antonucci]], and [[Satiemania|Zdenko Gašparović]] worked on ''Taarna''.{{sfn|Mazurkewich|1999|p=101-104}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/film/1530d6cd-5dc6-5a0d-bb1a-f757984ea9a2/heavy-metal |title=Heavy Metal (1981) |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=[[British Film Institute|BFI]]|access-date=June 26, 2024}}</ref>

Animator [[Robert Balser]] directed the animation of the "Den" sequence for the film.<ref name=awn>{{cite news|first=Jennifer|last=Wolfe|title='Yellow Submarine' Animation Director Robert Balser Passes at 88|url=http://www.awn.com/news/yellow-submarine-animation-director-robert-balser-passes-88|work=[[Animation World Network]]|date=January 6, 2016|access-date=February 1, 2016}}</ref> The film uses the [[rotoscoping]] technique of animation in several shots. This process consists of shooting models and actors, then tracing the shot onto film.<ref name="PM">{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/160872-american-pop-matters-ron-thompson-the-illustrated-man-unsung-2495833587.html|work=[[PopMatters]]|date=2012-08-02|title='American Pop'... Matters: Ron Thompson, the Illustrated Man Unsung|author=Maçek III, J.C.}}</ref> There is also a short shot of the Pentagon in "So Beautiful & So Dangerous" that contains [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]].<ref>[https://www.awn.com/animationworld/here-s-skinny-heavy-metal Here's the Skinny on 'Heavy Metal']</ref>