The Little Rascals Save the Day

The Little Rascals Save the Day is a 2014 American direct-to-video family comedy directed by Alex Zamm, based on Hal Roach’s Our Gang shorts. It stars Doris Roberts and a young ensemble including Jet Jurgensmeyer as Spanky and Jenna Ortega as Mary Ann, and was released by Universal.

When the leads are children, safety dictates the effects plan. Harnesses, pads and protective rigging have to disappear in paint, stunt doubles need face replacement, and slapstick gags are only half-shot on the day — the rest is finished digitally, timed for a laugh rather than a wince. Family comedy of this kind also calls for warm, unobtrusive environment work and set extensions, plus the occasional animated animal performance built through character animation and fur simulation. Terminal FX covers that range, from rotoscoping and cleanup through animation, CG environments and compositing, and contributed visual effects and animation to The Little Rascals Save the Day, part of a body of film, television and commercial work.