Both ILM and compositing artist Michael Ralla describe “Pacific Rim” as the most challenging and exciting project of their careers to date. Michael Ralla: I worked mostly on two specific sequences: the dramatic “Dockfight” between “Leatherback” and “Gipsy” and the exciting final fight between “Otachi” and “Gipsy” in the streets of Hong Kong – both incredibly rewarding tasks with shots that were a lot of fun to shoot. Michael Ralla: Basically, working on “Pacific Rim” was more like working with the director than for the director: from the perspective of an artist doing shot work, we were definitely all in the same boat.