Within the video above, Brian Drewes, who oversaw the VFX work within the movie, highlights the unimaginable ball POV second within the movie. He additionally breaks down the work that went into creating the scene, writing:
“Began with a previs go, animated to the timing of an precise tennis volley, which was authorized by Luca previous to filming … Filming was overseen by the VFX workforce together with VFX editorial help on set to verify reduce factors had been working as filming occurred … Filmed throughout a 5 hour window with an Arri Alexa LF on a 30′ technocrane … 23 !!! particular person photographs had been stitched collectively to create the ultimate 24 second shot seen within the movie … Extremely detailed LiDar and photogrammetry scans of the tennis court docket atmosphere had been captured to assist create the ultimate fashions. 100+ actors and background extras had been additionally photoscanned to populate the stands of our CG atmosphere … Full CG takeovers had been executed to easy digital camera movement and proper time of day modifications … Stunt double faces had been changed with a mix of full CG heads and extra images.”
That is all mighty spectacular as a result of it appears fairly rattling flawless whenever you see the ultimate scene. It additionally appears “actual,” as in — you’ll be able to’t inform so many digital components had been added to the scene. An article within the New York Instances additionally broke down a few of the behind-the-scenes strategies that went into the tennis scenes. As an illustration:
The crew rapidly realized it could be not possible to have actual play that exactly matched Justin Kuritzkes’s script, particularly in repeated takes. Their answer: Take away the rackets, and the ball. The actors held solely the racket deal with, whooshing the air with skilled depth. The remainder was laptop generated.
Once more: spectacular stuff, and a reminder {that a} lot of labor goes into films, even once they’re not large blockbusters loaded with CGI. And that work will be magical and make films particular. Even when you already know about all the trouble that went into creating these scenes, they continue to be visually gorgeous.