{"id":209843,"date":"2021-03-24T19:16:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T16:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-the-wandavision-visual-effects-team-went-blue-for-vision\/"},"modified":"2021-03-24T19:16:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T16:16:54","slug":"why-the-wandavision-visual-effects-team-went-blue-for-vision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-the-wandavision-visual-effects-team-went-blue-for-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why the WandaVision Visual Effects Team Went Blue for Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Why the WandaVision Visual Effects Team Went Blue for Vision<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n                <\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.7.9--><em>Welcome to <strong>World Builders<\/strong>, our ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of conversations with the most productive and thoughtful behind-the-scenes craftspeople in the industry. In this entry, Brad Gullickson chats with Tara DeMarco about WandaVision\u2019s hidden and not-so-hidden visual effects.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Uh, who the heck is that? The thought rippled through the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>verse the moment Disney+ launched their <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marvel.com\/articles\/tv-shows\/assembled-the-making-of-wandavision-disney-plus\"><strong><em>Assembled<\/em><\/strong> premiere episode<\/a> on the making of <strong><em>WandaVision<\/em><\/strong>. In peeling back the curtain, they revealed <strong>Paul Bettany<\/strong>\u2018s on-set <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance as Vision, and the shock was unnerving for many. There are several steps to bringing the Synthezoid Avenger to life. Most monumental of which is replacing Bettany\u2019s very-real human face with a total digital construct. Yes, Wanda\u2019s robo-lover is a visual effects miracle not far removed from <em>War for the Planet of the Apes<\/em>\u2018 Caesar or\u00a0<em>Avatar<\/em>\u2018s Na\u2019vi.<\/p>\n<p>While <em>WandaVision<\/em> contains obvious VFX like the Hex barrier and the witch-on-witch fireball showdown, there are just as many hidden touches spread throughout the series. In replicating various sitcom aesthetics, from the 1950s to the 2000s, <em>WandaVision<\/em> slyly and slowly flexes its blockbuster muscles. The show looks like a billion bucks and nearly cost as much.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T_tMAiI7Dc8\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T_tMAiI7Dc8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Marvel Studios promised they were bringing the big screen experience to the small screen, and it fell on Visual Effects Supervisor <strong>Tara DeMarco<\/strong> to deliver. During pre-production, she spent a few months devouring the movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, experimenting and fine-tuning her methods. When she and her team snipped segments from <em>Captain America<\/em>: <em>Civil War<\/em> and applied them to <em>WandaVision<\/em>\u2018s desired Dick Van Dyke sheen, a few problems arose.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe tested with footage from <em>Civil War<\/em> just to see what the red looked like in black-and-white,\u201d explains DeMarco. \u201cUltimately, we determined that it was too dark and you couldn\u2019t really read him. Once we had cameras and lights and lenses and everything, we did [our testing] as part of the normal hair and makeup and lens testing. We did a few different shades of blue. It\u2019s a little stressful because it\u2019s a beloved character, and you want to make sure he looks right. Beyond that, it was okay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During television production in the \u201950s and \u201960s, actresses would apply blue lipstick to their lips to appear red within the black-and-white frame. The same logic was used for translating Vision into these early sitcom eras. Color, however, was not the only obstacle. Vision\u2019s new overly comedic demeanor, and the facial elasticity that comes with it, required additional solutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe interesting challenge for Vision in the sitcoms,\u201d DeMarco continues, \u201cis that he makes many more faces than he did as a robot in the MCU. So, we spoke with the vendors that would be executing Vision, about testing and making sure we liked the way his skin panels looked while he was making all his different funny faces. Once we were into filming, we did a few selects and sent them along even before we were cutting. We made sure that <strong>Matt Shakman<\/strong>, our director, liked them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With a thumbs up from Shakman, approval was then moved to the studio. Once everyone felt like the black-and-white Vision looked like the regular MCU Vision, DeMarco could update her rig, a.k.a. the character\u2019s digital skeleton. Going forward, capturing Paul Bettany\u2019s on-set micro-facial movements presented no issues.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-364380\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/the-making-of-wandavision-vfx-blue.gif\" alt=\"The Making Of Wandavision Vfx Blue\" width=\"800\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/the-making-of-wandavision-vfx-blue.gif 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/the-making-of-wandavision-vfx-blue-768x489.gif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Every decision that was made extends from the script. Once hired, diving into the story was DeMarco\u2019s first task. She\u2019s like the rest of us, caught up in the adventure and where it\u2019s going to drop these characters. She\u2019s invested and wants the best for them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI try very hard not to put on my Visual Effects Supervisor hat in the first read,\u201d says DeMarco. \u201cI just read it. Read for story, read for character and for plot and for vibe. \u00a0I don\u2019t want to immediately go down the rabbit hole of, \u2018This we\u2019ll have to film in this many pieces and make that part CG.\u2019 The first read is always just for story. Then, on the second read, I\u2019ll break down the scenes and figure out what pieces we can capture for real. Because we want to capture as many pieces for real as we can. And then, what pieces need CG enhancement or what pieces need to be full CG.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As DeMarco works her way through the scripts, certain set-pieces set off her spider-sense. You know, the sci-fi brawls and bright beams of light in the sky. Their difficulty level is evident on the page, and they become the sequences she focuses on first.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe scenes that we knew would be hard would be Vision in the home and the town being created in black-and-white,\u201d she says. \u201cWanda saying goodbye to Vision and taking the Hex down. The scenes where Vision gets torn apart by the Hex. The whole pop-up base turning into a circus. Those read as complicated, and we knew that they would be hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-364384\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/wanda-vision-bw-vfx.gif\" alt=\"Wanda Vision Bw Vfx\" width=\"800\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/wanda-vision-bw-vfx.gif 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/wanda-vision-bw-vfx-768x489.gif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The fun occurs amongst the surprises. The sections that feel like problems you\u2019ve already tackled and solved in the past. Assumptions are made, but then on the day, problems erupt, and answers must come quickly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat ended up being a challenge in a way [we didn\u2019t expect] was the kid\u2019s super-speed,\u201d says DeMarco. \u201cPart of why it didn\u2019t appear a challenge in the first read was that it was already established. It was established in <em>Age of Ultron<\/em>. We knew we wanted it to look like Pietro\u2019s super-speed. We were like, \u2018Oh yeah, we know what that looks like, that\u2019s fine.\u201d But in actuality, the kids hold hands at the beginning, and there\u2019s a costume change, and those scenes are just a little more complicated than we all first imagined. We got it, but the first few were a little tricky, and we ended up picking a few additional pieces up on green screen or whatever to help support the visual.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the case of Quicksilver, DeMarco not only had his MCU appearance in <em>Age of Ultron<\/em> to consult, but there were also the <em>X-Men<\/em> films that originated with 20th Century Fox to consider. With <strong>Evan Peters<\/strong> as Uncle Pete in play, Marvel Studios had to contemplate other visual effects possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all love that [<em>X-Men<\/em>: <em>Days of Future Past<\/em>] Michael Fassbender\/Quicksilver kitchen scene,\u201d she says. \u201cBut I\u2019ve done a number of other frozen moment shots in my life. We had talked about potentially doing a frozen moment here, but \u2014 and it didn\u2019t really have anything to do with Fox. It was more like, is this a cool, beautiful effect that drives the story? Which is ultimately where we go with everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeMarco doesn\u2019t spend much time online. She\u2019s been made aware of certain reactions to the show, but she\u2019d rather not fall down that black hole. It delights her knowing that folks are watching <em>Assembled<\/em> and having their minds blown by Paul Bettany\u2019s big blue head.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have seen one incredibly hilarious fake Funko Pop of Blue Vision with ears out,\u201d she says. \u201cIt made me really smile, and I sent it to our entire VFX team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These days, there is no sincerer form of flattery than a custom Funko. DeMarco\u2019s work on <em>WandaVision<\/em> brought both titular characters into new emotional realms. In bouncing through various sitcoms, Wanda and Vision were unchained by their previous genre and free to convey themselves radically. 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