{"id":510412,"date":"2022-11-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-good-night-oppy-uses-ingenious-vfx-to-capture-the-surface-of-mars\/"},"modified":"2022-11-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T21:00:00","slug":"how-good-night-oppy-uses-ingenious-vfx-to-capture-the-surface-of-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-good-night-oppy-uses-ingenious-vfx-to-capture-the-surface-of-mars\/","title":{"rendered":"#How \u2018Good Night Oppy\u2019 Uses Ingenious VFX to Capture the Surface of Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f683542ff2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f683542ff2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-good-night-oppy-uses-ingenious-vfx-to-capture-the-surface-of-mars\/#How_%E2%80%98Good_Night_Oppy_Uses_Ingenious_VFX_to_Capture_the_Surface_of_Mars\" >How \u2018Good Night Oppy\u2019 Uses Ingenious VFX to Capture the Surface of Mars<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_%E2%80%98Good_Night_Oppy_Uses_Ingenious_VFX_to_Capture_the_Surface_of_Mars\"><\/span>How \u2018Good Night Oppy\u2019 Uses Ingenious VFX to Capture the Surface of Mars<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The story of Opportunity, the Exploratory Rover that was sent to Mars in 2004 for a 90-day mission but ended up conducting work on the planet for 15 years, is told in an inspiring and emotional documentary that\u2019s generating buzz this season. Amazon\u2019s <em>Good Night Oppy<\/em>, directed by Ryan White and narrated by Angela Bassett, also is a unique example of how effective visual effects can be incorporated into documentary filmmaking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    To tell the story of Opportunity\u2019s journey to and on the surface of Mars, Lucasfilm\u2019s Industrial Light &amp; Magic created 34 minutes of photoreal, fully CG shots that were combined with new interviews and archival footage. The VFX task rivaled many live-action <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a>. In addition to creating a pair of six-wheeled, 5-foot-2 rovers that were designed to collect geological and atmospheric samples and transmit data back to scientists at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the ILM team had to re-create the rovers\u2019 journey to the Red Planet, including a complex entry sequence, and then show rovers Opportunity and Spirit on Mars in various seasons and through challenging sandstorms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cThere are bits of archival footage, but to show a much grander scheme of things, the filmmakers had to rely on visual effects. It plays an integral part of the story,\u201d says ILM\u2019s Abishek Nair, who shares VFX supervisor duties with colleague Ivan Busquets. He also points out that while VFX play an important supporting role, \u201cyou don\u2019t want to take away the authenticity of documentary filmmaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Their work began with meticulous research. \u201cWe had tons of data and material from NASA JPL,\u201d says Nair. \u201cAnd we had tons of archival footage, [and] high-res photography which we could use as strong references to build our environments. And then we also had highly detailed photographs and technical information on the rovers.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:1000px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((563\/1000)*100%);\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Report-Split-EMBED-2022.jpg?w=1000\" alt=\"Abishek Nair and Ivan Busquets\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Report-Split-EMBED-2022.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Report-Split-EMBED-2022.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Report-Split-EMBED-2022.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Report-Split-EMBED-2022.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"563\" width=\"1000\" decoding=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-padding-tb-025\"><span class=\"a-font-secondary-s lrv-u-margin-r-025\">Abishek Nair and Ivan Busquets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                                    <cite class=\"a-font-accent-uppercase-xs lrv-u-color-grey-dark\">Courtesy of Greg Massie; COURTESY OF ILM<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Busquets adds that actual orbiters provided important information. \u201cThe orbiters take altitude measurements, and we used that for the environments that we built. That data\u2019s not high-resolution enough, so we had to fill in the gaps. But for every location that is covered in the film \u2014 whether it\u2019s the landing site for each one of the rovers or the craters that they go and visit \u2014 it\u2019s all actually based on real altitude data and built to scale.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    A key aspect of the story is the bond that the scientists felt toward the rovers; to that end, the ILM team walked a fine line in animating the rovers, keeping the work grounded in realism but also making it cinematic (yes, viewers\u2019 connection to the characters in <em>WALL-E<\/em> and <em>Short Circuit <\/em>were in the periphery). \u201cThere was an interest in not necessarily anthropomorphizing the rovers per se,\u201d says Busquets. \u201cBut if there was an opportunity to mirror the feelings and the emotions of the crew at JPL through the rovers, then Ryan was interested in that aspect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    For instance, Nair says that the ILM team used the opening and closing of the irises on the infrared cameras on the rovers\u2019 \u201cheads\u201d \u2014 \u201cin order to portray eye blinks. The first time Oppy sees the sandstorm <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>roaching, there\u2019s a tight close up where she blinks but actually she\u2019s taking photographs. We used those as opportunities to convey the emotion that the rovers were actually facing on the planet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <em>This story first appeared in a November stand-alone issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. 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