One of the best movies of the year hinges not only on the chemistry between actors, but also the ability for VFX people to make the tennis look real, and make it look like the actors were really playing tennis. A new behind-the-scenes look at Challengers reveals the incredible visual effects work that brought the film's tennis courts, dramatic moments, and intense rivalries to life. If you thought the movie was thrilling, this is going to blow you away. — (@) The awesome publication Before And Afters Magazine took an intricate deep dive into intricate how the Challengers tennis scenes were built with VFX. Obviously, the actors trained for the film, but VFX techniques were used to make their movements look more professional and their shots, more accurate. VFX artists replaced stunt doubles’ faces in some scenes, layering the actors on them. They also used VFX to create CG tennis balls and courts. That being said, little VFX was integrated for most of the film’s visual effects.Visual effects supervisor Brian Drewes told the publication:“The actors worked extraordinarily hard on things, as far as their training and the routines that they would follow. But we knew from the beginning that we really wanted to be in close with them. We wanted the camera to be really kinetic. In fact, we were shooting tennis in a different style than anything has ever been shot, I think, including that final crazy scene where we take the point of view of the ball.“During filming,...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 26 July