In the real world, there is a movement away from just glass towers and to trying to design large buildings and apartment blocks with the use of vegetation. ILM had to solve how to produce 1,000 ft buildings that still reflected or echoed “mud bricks or thatch roofing – we had to depart from a strict understanding of physics and go into a movie cheat world, but the mandate was to keep the city really grounded in iconic African heritage,” commented Hammack. Most futuristic cities, that are not dystopian, are characterised by vast amounts of clean and complex shiny glass and steel, far removed from earthy tones or natural materials associated with Africa. “African culture has symbology, colour and richness and a certain amount of earthy material qualities that make things difficult to design as a futuristic city”, Hammack explains. The difference in Black Panther was to make the city uniquely and authentically a futuristic city built in a very strong African country. In this film he faced a not dissimilar city building challenge in having to design a city that is familiar and yet futuristic, and made using incredibly advanced technology. How do you make a city particularly appropriately of African culture and also a high tech mecha of advanced materials and technologies? Rachel Morrison shot in ARRIRAW (3.4K) using the Arri Alexa XT Plus, with Panavision Primo Lenses extensively using the the Oculus 4 axis Gimbal from Cinemoves, as seen above.Ĭraig Hammack had previously been VFX supervisor on Tomorrowland in 2015. ILM and the film’s art department faced not only technical challenges on the film but also cultural design issues. Wakanda required a huge variety of digital environments, from the high tech landing pad in the city, to the market environment of Step Town, as well as the Tribal Council Chamber, The Hall of Kings, the Borderlands and all the canyon environments for the end dogfight. For Hammack and the team that involved bringing the city to life, solving the design and unique architecture of the city, building all the environments and providing the establishing shots of the proud successful home of the Black Panther. ILMĬraig Hammack was visual effects supervisor for ILM who handled much of the vfx work bringing the Vibranium-powered capital of Wakanda to the screen. She has previously shot extensively with director Ryan Coogler. This makes her the first woman ever recognized in the category. Rachel Morrison shot the film, and has been nominated for an Oscar this year for Cinematography for another film, Mudbound. Production VFX Supervisor, Geoffrey Baumann, oversaw work from Method Studios and ILM along with many other facilities such as Luma Pictures, Scanline VFX, RISE, Rodeo FX, Perception and others. But how do you build a super high tech futuristic city and still make it respectfully African and not alien? Wakanda Much of the film takes place in the Marvel African Country of Wakanda. In the process it delivers a great film with stunning visuals. The film expands the VFX Marvel cinematic universe with a rich blend of African and American cultural references and innovations. The newest Disney Marvel film had the fifth-highest opening for a film ever. It exceeded even the most optimistic prerelease estimates by millions of dollars. Over the US long holiday weekend, writer-director Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther smashed box-office records, recording a historic four-day opening gross.
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