THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER

MARVEL/DISNEY+

This shot from the Marvel series’ truck-chase sequence is entirely computer-generated. “While we typically try to capture as much in camera as possible, this particular shot was too difficult to shoot practically given our limited shoot schedule,” explains VFX supervisor Eric Leven. “The production shot real trucks on Atlanta roads as reference; these trucks were re-created in the computer down to the last rivet.” Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes) and Desmond Chiam (Dovitch) were scanned to create their digital doubles. The CG work

also incorporated 10 square miles of German autobahn, including roads, trees, cars and the landscape.

“Careful attention was paid to make sure the design and animation of the shot felt like it was captured by a real camera car, and the lighting needed to match surrounding liveaction footage that was shot on a bluescreen stage,” Leven says. “Hundreds of tiny details included swaying mud flaps, wind rustling through Bucky’s hair and Dovitch’s clothes as well as cracked pavement, glints on taillights and depth of field that matches a real anamorphic lens.”

This sequence from The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is entirely computer-generated.