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Jan 3, 2019 · Watch the multitude of VFX techniques that were used to create the realism for Damien Chazelle's Neil Armstrong biopic 'First Man'. First Man is a production in which we redefine shooting...
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Let’s start at the beginning. First Man was directed by Damien Chazelle and photographed by Linus Sandgren, FSF, the same team who made La La Land, for which both men won Oscars. What I remember most about the cinematography of that earlier film is the palette of bright but slightly sickly colours, and the choreographed Steadicam moves. First Manco...
Documentaries in the sixties would have been shot on Super-16, which is part of the reason that Sandgren and Chazelle chose it as one of their acquisition formats. The full breakdown of formats is as follows: 1. Super-16was employed for intense or emotional material, specifically early sequences relating to the death of Armstrong’s young daughter, ...
In keeping with the vintage aesthetic of celluloid capture, the visual effects were captured in-camera wherever possible. I’ve written in the past about the rise of LED screens as a replacement for green-screen and a source of interactive lighting. I guessed that First Man was using this technology from ECUs which showed the crescent of Earth refle...
For scenes on earth, Landgren walked a line between naturalism and expression, influenced by legendary DPs like Gordon Willis, ASC. My favourite shot is a wide of Armstrong’s street at night, as he and his ill-fated friend Ed White (Jason Clarke) part company after a drinking session. The mundane suburban setting is bathed in blue moonbeams, as if ...
Feb 22, 2019 · 21.7K subscribers. 204. 9.5K views 4 years ago. We’re thrilled to share a series of never-before-seen exclusive behind the scenes content and VFX breakdown footage from the making of First...
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Feb 14, 2019 · Part 1: The VFX of First Man – Redefining Shooting In-Camera - YouTube. DNEG. 24K subscribers. Subscribed. 601. 42K views 4 years ago. We’re thrilled to share a series of never-before-seen...
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Plot. In 1961, NASA test pilot Neil Armstrong is flying the X-15 rocket-powered spaceplane when it inadvertently bounces off the atmosphere. Although he manages to land the plane in the Mojave Desert, his colleagues express concern that his recent record of mishaps is due to distraction.
Feb 14, 2019 · Brand new series of behind the scenes material released! 14/02/19. We’re thrilled to share a series of never-before-seen exclusive behind the scenes content and VFX breakdown footage from the making of First Man.
Feb 25, 2019 · Chazelle and a team led by Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Paul Lambert (Blade Runner 2049 ) used a unique combination of miniatures, archival footage, traditional digital effects, and...
