The Practical Side of 'Elysium' – Creating Effects for the Film. San Rafael, CA — 32TEN Studios, a San Rafael (Marin, CA)-based company that provides production facilities and practical and visual effects services to entertainment, advertising, and corporate clientele, has provided a number of practical effects for “Elysium.”
The film, from TriStar Pictures in association with Media Rights Capital, opened at number one the second weekend of August at the box office. The practical effects team from 32TEN Studios (working at that time within Kerner Optical) began their work on "Elysium" in 2011 by building and executing several shots for the film on the backlot on Kerner Boulevard, base of 32TEN Studios. The team built a 50x50-foot outdoor model of part of the space station at 1/12 scale, featuring buildings and landscaping on Elysium. The film's Raven Shuttle was mounted on a traveling rig, and the team at 32TEN crash-landed the shuttle into the set. The 32TEN FX Team for "Elysium" included: FX Supervisor - Geoff Heron. Elysium [Behind The Scenes] Elysium: a practical, miniature and digital fx odyssey.
Even before the release of his first feature film, District 9, Neill Blomkamp had impressed audiences with his dystopian visions in short films and various other projects he had tackled with a background in CG work.
Now with Elysium, Blomkamp had the opportunity to explore both a gritty future world – set in 2154 – and a pristine space habitat where the wealthy now reside. The director reunited with his close collaborators Image Engine, and particularly visual effects supervisor Peter Muyzers and visual effects producer Shawn Walsh, to tell the story of an ex-con Max (Matt Damon) seeking to get to Elysium despite the efforts of Elysian goverment minister Jessica Delacourt (Jodie Foster) and mercenary agent Kruger (Sharlto Copley). fxguide goes deep into many of the design, practical, miniature and digital effects efforts required to bring Blomkamp’s Elysium to the screen. ***Warning: this article contains plot spoilers*** Making Elysium Syd Mead is a “visual futurist” and concept artist.
Elysium. CGSociety :: Production Focus 15 August 2013, by Paul Hellard Neill Blomkamp first began uploading his VFX shorts onto CGSociety forums (CGTalk) in 2004.
Catching the eye of Weta's Peter Jackson, District 9 emerged some years later as an original story filled with immense VFX by his friends at Image Engine. Fast forward to today and Elysium is the product of even wider collaboration for Blomkamp. CGSociety rounds up some suspects for interrogation. The orbiting ring is the Elysium or the Torus, the ultimate gated community. Elysium (2013) - Trivia. Anecdotes du film Elysium. Anecdotes, potins, actus, voire secrets inavouables autour de "Elysium" et de son tournage !
Neill Blomkamp / Sharlto Copley : 2ème! Secret de tournage sur Elysium Elysium marque la seconde collaboration du réalisateur Neill Blomkamp et de l'acteur Sharlto Copley. Les deux hommes ont travaillé ensemble sur District 9, première réalisation de Neill Blomkamp et premier rôle dans un long métrage pour Sharlto Copley. Elysium signe également les retrouvailles entre Jodie Foster et William Fichtner, qui s'étaient croisés sur les plateaux de Contact en 1997. Un sous-titre politique Pour Jodie Foster, les thèmes abordés dans Elysium font écho au monde actuel. 3 fois le budget de "District 9" D'un budget de 30 millions de dollars, District 9 a totalisé 210,8 millions de dollars de bénéfices au box-office international. Illumination Dès la fin du tournage de District 9 en 2009, Neill Blomkamp s'est mis à réfléchir à son deuxième film.
Rôle physique pour Matt Damon Lieux de tournage L'année 2154. ELYSIUM'S EFFECTS REVEALED: WIRED DESIGN/FX.