Scarlett Johansson’s new film blurs the line between humanity and technology, and the effects are a dazzling combination of live action with cutting edge CGI.
The new trailer for the upcoming live-action version of the classic anime.
Sequences like the water-filled courtyard fight or climactic Spider Tank familiar to fans of the anime are recreated with complex layers of digital character animation, computer-generated environments and simulations of explosions, gunfire damage and destruction added to greenscreened live action footage.
Recreating the stunning courtyard fight sequence in all its water-y glory meant building a completely computer-generated environment and water effects blended with real stunt footage. The scene was further complicated by adding the invisibility effect of the « thermoptic camouflage » suit worn by Johansson’s character.
