Australian visual effects house Rising Sun Pictures has posted the following two-minute breakdown of how they achieved the final visual effects shots for Gravity as the Tiangong space station reenters Earth’s atmosphere. The 3D sequence spans 17 shots and two and a half minutes of screen time, following the spacecraft as it dives through the atmosphere, colliding with debris and breaking apart, before parachutes slow its fall.
Along with the video the effects house has written up a piece on the production of the sequence right here and I’ve added a clip from the film showing the entirety of the re-entry.
I think it’s pretty safe to say we’re watching the making of some Oscar-winning effects. [ComicBookMovie via The Playlist]
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Oh, and then there’s this…
