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[Tom Wolsky]

Super slomo and pyrotechnics. Or some of the most incredible CG work ever, but I doubt it.

All the best,

Tom

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[David Roth weiss]

The final shot is the only shot that uses real pyro, the others used compressed air and stuff like talcum powder and fuller’s earth for the clouds of dust. The final looks very much like live action, but many of the bits of flying debris look like they are composited.

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[Tom Wolsky]

Quite right David, but nothing CG about it.

All the best,

Tom

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[David Roth weiss]

[Tom Wolsky] “but nothing CG about it.”

Tom,

I’m wondering if some of the debris in the final is CG?

David

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[Warren Eig]

It looks like Balsa wood. No density to the floating debris. I don’t think it is CG.

Warren

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[David Roth weiss]

Its possible that there’s no CG, but I have a suspicion that they gussied-up that final shot with everythng in their arsenal.

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[Jim Geduldick]

Those who said no CG are very correct there is no CG at all .
A site i moderate on did a whole interview with the main cinematographer /editor Ty Evans who did this along with Spike Jonze and the Girl skateboards team/company.
The cameras used on the intro were , Arri, Photosonics and the main filming of it for the skateboarding was old vx1000 and HVX-200 for the actual skater’s sections.
Pyro was used along with other materials , squibs etc.
You can read about it here.

https://www.skateperception.com/viewspot/19/

[Andrew Gregg]

Thanks for the article. I’ve won a bet thanks to it.

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