The secret behind 700 special effects shots in "Red Rain"

For the first time, the production process of nearly 700 special effects scenes in "Red Rain" was revealed in detail by the production crew, with many interesting stories.

MAAC Academy of Cinematography & Animation in collaboration with UEH–School of Media Design and 3DART VFX Studios organized the case study "VFX Breakdown Red Rain - The Art of Invisible VFX" at Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics on the morning of September 27.

Guests attended the exchange session to share about post-production effects of the movie Red Rain.

The event was attended by Mr. Dinh Viet Phuong - CEO/Producer 3D Art - the unit responsible for the entire post-production of special effects for the movie Red Rain , Mr. Pham Ngoc Anh (VFX Manager) and Mr. Nguyen Dung Minh (VFX Editor and Supervisor). The talk focused on behind-the-scenes stories related to the post-production of special effects for the movie Red Rain .

According to Nguyen Dung Minh, the film was initially expected to have only about 100 scenes using post-production effects. However, the number later increased to more than 500 before stopping at nearly 700 scenes out of a total of several thousand scenes in the entire film.

Notably, all of this post-production took place in just 4.5 months of intense post-production with 80 VFX personnel directly participating. This is a record time, even impossible because a war film usually requires at least… a year of post-production.

Students participating in the conversation

Mr. Pham Ngoc Anh revealed an interesting story, before the first teaser was released, some special effects scenes were out of frame. To ensure the committed time, the crew stayed up all night to complete it, to the amazement of the entire film crew.

During the production process, from the beginning, the 3D Art team determined that "if you want the audience to believe, you have to make them forget the existence of special effects". The biggest goal of the post-production team is that the audience will not see special effects, but only see the battlefield.

3D Art team during the filming of the movie set

One of the most challenging set pieces was Ta Con airport, the current location was smaller than the script required, the runway had disappeared, and the vegetation was thick.

3D Art had to expand the space, rebuild the runway and aviation infrastructure, and remove tall trees and bushes to create a sense of spaciousness and battlefield. Everything took place on the principle: everything had to match the parallax, light, and atmosphere; one wrong step and you would "go a mile" wrong.

During the production process, the VFX crew also had to be present on-site throughout the 81 days of filming to consult right from pre-production, coordinate with the director and DOP (director of photography) to solve the problem "to be able to do it later". Because VFX cannot "save" everything; the original scene must be clean enough, with enough information for the process behind. "Sticking to the filming set" helps the team decide on many small choices that affect the big results.

Mr. Nguyen Dung Minh also revealed that the coordination with the sound department was also done smoothly to create a harmonious overall picture. Each scene using special effects was noted down in detail by the crew for the sound team.

Scene of Ta Con airport after being edited with special effects

To create nearly 700 special effects scenes, the 3D Art team used the most advanced software available today. In particular, scenes using all CGI such as aircraft carriers or F-4 fighters required "packaging" of lighting, materials, atmosphere and cinematic grain to blend with real battlefield scenes. According to the crew, the two segments of the 7th Fleet and the F-4 fighter alone took about two weeks.

It is worth mentioning that the production side affirmed that the VFX budget is not a shocking number, the decision to succeed comes from the methodical organization of the work. The crew put the spirit of "warriors" into the implementation process, with the desire to pay tribute to history and the aspiration to push domestic technical standards to a new level.

As of the morning of September 27, Red Rain has surpassed the revenue milestone of more than 706 billion VND.

HAI DUY

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/bi-mat-sau-700-canh-quay-su-dung-ky-xao-trong-mua-do-post815026.html