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03-09-2008, 09:01 PM
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Luis Pages, the effects technical director for Order of the Phoenix, recently spoke to Harry Potter LA and told them how he got the job, what he did for the film and the reaction of his family when he got the position. Quote: For all the fans out there who have no idea, can you explain to us a little bit the process of making the visual effects for a movie? What do you work on and how long does it take to complete a scene?
The process is very long and tedious in most of the cases. Depending on the shot, we start with illustrations that come from the art department or with the video of what was filmed on set with the actors.
In the case of the dragon I started working with some illustrations and comments from the director. With all that information we started to experiment with different techiques to achieve in 3D everything that started with a sketch.
In other cases, like with the sand tornado, I started with a video coming from the set with the actors. On this video we insert our effects and we present them to the director who makes tons of comments, revisions and changes. After several tries and millions of particles we manage to finish the scene.
My effects for the dragon scene appear onscreen for less than a minute and it took me to make them over five months. It's the same in the case of the sand tornado.
Quote: What was the hardest scene to develop?
I'm not sure about the situation with the other studios that made other effects for this movie, but I can say that the extensions in the sets for the Ministry of Magic and staircases of the school were the most complicated ones to finish. They went through a great number of revisions and adjustments to manage the correct lighting.
The interview is very in-depth and detailed - click the above link to read it in full.
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03-09-2008, 09:07 PM
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Aww, that just makes me feel really bad that they take ages on the film as they said for like a second in the film takes five months to develop. They must have a lot of people behind the scenes and don't get as much notice as the actors, which they should.
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03-09-2008, 09:11 PM
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It was a good interview though
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03-09-2008, 09:28 PM
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Nice interview 
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03-09-2008, 09:54 PM
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Very good interview.
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Good interview...
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03-09-2008, 11:38 PM
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Whoa, that must take a while.
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excellent!!!
I had no Idea what went on behind the scenes.
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03-10-2008, 11:23 AM
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Woah, 5 months to create a sand tornado and it only appears on screen for one minute?
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03-10-2008, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by EmmaRiddle  Luis Pages, the effects technical director for Order of the Phoenix, recently spoke to Harry Potter LA and told them how he got the job, what he did for the film and the reaction of his family when he got the position.
The interview is very in-depth and detailed - click the above link to read it in full.
Source: Harry Potter LA brilliant..nice 2 hear diff. opinion...wow.. 
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03-10-2008, 06:15 PM
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Wow, I knew that it took a while, but I had no idea that it took THAT long, insane, but wicked!!!!!
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03-10-2008, 09:32 PM
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computer techs are so awesome! I mean, to start with a zD sketch then make it into a cool 3D! go them!  | |
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03-12-2008, 08:16 PM
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I love performing, especially acting; but with film, the special feature stuff is my favorite it takes so long to make the scene perfect in the eyes of the director and the fans don't see very much of it. Then to no complain about it...I give him props. Good job, and great interview.
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good interview!!!
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