Before and after, or Incredible visual effects in the movie "The Martian"

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Without visual effects studios, many big-budget projects would not be as successful. Superheroes would look much less believable, and space movies like The Martian would be much harder to cash in on.

Visual effects studio Moving Picture Company (MPC) recently showed off some of the effects it created while filming The Martian. Oddly enough, but the events taking place on the Red Planet were often filmed using green screens.

However, see for yourself.

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Before and after, or Incredible visual effects in the movie "The Martian"
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Before and after, or Incredible visual effects in the movie "The Martian"

Matt Damon might look like he's on Mars...

Before and after, or Incredible visual effects in the movie "The Martian"

…but he actually spent most of his time in front of a green screen.

Before and after, or Incredible visual effects in the movie "The Martian"

Damon is going for a walk on an arid desert planet...

Before and after, or Incredible visual effects in the movie "The Martian"

... but actually walking on the sand on Earth.

Before and after, or Incredible visual effects in the movie "The Martian"

Damon's journey doesn't seem so far...

Before and after, or Incredible visual effects in the movie "The Martian"

…when you know how things really were.

Before and after, or Incredible visual effects in the movie "The Martian"

And it doesn't look so exciting when you know it's not the sky of Mars...

Before and after, or Incredible visual effects in the movie "The Martian"

... and, most likely, rafters and beams overhead.

Before and after, or Incredible visual effects in the movie "The Martian"

Can you tell what is real and what is fake in this scene?

Before and after, or Incredible visual effects in the movie "The Martian"

This is real dirt and plants scattered on the ground.

Before and after, or Incredible visual effects in the movie "The Martian"

Was Damon wearing a helmet?

Before and after, or Incredible visual effects in the movie "The Martian"

Not completely. The outer glass was added later.

Before and after, or Incredible visual effects in the movie "The Martian"

The Martian landscape was filmed in the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan.

Before and after, or Incredible visual effects in the movie "The Martian"

But it wasn't as red as in the movie.

Before and after, or Incredible visual effects in the movie "The Martian"

This episode was not actually filmed under the night sky...

Before and after, or Incredible visual effects in the movie "The Martian"

...and also in the green pavilion.

You can see these and other visual effects in the movie "The Martian" in the video:

Keywords: Special effects | Shooting | Film

     

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