Making White Card Models From SketchUp Models
Working out this colossal fight scene was a huge collaborative effort between the Art Department, Visual Effects, Stunts and Special Effects. It all starts with my set design in Sketchup. This is then turned over to the VFX department who take my model and create an animatic story board where all the beats of the fight are worked out. This then comes back to us where we are able to work out which walls, ceilings, floors etc need to be destroyed in camera and which walls are a Visual Effects break away. We use a physical card model to pinpoint each beat and colour code it correctly. The colour coding refers to which wall is either a real Special Effects breakaway or a Visual Effect added later. We then bring in the Stunt Team and the Special Effects team to work out (via the shooting schedule) which walls need to break away on which days and whether a stunt man is on a wire going through a wall or if it's just a SFX cassette that can be blown out with air cannons. This is a very organic process with lots of meetings and constant changes so you have to be on your toes at all times ready for changes that can throw the whole process into disarray. Thankfully we pulled it off pretty well. Feel free to ask questions about the process below. #spidermanbrandnewday #setbuild #sketchup