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The Invisible Man Greyhound Mulan
Tenet Mank Wonder Woman 1984
The One and Only Ivan
10 Visual Stunners An Overview of the VFX Oscar Race
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f you thought handicapping the visual effects race was a tough task in previous years, wait until you try to narrow down the 2021 award season contenders. To be considered, the features need to have been released between Jan. 1, 2020 and Feb. 28, 2020 — and of course, because of the pandemic, films that were originally scheduled for a theatrical run and instead launched on streaming or video on demand are also eligible. That said, here are 10 of the features that are most likely to nab a nomination in March, in alphabetical order:
Birds of Prey (Warner Bros) VFX Supervisors: Thrain Shadbolt, Kevin Souls Vendors: Weta Digital, Method Studios, Crafty Apes, Luma Pictures Director: Cathy Yan Notes: Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Huntress, Black Canary and Renee Montoya team up to take down Gotham’s narcissistic villain Roman Sionis and his right hand Victor Zsasz in this bright-colored, surreal vision of Gotham. VFX highlights include Harley’s CG hyena, Gotham sets and lots of beautifully choreographed fight scenes.
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Greyhound (Apple TV+) VFX Supervisors: Nathan McGuinness, Pete Bebb (DNEG) Vendor: DNEG Number of Shots: About 1,500 Director: Aaron Schneider Notes: This tale of a WWII navy captain who guards a merchant ship convoy across the Atlantic involved numerous ship and submarine shots, creating challenging ocean sims and recreating scenes aboard the U.S.S. Kidd and building the ocean around it after the principal photography had wrapped. 44
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