‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Will Reportedly Use Industrial Light & Magic’s StageCraft Technology
MCU fans may be in for something truly spectacular as a recent interview saw the Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania writer confirms the film will use Industrial Light & Magic’s StageCraft technology!
There are few companies that are at the forefront of their respective fields in the way that Industrial Light & Magic has routinely been since their development in the 1970s.
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The long-time Lucasfilm team has done some of their most interesting work since the development of the brand new Disney+ series, The Mandalorian, as it enters its third season in production.
One of the coolest aspects of the series, and what ILM has been able to do, is create what is known as StageCraft technology; specifically, a fantastic new invention known as The Volume.
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The incredible device is a wall of LED screens that depict a virtually constructed landscape for actors to work within; it helps the projects feel real and works to minimize the downfalls of using traditional green screen special effects.
Marvel has also been a constant entity that works towards pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the world of filmmaking, they were one of the first studios to use green screen effects outdoors in their 2012 hit The Avengers; and it appears they may be working with ILM to bring this latest tech over.
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In a recent interview on the, I Said No Gifts podcast, Jeff Loveness, the writer on Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania, has stated that the film will reportedly use Industrial Light & Magic’s StageCraft technology in the production.
Loveness noted, “I was there for, like, three months during preproduction, so its anything from costume people, put to the minute script stuff, you get to meet the actors, you get their points of views on stuff, yo get practical things.”
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“You have like big goggles to do 3D VR scouts of sets,” Loveness continued, “I don’t know if you watch The Mandalorian or any of that stuff. There’s this new technology called The Volume, which is basically a living green screen.”
Loveness states, “You can actually put up the backgrounds and the cool visual effects that you want in real-tie. Much better for the actors, and then they’ll do digital stuff later to make it look better. It is pretty cool, it reminds me of an old David Lean matte painting,”
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The technology sounds incredible and should provide stunning results in what promises to be one of the most important films of Marvel’s Phase Four.
