|
|
WES CRAVEN'S NEW NIGHTMARE
FLASH FILM WORKS was
selected to create all visual effects on "Wes Craven's New
Nightmare." Over one hundred visual FX shots of various kinds
were produced including digital matte paintings, 3D-animation
and digital composites, some shots having over 50 elements.
|
| William
Mesa with director Wes Craven and Freddy Kreuger (Robert Englund) |
Cast and crew photo |
 |
 |
| For the opening sequence, where Freddy's hand
attacks the special effects people, we filmed live action
plates using motion control. We shot one clean pass with no
actors and then a second pass with the actors in place and
the operator of the mechanical hand. We used the clean
background plate to digitally remove the operator of the
mechanical hand.
|
|
|
Before |
After |
|
We compoisted the blue screen shot of Freddy
into the sky plate and added real and animated cloud elements.
|
|
| |
|
| We removed the wires that were holding the actress up in this scene | |
 |
|
For this digital matte painting, "Entering
Freddy's World", there were over 50 elements to
composite. These included a blue screen element of the girl
falling, various water elements for the waterfall effect,
smoke and fire elements to bring the city alive and a 3D
animated pterodactyl. A digital camera move was performed on
the whole shot as well.
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
All images property of New Line Cinema
|
|
BACK |
