How 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Visual Effects Were Made | Vanity Fair

"Tom Holland does a ton of his own stunts." Kelly Port, the Visual Effects Supervisor for 'Spider-Man: No Way Home,' gives his in-depth analysis and insider's look at the CGI and VFX in the scenes leading up to Doctor Octopus's introduction during the "bridge fight."



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[camrynhamme]

He could break down the whole movie in this style and I would watch it. Seeing how to movies get made and have a sneak peak at all the archive bts footage is such a treat. Got any take in the movie there is probably 10 different versions or angles of it we’ll never get to see.

[ryanritchie]

I love that vfx artists are called "artists" and not technicians. They truly are artists. It's magnificent

[surs]

kinda scary how there’s only 80 shots without visual effects. hats off to this dude he basically had to create the outside world digitally also I can’t imagine how tiring it must be for tom to perform 90% of the scenes in front of a green screen

[nayeebG]

Those scenes where you normally thought it was practical but it was actually VFX, those deserve a round of applause.

[tulip-avenue]

we seriously need more contents like this to appreciate the people who worked behind the scene...oh wow how one single frame has so many layers and details. Amazing, this movie is even greater than it already is.

[blenderguru]

14:30 15:54 Shout out to practical for these insane stunts! Must have been fun to watch on set.

[suvigyabasnotra]

Hopefully this is just the part 1 because I wanna hear the whole story of the visual effects of the 3rd act!

[RodTV]

I can listen to him breaking down the whole movie scene! this is beyond awesomeness.

[rogueguardian]

I know CGI can turn people off sometimes, but it's still just as much of a daunting task as creating something practical, yes I do think filmakers should strive to be somewhere in the middle, but I say if they make it seamless then that something to praise.

[MohammadKhan-hnfy]

Kelly Port being nominated for an Oscar for this movie really shows in this breakdown. Just the detail and depth of explanation of each shot is quite fascinating for the average movie watcher to see how VFX are actually done.

[LostUtopiaFilms]

I’m working on VFX for a Spidey fan film right now, and videos like these are like film school. Really cool to see how this came together.

[elliottenriquez]

"we weren't able to put the baby in the rotisserie rig."

He is like, "we tried, but weren't able to use a toddler in car flipping stunt."

Hollywood, don't ever change.

[queencityminis]

This not only helps you appreciate what goes into making these movies: it makes me appreciate Tom Holland's acting skills. He has to immerse himself in this world that doesn't exist yet in his eyes. His portrayal of Peter Parker/Spider-Man is absolutely incredible.

[kaykayta]

vfx artists are so undervalued, not just by people outside of the film/tv industry but the actual industry themselves seeing as how overworked and underpaid they are 🤷🏾‍♀️ they have to time crunch all the time and the result is people saying using cgi is lazy. i do agree that cgi can be overused, particularly because studios like to exploit cgi artists, but i would never attack the actual artists or the craft of cgi. i just hope that they have better working conditions in the future

[thenerddatabase]

I would LOVE to see a VFX breakdown of the final fight scene that would be awesome!

[drattinson]

I am an advocate for more practical effects and against overused cgi, but I will forever hold vfx artists in high regard for doing their best to recreate the world and make it look as seamless as they possibly can. When you consider the amount of time the team had, and how much they had to do, you can be more understanding of the final product. I do have issues with No Way Home's use of cgi where there really shouldn't need to be at first (I'm looking at you, Green Goblin) but I'm never going to blame the vfx team for this. It's mainly a decision made during production, especially since marvel movies seem to be increasing in number of projects coming out relatively close to each other, hence not enough time to clean up the vfx shots.

[kristofermens]

This should be done for so many more movies. It is so interesting to see how things came to life. Loving it!

[sunsetspecials]

I gotta say I specifically remember the car thrown into the water barrels and thinking how cool that looked that it had to be practical. Props to Port but there is still no beating those kind of shots

[julianhdz]

I would literally watch the whole thing if he discussed every big scene

[renatoism]

Dang, seeing Tom Holland do all the movements and flips in real time. Much props, he is a literal Spider-man