Behind the Magic | The Visual Effects of Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Return to the Madness and go Behind the Magic to see the visual effects that ILM brought to Marvel Studios' Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness! 🌀
Director
Sam Raimi
ILM Visual Effects Supervisor
Julian Foddy
ILM Animation Supervisor
Chris Lentz
ILM Associate Visual Effects Supervisor
Florian Witzel
ILM Executive Visual Effects Producer
Jeanie King
ILM Visual Effects Producer
Danielle Legovich
‪@marvel‬
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[@KyleCulver]

I read an article on some of the techniques used for this work over on Post Perspective. It's always neat to get the context of just how detailed everything is and what is kept in consideration. The first Doctor Strange blew my mind in the same fashion the first Transformers did. Seemingly impossible CG that also looks amazing. New techniques are popping up over time and you all stay on top of it or in front of it all! It is always incredibly fascinating to read/hear about how you all achieved these shots. Bravo!

[@jamiethomas18]

Incredible work. Thank you for all you've done with the VFX in the MCU.

[@rogueguardian]

I applaud any visual effects artist that can trick my brain into thinking something's practical.

[@Davefromdabend5]

Frfr this is dope asf

[@ceasarstudioceasarbelliard7873]

Amazing incredible work of Art. Let's give credit to the real VFX workers behind all that. They put their time and experiences on these projects and they are not recognized. The MCU would be nothing without them.

[@ukmonk]

Awesome and unless you use VFX yourself, I don't think people realise how much goes into these breakdown/BTS videos. Its a LOT of work.

[@Zenedean]

i'd say many years, so much you need to know omg to be a professional like them

[@robertadavisons]

Yeah exactly!!

[@aquilmoscicki6620]

Right I use cgi in my videos and it’s no where even close to the detail they put into marvel or dc films

[@Pixldg]

I'm not sure what amazed me the most, the final CG's or the way your presented the CG here. Great work 🤣

[@wesualize]

Guys, i JUST realised why the third eye cg didn't work for people. Because it looks so damn good in the cg model. Just extend the cg model to his eybrows a little. That's the part that's missing. Plus it'd work better if they put some tape on his forehead for shooting so it'll feel like something is there in his head.

[@tomasstitny2275]

Well, the lack of muscular movements is also significant here. In real life, you have to move orbicularis oculi muscle to open and close the eyelid and the work of this muscle changes the skin tension. Here the eye just doesn't exist at all, it just can't open and close like this, without causing any effect to the rest of forehead and eyebrows section. The eyes and their movement are really hard to fake - gee remember these awful CG Blade eyes in Blade: Trinity. So the tape point is really good. It could help a lot - at least, Benedict's face would have to react to something on it.

[@lorddj9910]

It looks terrible

[@wesualize]

@@lorddj9910 ayin?

[@ironmanjakarta8601]

Its shocking to see that what you thought was real was really CGI. Amazing job ILM.

[@SmartYRamii]

Big round of applause to the whole team of artists!!! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@scarletoil7520]

Amazing! Considering the movie is 90% cgi, well done!

[@REaDComicsau]

It’s not actually, watch the making of, they built the New York streets, Kamar Taj, the Sanctum etc.

[@georgewashington7982]

@@REaDComicsau you mean the 10%? Lol

[@REaDComicsau]

@@georgewashington7982 ignorance

[@Alysha8704]

@@REaDComicsau how exactly if thats not even 40% of the locations and those you listed were only half non cgi...

[@REaDComicsau]

@@Alysha8704 ignorant sook. The movie was not “90% CGI” and that’s a fact.

[@Mikus_Ficus]

That feeling, when breakdown is better than movie! Congratulations ILM!

[@AceLeach]

literally true

[@theilluminatibenefactor]

@@AceLeach Literally false. The movie was also great.

[@c-mc]

lol what

[@moonbrickmotion9425]

@@theilluminatibenefactor right.

[@mandy6386]

huh u just cant afford the tickets

[@distorticn]

We need more behind the magic of Doctor strange in the multiverse of madness!

[@nlac73]

This got better than the movie itself:)

[@subseeker]

You're true movie magicians, keep'em comin'!!

[@onlythemarkk]

saw this in 3d and man it was the best experience ever

[@HarshaP217]

incredible work! they just keep getting better

[@Grand_Master12312]

This movie should have ben nomimated for an oscar, allong visuals also elizabeth olsen and best costumes, score.

[@tired3444]

Whatever happened to the good old days of going to different universes and just filming on location? Would have been way easier.

[@Dark.Drawinn]

Ikr 🙄

[@simonelongato6470]

The scenes of the fight against Gargantos were shot on a real set. They built some streets and buildings of New York entirely, so it's like they shot on a real location

[@DigitalCrate]

It’s called covid 19

[@arianalikens5300]

"Let's go into another universe to film do doctor strange 2"

[@Craigy2818]

Not this whole "the old way is always better" snobbish attitude. There are only so many forests and deserts you can film in, until they all look bland and the same, in different movies. It takes a shit ton of skill to do this.

[@ExplosiveAnanas]

Half the vfx budget went into the vfx breakdown itself i see

[@MLTAKOS]

amazing work and awesome unique breakdown, its the first time i see it shown this way and its soo much better and easier to understand what you do💜

[@zacky7862]

Truly unbelievable, incredible and amazing works as always! And very unique VFX Breakdown

[@mr.rsg_music]

Amazing and well done ilm. Love your work.

[@Mushfiqur25]

Incredilbe! that spin moment between Wanda and CM is one of my favorite moment, looks amazing. Nice to know you guys worked on that.

[@definitelynotriley]

who or what’s CM?

[@Mushfiqur25]

@@definitelynotriley Captain Marvel

[@nishaan3d928]

Beautiful

[@RRajPakhare]

ILM is always way ahead of every other studio in quality and tech. Hats off. Big Fan of ILM. 🤩

[@jasonhaven331]

My favorite scene in the movie. I love how quick she is on her feet when fighting two people. And how her powers protected her. Loved when she used the floor as a barrier. That was just so smooth and fun looking. This was a good power fight scene. Plus she looks scary good!!

[@hhhy1609]

I love the movie and visual effects are brilliant and amazing 😍❤️

[@fanimations2363]

Standing ovation

[@zoebug]

The visual effects of this movie didn't get enough appreciation, great job guys!!

[@KylerYun]

Amazing!!

[@JakeVermont19]

Awesome!

[@emilianovargas]

I'm so curious about the 3d models of the actors, it really looks amazing!!

[@Kevinnnnck]

And so detailed

[@burrasivalohith3060]

the amount of roto work required for this is not a joke, no wonder the artists feel stressed, phenomenal work from ilm

[@mostafafarweez3161]

WOW, this is truly epic :)

[@dorathedestroyer4081]

the part where they filmed wanda vs captain marvel seems really really fun

[@PKinema]

AWESOME!!!

[@plsbuffme5470]

This was amazing.

[@ironmanjakarta8601]

Chills.

[@Meteotrance]

The amount of work just for the CGI set replacement is insane, People tend to see only the explosion or the digital stunt double, but most of the set look like there was build in studio and shot for real, unless you see à digital puppet your not able to see the difference with the real thing, especialy with New render engine like Clarisse or Arnold.

[@LinChio]

wonderful work as ever

[@martinusdimar3015]

Wow. I didn't know if ilm was the visual effects behind multiverse of madness, that's why cg overall looks great 👍

[@ruelabrasaldo5142]

Amazing

[@1saacbcourt452]

It's so beautiful 😍

[@holodoc]

You can keep the bloopers. Feed me these.

[@chatmaigre]

#Nice +1👍

[@user-ly3is9gz2y]

interesting!in what application did they create all these effects?

[@OnlyFlp]

However the third eye of strange looks unrealistic. I'm guessing its probably a budget issue. Cause Marvel now goes for quantity over quality. Cause looking back at the works of ILM for other films vfx is just magnificent!

[@mateuspinheiro8224]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤️

[@BOMBASTICKiNGChickenz]

This looks really cool. Im curious how they made the scene where doctor strange and America Chavez travel through the multiverse.

[@Akka3]

Bravo

[@drew116]

Could you please release the song in the background. It’s amazing! Is it online?

[@unlimited6734]

is there a one for the mister fantastic and black bolt cgi suit breakdown?

[@philmprod]

Bravo à vous tous !! J'ai vu la série documentaire sur toute votre histoire en commençant par Georges Lucas, et je suis époustouflé ! Bravo et continuez ainsi meme si les méthodes d'avant (les marionnettes...) étaient vraiment bien

[@Orangeflava]

Do they have any of these for how they create the sounds and sound layering? The visuals aint nothing without sound 🎼

[@maximethetiot2703]

😳😳😳😳👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🔥🔥🔥

[@steventrapenberg4587]

❤️

[@levimackey8681]

1:35 its kinda creepy how you did this

[@ofmiceandben]

Was anyone or anything in this film real? This is incredible!

[@alexpotiomkin]

That third eye tho

[@JoshuaG]

This is why ILM is the best in the biz ❤🤟😎 and yet some internet trolls say VFX in MCU is bad now , " *scoff* "yeah right 🤣

[@arminhorvath4957]

That third eye was the worst😢

[@sergiomonroy1726]

would you do better?

[@Narutoxhinita143]

1:39 but this scene wasn't there in MoM

[@realanuj]

Marvel budget is unstoppable

[@pereiratur23]

Fashion!

[@taixuan8280]

What name of soundtrack music ?

[@gogicore]

at this point they dont even need actors they're just making everything in 3d

[@robertsmall5168]

Wanda’s cgi model is somehow terrifying

[@itaachi112]

Marvels 1st 3 phase movies have the better vfx then the phase 4

[@edrrrk]

Shang CHi, Eternals, Loki all had great cgi wym

[@didikut_]

It was real for me

[@kazehayaryoji3145]

Is cgi same with animation?

[@doopyx]

First thing you do after watching this video is to open unreal engine 5 and start a new scene....

[@ironmanjakarta8601]

Great music. Can ya link me?

[@ironmanjakarta8601]

Here it is: In Case Of Emergency by : Mark Petrie kzbin.info/www/bejne/qau4mYqrjdGbqbs

[@Carnicemenatan]

Did you find it?

[@KwasiAnimationStudio]

and people think they are going to get this level of work from UE...i'm like na..you have to remember these people have a combined experience level of over 100 years. just keep at it and make stuff...

[@Hjallapenos]

People shit on the CGI of the third eye but I don't think it's that bad. Really, no matter how you do it, it would always look strange.

[@evansyhevu9021]

Why does the third eye look better here than the movie

[@ivandotd]

that earth is bascily Singapore.....

[@guwview1]

please tutorial😂

[@_DreamzGaming]

Hi

[@matrixpictures7799]

When people say the MCU has bad CGI they always cherry pick rare examples while most of the time marvel CGI is beautiful

[@StuffedGamer]

Why do they even hire actors anymore, they just end up getting replaced by digital doubles :D awesome work!

[@saharasafari9]

Please do justice to the little mermaid

[@royedhillstudios]

but what software dominate cgi most

[@Kytetiger]

😮 Oh, you are using a mix of deepfake and Cgi to recreate the expressions ! It's like with Luke in The Mandalorian

[@nuuee1696]

hmm i dont understand the amount of effort on third eye of dr strange is like fastened to finish the deadline

[@manie6250]

can someone explain 1:38 it isnt in the movie

[@--007-_]

Yes

[@ScreenMasterMCU]

1:23 You serious Marvel Studios? lol

[@ironmanjakarta8601]

Do ILM artists also complain about being overworked?

[@Kevinnnnck]

Because Disney owns them And they are Overstaffed And this is the second act of the film.

[@yadhu99]

I'm 23 year old can i become a vfx supervisor eventually by starting as a vfx artist.?

[@vfxmemes]

Yes, After about 12 to 15 years of working experience in industry you can become a vfx supervisor

[@roro9475]

i didn’t even realize most of this was cgi 😭

[@theilluminatibenefactor]

Seriously?

[@roro9475]

@@theilluminatibenefactor i realize how dumb his sounds 😭 i mean like certain stuff i didn’t realize was cgi but i knew a lot of it obviously was lmao

[@krishchy6613]

It's looks like Wanda creating her hex

[@abnerframil]

Detalhes

[@timeofliv8741]

Imagine doing all of this and not paid enough...

[@josephb6112]

For real, these vfx artists are stressed, overworked AND underpaid

[@historytv696]

I NOW EFFECT VFX AND ANIMAATION IS NAME SOFWARE HOULDINI AND NUKE AND MAYA

[@Sssseytha]

1:35 so many passes and still people keep on hating on the CG eye

[@jellybeansi]

VFX artist here. Because it looks very, very bad. The lighting and contours simply don't look natural for how an eye sits on the face.

[@tanktanna3836]

I don’t think this shot was in the movie… 3:11

[@ironmanjakarta8601]

It was.

[@tanktanna3836]

@@ironmanjakarta8601 the beginning of the shot I ment

[@ironmanjakarta8601]

@@tanktanna3836 Yeah that might be ILM trying to show how they did it.

[@SuperDimson]

1:23 WTF was that for?

[@pendaco]

Most likely because the actress is still a minor and has a fixed amount of hours she's allowed to work. So they used a stand-in. Or she was busy filming something else. Covid restrictions played a huge part in this shoot as well.

[@Kevinnnnck]

Um Covid+minor+dealines+ prolly shooting another scene. So a stand in comes in.

[@thevfxfacts]

1:54 deep fake for face replacement? interesting to see deepfakes gradually implemented in movies

[@metroplex29]

Random People: fase 4 cgi is trash Fase 4 cgi:

[@user-ik8vy1rg8f]

It's pretty cool that consumers and pros both got their hands on deepfakes at the same time. Usually ILM gets and makes stuff way before us plebs.

[@jeffblue19onTwitter]

Doesn't ILM also handle the VFX work for Mandalorian? I wonder how common the usage of deepfake technology was in the professional VFX world prior to the Mandalorian/Luke Skywalker deepfake situation. Luke's first appearance was almost completely motion capture & CG face replacement and then some pleb made better versions of all the Luke scenes using deepfake technology. It was so much better that he ended up consulting on the show & helped improve Luke's appearance exponentially in the following season. You can see in the 3 facial models of Hayley Atwell from this video (1:52) that the deepfakes are clearly superior to the CG face model. The success of combining the two techniques has allowed the process of VFX face replacement to take a huge leap forward in a very short period of time, and it's only going to continue to improve over time.

[@cruzefx3652]

@@jeffblue19onTwitter The problem with that is time, it's so easy for artist online to take a finished product that might've been finalized days before sending off and saying that they made a better face with deepfake, but all they did was use a photo real actor cg to train the deepfake, it's like deepfaking tom cruise with tom cruise, it will obviously look amazing, so I believe that what they are doing now is not spending all the time on the cg, having it 70% of the way done and using DF to push that extra 30%

[@viniciusribeiro6451]

I think this movie's CGI is not so well done and convincing like other productions, such as Endgane, Doctor Strange and Thor The Dark World. And I didn't like SW vs CM fighting as well, 'cause they could do A LOT more damage to their enviroment in that fight and they dindn't. I did not watch the movie on the theaters, specially because of COVID, and I don't regret at all. Good movie, but considering the cast, characters and all that Marvel gave us the past years, I think it could be a lot better.