Dune (2021) - DNEG Demo Reel / IMAX

Demo reel by visual effects company DNEG featuring some of the IMAX ratio work they did for Denis Villeneuve's Dune Part One (2021), as well as some behind the scenes footage.

[@Despotic_Waffle]

What makes the CGI in dune so great is that they're not afraid to obscure it with effects which make it look as if it were real objects or backdrops captured on a camera. So often with the marvel type movies do they just have these beautiful renders that are 4k and crisp, shiny and clean. It basically makes them look like early 2000s graphics sometimes.

[@wojtek1582]

I had exactly the same thought while watching this video.

[@nihilusedit1447]

In fact it's more about the time artist have, these are basicaly the same companies working on Marvel movies and Dune, they just don't have the same time to work on the post production

[@jojolafrite90]

I have seen materials and textures that were way worse than even an old videogame and near the camera in one of these Marvel movies. The one in which the scarlet witch does things, and other things happen, that were not very good either. IDK, I just remember te horror of that ugly texture and flat material, just awful.

[@pizzajona]

Except during Paul’s vision of the battle when his suit’s mask opens up

[@nozyspy4967]

Well said!

[@j.f.l.bousquet1998]

The Visual effects team deserves a 2nd OSCAR for part 2. You know what's on screen is CGI, but you don't think about it until the movie is over. I've rewatched part 1 many times, I've watched part 2, and I don't recall a moment where I thought "umm, no, that looks obviously fake" like in so many other movies.

[@replicant_2049]

The IMAX 1.43:1 version of the film is just so beautiful. I hope they re-release it before Dune Part 2 this year.

[@replicant_2049]

@MOC Hopefully they do a re-release before part 2 🤞🤞🤞

[@nathanielrufino8508]

Denis Villanueve should do workshop for all the filmmakers and directors out there. DUNE was a masterpiece and it always will be. What an incredible experience to watch and make this film.

[@jaymesyt]

LISAN AL GAIB!

[@hicklenutsdeez2677]

It really annoys me that they released Dune on HBO Max in the standard wide screen aspect ratio. The way the film is shot you need a taller aspect ratio like 16:9 or 4:3 to understand what's going on. The scene that gets affected the worst by this is the sandcrawler scene. I've noticed that you also loose certain details like the ornithopter's wings in the escape scene or the sand blowing off of buildings in Arakeen. If Warner Bros. has a 4:3 version of the movie, why don't they just release it? The movie is already a year old, so it isn't like they'll be losing any large sums of money. It doesn't make any sense.

[@deek60819]

I hope and pray they are planning another physical/digital release after part 2. Otherwise there's no way to watch the film as intended unless you wait every 10 years for a theatrical rerelease. Lol if DISNEY can release MCU movies in IMAX ratio so can WB easily

[@himanshunayak]

Not just wings, if you look at 2:06, the shadow of the flying Ornithopter can also be seen, which just makes this scene more immersive and believable. Can't see it with the Aspect ratio of the Digital release though...

[@charlesm835]

My thoughts exactly. Would kill to view the 4:3 IMAX version again 😦

[@hellcatdave1]

It doesn't look good on a home screen, guys. The IMAX ratio looks good because of the IMAX screen. It's massive. Sorry.

[@ThisUsernameSystemF-ckingSucks]

I watched the gross cinematic bluray of 80gb and so wished the frame was fuller.

[@evolicious]

0:48, I'll never get over how they obviously used an HTC Vive Deluxe Audio Strap (DAS) here, lol. It's a damn good headstrap, and I'm happy they used it in this movie. Super jarring for people like me that have been using the DAS since 2016, and it definitely un-immersed me for a second, lol.

[@Ootori_sama]

I thought the exact same thing when I first saw that lmao. First time I've recognized a component being repurposed for a prop like that.

[@sxpv]

Yes

[@harshgarrett]

the design just lasted 20000 years it was so good

[@aeliusdawn]

Then you know it's peak design

[@countOfHenneberg]

I wish I'd seen this at a proper movie theatre with full sound; can't be the same thing at home on an Xbox.

[@pseudonymousbeing987]

And as you can see any version you watch at home is missing about a third or more of the frame. The film is meant to be seen on a true IMAX with a ~4:3 aspect ratio. Only then will you get the full scope.

[@edwindungdung1998]

I don't know why but seeing the BTS, I feel the need to refuse to believe that so much is CG. The movies completely immersed me into the story that I forgot that I most of it is not real.

[@SortOfEggish]

Is CG in the room with us right now? ffs shut up

[@squidsmove]

@@SortOfEggishloser

[@GHETOyeti]

The reason the VFX works so well is because of Denis’s style of blocking and knowing exactly how he wants a shot to look. Easier to layer in VFX when you are a competent filmmaker instead of altering an entire scene in post with special effects.

[@timbuktu777]

Storyboards are king.

[@wadya69]

Looks dope, but we need sequel!

[@irinavalerieva3762]

They are shooting it at the moment.

[@bobyford8051]

@@irinavalerieva3762 its in theaters at the moment :)

[@irinavalerieva3762]

@@bobyford8051 I know. My comment was posted about a year ago. They were still shooting it then.

[@yarmgl1613]

@@irinavalerieva3762 they probably meant that for future readers :)

[@rizzo-films]

I would LOVE to view this in 4:3 at home, and 100% disagree that this format won't look good by default on a TV at home. These awesome, epic shots were clearly composed with a more vertial frame in mind than 2.39:1 and would look mind-blowing on a big enough screen in 4k Dolby Vision.

[@drhimem7710]

Работа над фильмом настолько доскональная и качественная, что даже зная, как это было снято, ты веришь в то, что видишь. Это лучшее из пониманий произведения. Жаль, что не все важные и принципиальные аспекты раскрыты.

[@lovinglife4763]

all this just Shows the majesty and Glory of Love

[@minillaman6717]

I hope they adapted all 4 of the main novels, I know they probably wont but im hoping they do

[@GR8SALAD]

Denis took a gamble just doing the first half of the first book, since they weren't going to greenlight a sequel until the first movie did well. Denis has said unofficially he plans to have a trilogy, 2 movies for Dune and 1 movie for Dune Messiah, but I wouldn't really get your hopes up too much for that since he himself doesn't seem to talk about it much. Beyond the second book, I think any more of these movies are extremely unlikely to happen

[@Wh0isTh3D0ct0r]

One of the things that always bugged me about Hollywood movies in decades past was when the added background elements would be in focus, regardless of how far away it was supposed to look. I'm glad that Hollywood has finally stopped doing that.

[@qtarokujo3694]

3:11 my favorite detail is the accumulated sand piles on the crevices of the building

[@AP47735]

I noticed that too after so many rewatches! I love the attention to detail this movie really had

[@CircuitBoardcokr]

Great job! So ornithopter was actually an AH-6 haha

[@arnaudsm]

2:17 Was the live-action plate really used in the final shot, or only as reference ? Rotoscoping sand seems horrendous

[@Nayakthunder]

Is the imax 4:3 version available online/blu ray?

[@DuneInfo]

No, just the 2.4:1 version. There are rumours that a IMAX 16:9 version will be released on Blu-ray/4K, but the full 4:3 frame is reserved for IMAX theatres I believe.

[@Nayakthunder]

@@DuneInfo 16:9 would be great...any estimate on that release

[@DuneInfo]

@@Nayakthunder I'm afraid not. It is all just rumour and speculation at the moment. In time for the 2022 holidays? Next year to tie-in with Dune Part Two? As part of a double-movie boxset in 2024?

[@Nayakthunder]

@@DuneInfo that would be great

[@awen82301]

太狂了!!!!

[@bobyford8051]

crazyyy that they'd do the whole background just to cover it up with another element in front of it with even more particles, @2:44

[@hvip4]

wait they don't show the clean plates for the worm, so the worm is real?

[@railhaziev6799]

*Panavision 70 waiting*

[@_Feyd-Rautha]

Having seen Dune 2 in IMAX 5 times, going back to widescreen will be shitty

[@Thehackerguy2000]

2:15 Thats nuts that that shot started in camera and not 100% cgi

[@lovinglife4763]

now think, when we build cities..

[@EpicLib]

Pretty nice how the actual helicopters were used in shots for them dragonflies

[@_AZBT_ASHUTOSHKUSHWAHA]

Glad actors aren't standing in front of a green mat pretending to see shit.. There is a helicopter for a reference in ornithopther

[@austinduran3557]

where did you get the footage?

[@DuneInfo]

It was a demo reel released as part of a VFX conference I think.

[@austinduran3557]

@@DuneInfo dang I thought you'd somehow have the full aspect ratio of the first movie

[@redplanet76]

The Roto! Brilliant VFX

[@Janovich]

Rotoscoping on this show must have been hell lol

[@BeastyBite]

Denis Villeneuve doesn't use vfx, all filmed in the real desert

[@lovinglife4763]

and lets not Focus too much on only making art, but giving help and giving to those, who are in need #dunepremiere2021

[@countOfHenneberg]

I wish I'd seen this at a proper movie theatre with full sound; can't be the same thing at home on an Xbox.