SHE-HULK Episode 1 VFX Analysis! Visual Details You Missed!

She-Hulk Episode 1 had to be reconstructed to include Jen Walters' origin. Erik Voss analyzes how this episode pulled off the VFX shots, and the clever camerawork they used to get around it! Redeem a Harry’s Trial Set for just $3 when you go to Harrys.com/newrockstars Thanks to Harry’s for sponsoring!
What VFX secrets did you miss throughout She-Hulk Episode 1? Since the producers had to remove a number of She-Hulk VFX shots, how was this episode deceptively edited to mask the moments that had to be reworked? Erik Voss analyzes the visuals, camera direction, VFX, and editing of She-Hulk Episode 1 to assess how successful the creative team was at pulling off the introduction of Jen Walters, and how subtle choices by Tatiana Maslany, Mark Ruffalo, and the director Kat Coiro deserve greater appreciation for bringing these characters to life.
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[@NewRockstars]

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[@forcewars5691]

HEEEESSSSSS BAAAAAACCCCCKCKCKCKCKCKC

[@Ionization2020]

Marvel also have many years of pre-work for Ruffalo's Hulk

[@RealCosmicFilms]

There is no cgi, Tatiana Maslany and Mark Ruffalo can just do that

[@Dark.Drawinn]

I believe it

[@jackmarshall3255]

At will.

[@usernameunknown69]

True

[@Stingray1_]

I believe it (2)

[@masterodst1]

Method acting

[@knitcrochettiger361]

the best part of the entire episode is that Bruce and Jen acted more like they were siblings instead of cousins....they were always that close in the comics :)

[@whiskeydeltasix]

Especially in that one comic. You know the one.

[@johnconstantine6269]

@@whiskeydeltasix which one ?

[@whiskeydeltasix]

@@johnconstantine6269 google Hulk gang

[@IAmCannedTuna]

@@whiskeydeltasix 💀💀💀💀💀

[@Eeeeerjjejjejeirsshy]

@@whiskeydeltasix if hulk lived in alabama

[@JasonGuySmiley]

Congrats on the wedding Voss

[@quezzi]

Sakaaran ship : Hey guys, we got a message for you Jen and Bruce : *crashes* Sakaaran ship : 😳 I’ll just tell you next time

[@AmberAkArt]

most underappreciated comment. Lol.

[@ldr9918]

I didn’t once think about the cgi during the episode, which says a lot of good things

[@xILoveFishyx]

I had thought about it once during the Airhorn scene but other than that yeah they did well

[@usernameunknown69]

@@xILoveFishyx hell yes, it was an awesome frickin episode

[@desireecowling167]

Me too

[@HappyBob701]

i thought about it for the first half of the episode. Terrible terrible sloppyiness. Why is the hulk looking worse than he did in 2008? it makes no sense

[@waverider6302]

Same

[@jermssnacks8934]

“I can control my anger infinitely better than you can!!” Even though Bruce went through so much crap with his alter ego and the military. He was abused as a child and more. Nice writing!👏

[@atulkrishna3467]

Another interesting practical effect they did was showing the door of the jeep reaching almost Jen's neck, giving us a better sense of scale.

[@ddpwe5269]

The VFX'rs are doing an amazing job! Can't wait to see the rest of the episodes. Lets just hope they're not time-crunched or have too many changes before the episode releases. Who am I kidding, this is Marvel and they're legendary for that =P

[@ldr9918]

I’m sad seeing how short the episodes are just because i want more of it lmao, but episode 1 didn’t even feel that short or dragging! They were able to take every second in that episode and put it to good use :) great pacing!

[@sammerry7706]

Yeah i feel really bad for them, its a shame they didnt have the time or resources to make it look good. These guys spent thousands of hours on this and all anyone will remember is how poorly it turned out :(

[@skyloren2187]

I loved how Hulk used the angle grinder with three fingers

[@jorgecarbajal8076]

I never really complained about the CGI in the trailers, but the VFX looked really good in the episode. I trusted that Marvel would be able to improve, and they did it beautifully.

[@coalz_coley]

A shout-out to all the VFX artists who worked on the pilot and all the rest of the episodes, we love and respect y'all so much.

[@DrewTrox]

I liked all the cgi. The only thing I didn't like was the Titania kick.

[@mariojimenez691]

IKR? It looked like a parody of a fight.

[@perkshaven]

@@mariojimenez691 it kinda was, that can't even be considered a fight, it was done on purpose for comedy.

[@NolanWins]

That whole court room scene was very choppy, Loved the episode but didn’t really like that fight

[@AndrewDukes]

There’s someone named “idiotic genius” who credited you for this comment.. idk why

[@kewl_]

I think the short fight scene is not that serious like they did is (as usual) a joke. Maybe on the next ep. We would get a serious fight scenes.

[@briansandler8716]

I like the last scene with Titania it didn't seem like a movie more like a comic book fight

[@OhCarlJr]

I for one love everything post endgame. Not to be typical comic book nerd or MCU nerd but as an overall viewer of any genre of movies and television. I’m thoroughly enjoying all the different Disney+ Marvel shows we’ve gotten since Wanda Vision. Phase 5/6 are gonna be fun, “In Feige and Marvel Studios we trust!”

[@christianwright6977]

Amen

[@jordanelliot3972]

It's so nice to here some one think like me For me the lowest point were The eternals (Issues but still fun) And ms marvel (I love the characters but the plot and pacing were not great) And I still really like those lol

[@toonasag]

Fr same!

[@zachiswayposi1]

I really really wish that I did too, but I'm glad other people do at least.

[@almanac520]

ms marvel was bad

[@CaptChrispy]

6:20 This image also 'reflects' the covers of their first comics where we have the smaller human and the giant HULK behind them.

[@scottsweet13]

in direct sunlight, the CGI was perfect

[@chumuheha]

I'm actually glad they moved up all the exposition. Always annoys me with these shows when they wait until the 2nd or 3rd episode to explain the origin story... just start the story at the pilot.

[@zachiswayposi1]

That was my main issue with Moon Knight. It felt like it took 4 episodes just for the story to start

[@LegoTom-Productions]

@@zachiswayposi1 for me, moon knight doing that was alright, because it felt like we were discovering the origin story alongside Steven Grant

[@coultergill7728]

It has to build up

[@mysterio8226]

@@zachiswayposi1 no

[@gpaderx6105]

@@zachiswayposi1 No. It was more like a WandaVision type of problem

[@brandon.powell]

If I didn’t watch this video I would’ve never had a clue to the changes they made. Great first episode!

[@agm9271978]

I think they did an excellent job..I loved it. No more complaining from everybody 💯

[@CaptChrispy]

The scene where Jen is trying to get Bruce out of the car calls back to why David Banner became HULK; because he was trying to tap into the hidden strength of people like mothers picking up a car to save their child.

[@hermdine]

"but you love it", lol, hell yeah, more please!

[@syedtamzidtanvir1251]

Good to have you Back... Really missed you... 🥰🥰🥰

[@IliasLiako]

Episode looked great.

[@anthonyufert8477]

I wasn’t as distracted by the CGI as I feared. I was surprised I liked the first episode as much as I did. Looking forward to seeing what’s to come.

[@madison2750]

thanks for making this video, this show’s VFX has been in constant conversation!

[@willgoodwin2560]

The courtroom brawl reminds me of Ghostbusters II when the angry judge causes the ghosts to burst out of the psychoreactive slime sample and the busters have to save everyone's butt. Heros gotta hero. I wonder if Zuul is a celestial.

[@myplaylist3738]

Sadly most people don't notice the 95% great CGI work from the vfx artists, they only notice the other small 5% & complain about it. Critiques and giving feedback are greats, but just don't complain for the sake of complaining, without providing any feedback.

[@josuafraser4865]

That’s their favorite thing to do

[@TheRaven8]

Thank you for making these types of videos. We love it

[@MrGaussFPV]

This episode is definitely an episode

[@KevinLyda]

I grew up watching the Incredible Hulk on TV in the 70s so the CGI here looks great to me!

[@9tim80]

Right? Darn kids today don't know how good they have it.

[@johnniewaiker6203]

I am used to non stop motion. I watched some of my favourite movie yesterday Time Bandits when I was young. I enjoyed it so much all though the special effects really showing it aged.

[@Tonymobb110]

Like Drew Trox said in the comments, I liked the episode as well, but the only thing I didn’t like was Titania’s ‘kick’

[@GooseChamp]

Loved this opening episode!

[@rondiggity1677]

Wife and I the same, awesome opening episode!

[@veganguy74]

The VFX look great. We are just not used to human figures with unnatural skin tones looking natural.

[@dRAIL2K3]

You’re absolutely right…you look too closely into the details but I can’t look away!!! Keep it up!

[@ChicagoBornPilsenBred21]

Class in session💯

[@zefsam2517]

All this talk makes me feel bad for vfx artists. They need to be paid as equally as the actors.

[@ColorMeConfused29]

So...let's tear apart the VFX to say we loved it? Is that the point here? I thought very little about the CGI, and when I did, it was to see if I was really noticing the CGI much. Which I didn't.

[@josuafraser4865]

LITERALLY

[@matthewwest6039]

Congrats to you and yours!

[@jack_slater_x8708]

the missing parts / frames are in the teaser and official 1st trailer ..... why these bits were cut out is a complete mystery

[@x8Ball]

Love your stuff! Congratulation with the marriage btw!

[@jeremygrahamjg]

They did a dope job 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾❤💯💯💯

[@vectoralphaAI]

I thought the CGI, VFX and the whole episode as a whole was really good. I liked it.

[@GabrielJoseRodriguezRecords]

Fantastic first episode!

[@Anonhaha122]

Idk why but that scene of hulk tackling Jen feels suspicious. I’m wondering if that was specifically hulk and not smart hulk Think about it. Bruce started screaming when transforming after the crash and then it cuts to night. Why did it take him long to find Jen

[@menekelegbor]

I think they did a very good job, given that this bill as done through the pandemic, timing and work force was extremely low.

[@docfezz505]

I loved the episode it was the perfect amount of everything to me

[@cloudburstt]

Tbh I really enjoyed this episode and the VFX was amazing.

[@snowy21e]

See that’s why I fw you voss you see what I see literally!

[@scruffd0g193]

This has to be one of the hardest CGI projects for marvel. But I feel like marvel figured it out here.

[@atulkrishna3467]

especially doing face animations on a character that does not have wrinkles or stubble to make it look more grounded.

[@rafaellariosa4815]

Really? More than Endgame? Infinity War? Ok

[@jbonceu2457]

@@rafaellariosa4815 If you notice in Infinity war and especially Endgame, it has a lot of darker scenes which is easier to cgi I guess cause a lot of details don't need to pop.

[@Txllxn]

Let’s gooo Erik’s back!

[@HipnotikHylian]

Ew

[@griffgames9538]

@@HipnotikHylian Don't be a Voss hater.

[@irislane898]

Thank you! Like the kind words for the art team

[@anthonydisla676]

Welcome back vosk 🥳

[@madworld8422]

happy to hear about wedding. God bless you and stay happy.

[@dantedoomsday]

9:46 "match the Hulk in strength" LOL

[@CanaldoAlekin]

Looks like a CGI arm, but they are killing it! It's incredible.

[@silverloveguns]

i love this live action version of Sherk

[@MisterChubz]

The CGI looks soooooooo much better than the trailers

[@DigitalCrate]

It doesn’t help that KZbin compresses videos so they smooth it out which makes it look worse

[@toonasag]

Didn't know about the changes but still liked it overall!

[@benhenderson8952]

Interesting defence testimony video for the show’s VFX

[@vishakh6929]

1:17 beautiful work by marvel, wire work definately doesnt look too obvious. its so damn good

[@nadareelnaem3737]

Cgi for Hulk was way better. I don't buy that the smoother appearance was just due to an intentional design decision.

[@madnessarcade7447]

When Bruce starts to turn green and roars that kinda reminds me of zed’s transformation in the zombies movies was that intentional probably not but coincidental comparisons can be fun lol Y’all have no idea what I’m talking about anyway

[@TheOnlyRick3]

Me who understands 😅

[@madnessarcade7447]

@@TheOnlyRick3 🔥🔥🔥

[@TheOnlyRick3]

@@madnessarcade7447 yh Tell me you’re a zombies fan Cause I am

[@madnessarcade7447]

@@TheOnlyRick3 I am

[@DrewMacGregor]

the cg is good, fun episode and series

[@Sebboebbo]

Da king is back baby he neva miss

[@Pratham_Kumar_]

Yoooo start of an amazing Marvel series :D

[@Bigpako]

Is the drones in the mcu starks industries or made via outsourced by Aim

[@chad872]

i loved it... Loki tv serious still my favorite but plenty of episodes to come to change my mind

[@yomantan69allthetime]

Hulks notes will sure come in handy when they need to subdue his upcoming rampage hopefully in a WW Hulk

[@Pardcore]

I knew there was something off about this episode! Interesting they decided to do so much rearranging...

[@Phantom-hy2ix]

I thought the VFX was MARVELous. Done really well.

[@le_maxarus]

I am truly enjoying Marvel lately. So fun! ♥

[@kevingreene7600]

Hey I have something really interesting for you to explore could ultron be imprisoned in the helmet at the beach with hulk

[@CuriosityRocks]

Congrats 🥳

[@samsegnere924]

Glad they reorganized and got hulk vs hulk outta the way. Who doesn’t love instant gratification!

[@amandawray08]

Ah! Look at that wedding ring! Congrats, Voss!

[@karnold3413]

I am so irritated at how bad the Visual Effect Artists were slammed over the trailer. They work so hard on these movies and produce stunning work. They did a beautiful job on Jennifer Walters

[@ericwilhelm636]

BTW that Sakarian courier class was totally trying to deliver the message that Hulk's a daddy.

[@bennettniizawa7200]

I specifically thought the "ow" was because when you're hungover your hair hurts

[@deltavagen9796]

The missed visual Details are the good CGI

[@joeyteter9383]

Those pages in Hulk’s binder looked CG to me. It got even more obvious when you zoomed into him flipping through. At least to me. But none of this bothers me in the slightest, I loved the first episode, I’ve been excited for this for some time and Tatiana Maslany is fantastic. So I’ll all in

[@mrjamesmonkey]

The first episode was great!!!

[@sumitkahar9207]

Erik's back

[@justme-qr4mm]

I wish people would just be thankful we get great stories from the MCU.

[@jakubgalbavy9169]

I think in the next episode we will see the full fight.

[@loganbigmo]

We're not gonna see Titania again until Episode 5

[@infinitylemon345]

Nice

[@TheWatchman1893]

Excellent VFX as is the same with every Marvel property, never seen a bad VFX yet

[@tsukuyomi9985]

Welcome Back...

[@jupamoers]

6:33 the sawblades even say "Stark Industries". CGI always gets a problem, when people are talking. They never get the movement for formation of the letters completely right

[@jeffredman7637]

Hi Newrockstars

[@fastballfilms4214]

I actually do have a Harry’s razor set 😂 I got it at Costco

[@jeremyterrence]

missed u EA!

[@DavidHLee]

shame how a female lead still has to be "perfect" even in CGI form to get approval. Tatiana's personality and acting makes this character perfect for live action. perfect casting all the way. CGI is just a bonus

[@josuafraser4865]

Exactly I’ve been thinking this exact thing since the trailers. Not even jus for the female characters, this goes for all characters

[@freebird6591]

What did all that binder stuff have to do with cgi?

[@anonemous7881]

Points for using “embiggen”

[@JWilly4625]

Something I noticed was the human size fingerprints on the jeep hood where hulk hands were

[@AsurionWhitestar]

Nice analysis of the first episode, but I’ll wait for the Corridor Crew’s VFX analysis for an actual VFX analysis 😉.

[@Destiny-ze2gz]

Are u going to review orphan first kill ???!

[@pinkfrank]

I will say I noticed in real time Bruce's log is total chi it just looks it

[@360.Tapestry]

this was an enjoyable episode. the real question is how they'll stick the landing. that seems to be the rough spot for disney+