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.

[@AuthorZaraHoffman]

Same!

[@abhayharikasun]

Some unnecessary info: because I found this kind of stuff so interesting, I'm currently studying to become a VFX artist. It's so exciting

[@vexalias2855]

@@abhayharikasun Not unnecessary at all, good luck man 👍

[@ThePoiMaster]

Check out Corridor Crew if you haven't. They show you a side of filmmaking you rarely get to see and invite the people who make thе movies to discuss how they achieved these magical wonders.

[@HaA-s]

there is a channel called corridor crew which has a series called vfx artists react, stuntmen react and they react to movies and get the actual artists that worked on these movies to share how it was done fully. higly reccomend giving it a watch :) many big names are coming on tehre as guests.

[@nayeebG]

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

[@fxrdo]

The scenes that everyone though was CGI but were actually practical deserve even more applause.

[@FranciscoHOS]

@@fxrdo So something that is real that looks real (obviously) is more impressive than something that is fake that looks real?

[@TristenJayW]

@@FranciscoHOS I think he's saying it's more impressive to make something real look fake, but idk

[@fxrdo]

@@TristenJayW thats not what I mean. Read my reply to Degenerate Hawks that should clear up what I meant.

[@lilmilontiktok]

@@fxrdo just the same actually

[@surs5674]

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

[@ThunderBlastvideo]

i mean, that's like every marvel movie ever now...

[@julienpouliot270]

Did you know that the Social Network had more VFX shots than Godzilla? VFX is not just lazers and explosions.

[@fgp0032]

@@julienpouliot270 That movie had twins played by the same actor so it makes sense

[@SpiderManMCUniverse]

Hats off should also be going to the actual people who created the “outside world”.

[@evilolivias]

now? haven’t they always been like that?

[@RodTV]

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

[@thenerddatabase6960]

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

[@sunsetspecials6129]

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

[@snatchX626]

i wanna see him talk about the special effects in the dr strange vs spiderman fight :)

[@randyx3976]

Same

[@razvangogan]

This is trully phenomenal. Can't wait for the moment I'm gonna be able to afford at least 50% of this amount of experienced people to do VFX for my movies.

[@BruceWayne1915]

ikr

[@poopiecon1489]

i can help you , i have a vfx studio , we do industry ready cheap vfx

[@BetaBreaking]

@@poopiecon1489 you pay minimum wage?

[@poopiecon1489]

@@BetaBreaking yes i definitely pay good

[@lafincow12]

Lol ok

[@pavelduverge4027]

8:52. The de-aging technology is amazing 🔥🔥🔥

[@veritas6990]

A huge downside for marvel is its so hard to shoot in NYC so that's why they are forced for use blue screen all the time... I remember at the end of FFH tom is with zendaya doing the final swing.. that was shot in NYC but it took so long to shoot because Papz and people kept walking in front of camera's.

[@Evie-h5n]

Actually they wanted to shoot in NYC but they weren't allowed Because of COVID

[@user-oj6gy2wn1c]

@@Evie-h5n wdym, FFH was before pandemic

[@Evie-h5n]

@@user-oj6gy2wn1c I'm talking about nwh cause you said it's so hard for them to shoot in NYC and they are forced to use blue screen

[@user-oj6gy2wn1c]

@@Evie-h5n i c

[@benl.4577]

Really justifies the overuse of CGI at least in a business standpoint

[@renatoism]

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

[@Visualhead_Spacer]

this type of breakdown is you usually you hear in masterclass workshops for artist who are trying to learn and understand post-mortem about the film vfx.

[@chelsey1087]

They did a really good job making this movie, full of talented people. I love it so much 😭

[@jrpg0630]

Was he off the day they worked on Andrew's landing after saving MJ?

[@culehonesto9227]

LMAO that part looked really fake

[@Eraz2409]

The sad thing is that nobody knows who he is or the team. It's crazy that we know the side characters and they have millions of fans but nobody knows him or the team

[@sharkiealami7817]

He’s in the credits. You don’t know cause you’re lazy

[@fourcgames7568]

@@sharkiealami7817 Yeah I'm sure you read every single name in the credits..

[@EricHamm]

Not true, VFX leads and Cinematgraphers get lots of credit for production. But outside of VFX fans or movie fans, why would a general audience care who supervised in production?

[@sharkiealami7817]

@@fourcgames7568 only read what I’m looking for. You wanna read every single names then by all means

[@AadamSaleem0]

This Makes Me Think That Doctor Strange 2 Is Gonna Be Insane Visually

[@BatSignalJammer]

It's Sam Raimi so I don't think there will be lots of VFX shots in that movie. Most will be practical

[@BurgoYT]

@Parvis wdym? They’ll clearly just have practical shots of Benedict Cumberbatch using magic

[@arghyaneedsleep]

Highly doubt that because of the extensive reshoots.

[@enadegheeghaghe6369]

@@BurgoYT there is no way Dr Strange's magic can be done with practical effects. Portals and mirror dimensions and all that stuff is impossible with practical effects. Don't be ridiculous

[@austinpyo]

@@enadegheeghaghe6369 you gotta be the most dense human being on this planet

[@chelsey1087]

Tom is really talented wow

[@nathaliafreitas2082]

This video is just... AMAZING. I could watch him talking about the entire movie without getting bored

[@Mr_ULTMT]

I wish they did stuff more practically. The Batman for instance felt super real because there wasn't a ton of CG in it

[@shadymostafa9711]

I mean the batman isn't dealing with villains that should look younger and with superhuman people

[@SpiderManMCUniverse]

Batman is the most practical superhero ever. Anyone can be like him. The movie itself compared to TDK is way more practical, especially the chase. Comparing The Batman to NWH is weird considering Spider-Man isn’t possible and the MCU in general is often goofy compared to Reeves’ portrayal of Gotham (for now).

[@PikaGasMask]

there wasn't a ton of CG in it that you noticed**** ;)

[@zacharyreider2868]

Just feel bad for the actors, I feel like sitting on sets that are just blue or green would slowly take the magic out of playing the characters

[@PikaGasMask]

@@zacharyreider2868 cries in millions of dollars

[@ironicanimations]

I keep thinking “Marvel is Jsut flexing at this point- I’m so jealous” but I realize, it’s WAY easier to use building and animation skills to create a longer set extension, because of Covid, and I’m actually really happy they did this, they are masters and don’t have to worry too much, because a lot of times it’s not noticeable, but it’s really good

[@ebrahimmunsif]

Not really, visual effects artists are not unionized and are underpaid and overworked. Marvel uses them instead of production workers who build sets etc are affiliated with unions cuz it saves them a lot of money

[@JamieLoreteFilms]

I really wished they had more of goblin on the bridge scene

[@DodaGarcia]

I love the low key shade he throws at Tony Revolori at 1:25 for not being available on the day they shot the scene

[@tanushbhatt1419]

11:33 they had a choice to just not put the baby in there. But they did. Respect man

[@BeeBlossomEdits]

The visual effects were truly spectacular in this film! They really did an amazing job!

[@Ganiscol]

Being part of these films must in some ways be really depressing for veteran actors who remember real sets, attention to details or crunchtime for daylight. Because now, most everything is done later and you have little concept of what a scene is going to look like, for somebody has an idea and everything is turned on its head... I like my VFX being necessary and not necessarily a sign for lazy cinematography where corners are being cut for convenience. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Ganiscol]

@Reef A. yes really, you just dont get it. Its not about stupid tentacles, its about the laziness of shooting a friggin street scene without any action on an actual street instead of a blue screen and edit the house and street in later. Did you not hear him gloat about 80 shots without CG? Even the seatbelt click was re-timed, so its actually 79...

[@pxystudios]

Yes and No, everything is done in PREVIS ( previsualization), which means the actors has an idea what the environment looks like

[@LostUtopiaFilms]

@@Ganiscol Shooting in the streets is cool, but is also a logistical and financial nightmare with little control. Most people won’t notice most of the stuff in this video either. If the tool works, it works.

[@kaykayta]

i agree that they do overuse cgi at some points but its also important to remember that this was filmed at the height of covid before vaccines were widespread, jon watts even said they planned a full ny shoot but they had to change that because of covid and simple shots were made difficult because of that too

[@rudrasingh6354]

@@Ganiscol they had to shoot stuff in closed of sets because people would film and post everything if they shot on the streets. And like he mentioned, it would be difficult to block off a highway in new york, probably would ruin a lot of people's day too.

[@mikedaniel7195]

This is amazing what they have to do in a big movie like this what they have to add to make a lot of it look real I love seeing behind the scenes of movies to see how they made it I have always been fascinated with all this.

[@lordlem]

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

[@MeesaMP4]

This is really great, as someone who wants to go into this type of area for a living, it's amazing to get to see how it's done!

[@Sophia_JiYun]

Woah seeing Tom do those stunts with the trampolines and flips was super cool

[@danielsalazar8919]

Oscar worth it for just visual effects, I knew about special effects but man ... They managed to build a whole new world and make it look so real. I can't say what's real and what's not. That's why cinema is an art. Big applause for all that 2d and 3d animators that worked so hard to make this masterpiece possible...

[@keemerthanever1942]

One person that isn’t complaining about visual effects 👍

[@Random-xd4zm]

Man i would watch a whole VFX breakdown of the whole movie

[@ocsmichaelanthony]

I actually would have loved to see the fight between Spidey and Goblin on the bridge. I also wish they kept Tobey vs Goblin.

[@BoogSReviews]

I love seeing stuff like this and what goes into the CGI. I figured the fight scenes would be a lot of CG but the stuff like environments looked so good that you didn’t realize it was CGI. I’d like another part to this showing off the CG that went into the Dr Strange fight and the final fight as well

[@10willybilly]

The de-aging was so good that when my mom saw the movie she thought Doc Ock got Botox to look younger 😂

[@Alex-qg9ix]

They do all this just to satisfy our lives by taking out 2 hour and 28 minutes out of our day and pay 13$ to watch there masterpiece, I salute them💜

[@thestreak6132]

Imagine a breakdown with the whole mirror sequence and the final battle, lit.

[@RiasatSalminSami]

13:12 man that was Amazing!

[@tgnash_]

I completely understand that using VFX is easier, but MAN... would've loved to see the goblin suit be practical. I know his "new" suit was practical and it looked GREAT.

[@adc_15]

the hair rotos are flawless !!!

[@dealphawolf]

It’s funny how so many people complain about CGI and how it’s over used or looks bad, but they don’t even realize how much of these movies really are CGI 😂

[@dasik84]

I've never understood that. CGI is a tool to create movies. Why are some people so desperated on hating this tool? When someone starts to complain about CGI being used in movies, I immediately lose much of my respect towards them. Complaining about BAD CGI (like in Black Panther) is valid. Complaining about USE of CGI is idiocy.

[@thesenate9455]

thats why I appreciated the Batman so much more on a cinematography practiacl effect spectrum and sound design

[@dasik84]

@@thesenate9455 It used tons of CGI too and you didn't notice because there were no supernatural stunts. It was just a thriller.

[@ranamores4919]

I lose respect to the actor. I lose respect to the director. This is basically just an animated film. All the actor has to do is take steroids and act out some facial expressions. that harness stunt doesn't impress me. Take a look at The making of Rurouni Kenshin and Takeru Sato's stunts. That is impressive. That is cinema.

[@hydroxytriptamine3554]

@@ranamores4919 that’s just circus 🎪

[@zeernebooch]

I would love this guy breaksdown VFX shots of NWH with Corridor Crew

[@thabopitsoo]

Kudos to you guys and your entire Special & Visual effects team it’s absolutely incredible the attention to detail you guys went to thank you!❤️

[@michaelpowell3204]

This whole CG everything vs shooting on location thing is bonkers

[@michaelpowell3204]

It's also crazy having your star doing acrobatic stunts and then using zero percent of his actual image or (probably) even motion data...

[@braceyourselfband]

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

[@Zwyane]

Wow Canadian Lad really spot all of these things his saying, such as doc oks arms turning red, blue and white. Kudos to Canadian Lad

[@panteklintang]

Tom holland honestly did many of his own stunts, more than I thought he did... WOW!!! HE IS THE MOST ATHLETICALLY ACCURATE SPIDERMAN

[@travisbickle4360]

Tom has learned Ballet which really helps.

[@benl.4577]

@@travisbickle4360 also the most attuned to gymnastics out of the 3

[@SpookySherlock]

take a shot everytime he says shot

[@alexmcafee5914]

"We weren't able to put the baby in the Rotisserie rig" lmao

[@djdatore]

At this point why not CGI the whole movie lol

[@Shared_.]

Ikr? Sometimes i wonder like how they could make a movie with these actors faces but its fully cgi and we wouldn't notice

[@buka.a]

Please get this man to do more breakdowns

[@madelineacosta5256]

I could watch this man speak for hours and hours on his knowledge of movies and effects. I’m completely invested into this

[@bean__0711]

I wanna do this when I’m older. It seems so cool and fun.

[@elliebplayin]

I LOVE the mini science lesson on lighting that went into this! Too awesome!

[@jovisskyaudio3002]

this guy had me at “the door was the only real structure “

[@mosestekper7659]

Can you imagine MCU can't film a normal building, they needed CGI for it. Ridiculous overuse of CGI

[@sooperman12]

TBH, that's why these movies feel more like video game cut scenes. CGI has gotten good but they're still unable to create weight in scenes. The brain can pick out things that don't make sense if an object were there or when something lands heavy. Just put Tom in the suit and let him flip!

[@innanoshe]

He sounds disappointed that he could not put the baby in the rotisserie rig. lol

[@mysticpond]

Explains why the movie looks so artificial. For example the lightning looks way off in many scenes, which isn't weird with all that greenscreen. Such a tired production overall, unfortunately.

[@muhammadrafliramadhan5991]

13:13 Wow, just... WOW!

[@ZantiDC]

yo i know we are watching VFX but dear god did you see Tom just boss that stunt getting to the car wow

[@Lovicide]

That's cool. Now maybe explain why Tobey's Spiderman mask looks like a squished pumpkin

[@futurebillionaire4128]

7:07 Stan Lee and I have the same birthday...😶

[@noahhorne6328]

Wish they made stuff especially for the first parts with the party and Peter outside dr strangers house without CG bit over the top

[@bourwaz]

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

[@Smuggerino]

Ya'll did her dirty using that frame 17:10

[@luismaldonado4989]

Now let’s get a breakdown of the Raimi trilogy’s visual effects. Back then, CGI wasn’t as convincing forcing the visual effects department to be more creative and think outisde the box. Which is why there was weight to the action scenes.

[@ancledoidoi1102]

This is crazy! I’d love to see a breakdown of the gear they use as a team of professionals given how GPU and CPU intensive this stuff is. Like the specs would be STUPID on those machines 🤯

[@TechiesUnofficial]

The attention to detail of this guy, jeez!!! I wasn't even bothered by the trash not getting blown away by the chopper.

[@bonnyfasius1216]

Seeing how much vfx and cgi in a frame make me question how is it even possible for marvel vfx and cgi team to make that many projects in a year😭 I expected a lot of cgi and vfx but definitely not this much😭😭

[@gunnadi]

05:32 Nolan will absolutely do that 😄

[@mosestekper7659]

Exactly

[@alydawson25]

it’s kinda sad how nowadays barely anything in films are real anymore, it’s all visual effects.

[@thisiskareemp]

I love the production/editing aspect in addition to the acting aspects. So cool to get paid to do this stuff.

[@7erricola]

we definitely need more of this kind of content!

[@MrMightyEthan]

So much VFX and CGI where there doesn't need to be.

[@ddss639]

Now I appreciate this movie even more

[@ishraqtalukder4518]

19:57 : iron spider’s tech just looks too futuristic stark has made.

[@redx459]

Movie could’ve been insane without COVID ruining it..

[@MrGuitaristgamer101]

This guy is so traumatized by working on CGI that he remembers the file name for a difficult shot in Titanic! That's over 20 years ago, poor guy 😂😅

[@Franklojpg]

As much as I love visual effects, we need to get some practical elements back because everything looks just like flat lighting on a blue screen and you can tell

[@rooracleaf561]

once we get fully out of covid restrictions we'll get more practical stuff I'm sure.

[@bern9642]

dude a lot of the stunts and elements are practical effects.

[@Franklojpg]

@@bern9642 completely wipe away with VFX, in none of those movies you see the real costume of spiderman is just lighting reference and that apply for a lot of things

[@bern9642]

@@Franklojpg only the iron spider costume. because you can't make that, metal just isn't that flexible. but the other cloth costumes are real whenever possible like the beginning web swinging sequence.. the fight and acrobatic scenes in this movie have more practical effects than let's see the raimi movies because the swinging scenes in raimi movies look particularly fake because of that.

[@bororobo3805]

I guess all actors named Tom like doing their own stunts

[@gordon3002]

Congratulations to all of you guys who made this movie ! It lived up to all the hype, and that doesn’t happen very often.

[@dasik84]

I'm disgusted by stupid and evil people who complain about filmmakers using CGI. If it bothers you so much, build a time machine and go to 1970s and watch how horrible practical effects are.

[@davadh]

"Here's Spider-Man flying..." Wait, what?

[@somnathsaha3269]

Because of the iron spider suit bro

[@davadh]

@@somnathsaha3269 I prefer gliding, flying is like up

[@yashaswikumarakalva2384]

Hope the oscars finally recognize this team.

[@TheHappyHummy]

I like how I got an eyelash ad with Zendaya in this video 😂

[@StatusQuonald]

This was a movie where I noticed most of the CGI elements and I didn't like it that much

[@ThePandaaa]

I could honestly watch a 3 hour breakdown of the whole movie he should do the mirror dimension fight I’d love to see that broken down

[@Panicaheartbeat]

Look at Corridor Digital’s channel. They go through VFX shots in cinema, Stuntpeople that come on to discuss stunts on camera, and studio and BTS footage with beautiful breakdowns with a great sense of humor.

[@tre_treanim]

"IS HE GOING TO YOUR SPIDER BABYS?!"

[@hulkboifanki]

ok, i'm pretty sure i speak for us all when i say this, but we need the raw movie. no effects, nada..! just the raw piece of greatness that is this movie. please..!

[@callumsmith7422]

Christopher Nolan is having a fit somewhere.

[@mosestekper7659]

And vomiting that a simple building should be CGI

[@callumsmith7422]

@@mosestekper7659 😂

[@mandocalrissian6454]

3:43 except you literally didn't and it isn't 💀

[@keving5004]

Probably not the same take

[@sweetlatina53]

Wow especial effects are so amazing OMG😮

[@FTNChicken]

The line between animated films and live action is so blurred its kind of crazy

[@Imdevinjt24]

So insane how they make all of this on the computer 😭

[@Imdevinjt24]

@Parvis you sound like everyone’s nerd son

[@fatoumatacisse3796]

@Parvis that’s different tho it’s easy to get on FaceTime with the phone. It’s not easy to do all of these visual effects

[@Imdevinjt24]

@@fatoumatacisse3796 that’s what I’m saying

[@PunxTV123]

the MVP here is CGI artist and not tom himself

[@schizzie5819]

Reaaaally great video. Best VFX breakdown yet. So detailed and interesting. More please!

[@AlvarHanso84]

you know i'm something of a visual effect myself

[@WantSomeDinhSum]

“We couldn’t put the baby in the rotisserie rig” Sounding sad* LOL

[@0NaiveDreamer0]

Tom does a lot of stunts by himself. No wonder why he got Nathan Drake's role

[@AMP4K]

this got me so inspired thank you