Exclusive ‘Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil’ Clip: How The VFX Team Augment Practically Built Sets
Maleficent: Mistress of Evilis one of the most visually dazzling films that Disney has put out this year, expanding on the lush fairy-tale visuals of the 2014Maleficentto show us a richAvatar-like underworld. It’s a world that you would expect to be completely created by the VFX team, but a newMaleficent Mistress of Evilclip that /Film is debuting ahead of the film’s digital and Blu-ray release proves that not to be the case.
Maleficent Mistress of Evil Clip
/Film is debuting a newMaleficent: Mistress of Evilclip that will be available in full upon the film’s release on Digital and Blu-ray later this month. The clip digs into the VFX used in the film, overseen by VFX supervisorGary Brozenich. The fantastical world ofMaleficentseems at first to be composed entirely of CG shots, but producerJeff Kirschenbaumdescribes how that is not the case.
“Not only is theMaleficentworld built practically, it’s augmented by visual effects,” Kirschenbaum describe in the clip. “You really feel like you’re in the world and the visual effects are enhancing that.”
The clip goes on to show how the VFX team created the wings thatAngelina Jolie’s character uses to fly around the human kingdom of Ulstead and the fairy kingdom of the Moors — wings that are given special focus since the central conflict of the first film, 2014’sMaleficent, surrounded the damaging of Maleficent’s magnificent wings.
While it’sdebatablewhetherMaleficent: Mistress of Evilwas a successful sequel, there’s no denying it’s highly imaginative visuals. It’s amazing that a company like Disney would produce a film as visually gonzo and weird as this, and kudos must be given to the VFX team for bringing the vision of directorJoachim Rønningto life.
Maleficent: Mistress of Evilwill be available on Digital 12/31 and Blu-ray 1/14.
