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How the Lunar Scene from Ad Astra Was Made | WIRED

Jedediah Smith, VFX supervisor for Method Studios, describes the painstaking process visual effects artists used to create the moon and lunar rover sequence in Ad Astra. From their innovative use of infrared cameras to their deep archival research to their extensive use of rotoscoping, the effects team employed an array of techniques to balance realism…

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Jedediah Smith, VFX supervisor for Method Studios, describes the painstaking process visual effects artists used to create the moon and lunar rover sequence in Ad Astra. From their innovative use of infrared cameras to their deep archival research to their extensive use of rotoscoping, the effects team employed an array of techniques to balance realism and accuracy.

CORRECTION issued 10/10/2019: the moon has 16.6%, or roughly one-sixth, of the
of the earth’s gravity, not one-third, as stated in the video. (The VFX team did in fact simulate at correct moon gravity, which is 0.166 of Earth gravity.)

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  1. WIRED

    October 10, 2019 at 7:46 pm

    Read more about Ad Astra at WIRED.com:

    • Peter Kosen

      October 14, 2019 at 11:02 pm

      How do you have dust hanging in the “air” on the moon???

    • LEVEL UP1000

      October 21, 2019 at 9:21 am

      Peter Kosen why don’t you just suggest what you want the dust to do on the moon. I mean… obviously you’ve been, right?

  2. John Robie

    October 17, 2019 at 7:42 pm

    Method Studios: “Hey Jedediah, we’re going to interview you on Tuesday, please dress appropriately”.
    Jedediah: “Say no more, I know just the outfit”.

  3. Tony lee

    October 17, 2019 at 9:19 pm

    Lol, It Was Made The Same Way The ‘Real’ Scene Was Made! Way Out In The Mojave Desert.

  4. john jones

    October 18, 2019 at 12:08 am

    Yaaaawwwnnn so they used lots of CGI sooooooo what the film is terrible…

  5. Carlos Mendes

    October 18, 2019 at 3:00 am

    This is going to trigger all the moon landing conspiracies nuts.

  6. Michael Hickie

    October 18, 2019 at 3:54 am

    The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Moon is about 1.625 m/s², about 16.6% that on Earth’s surface or 0.166 ɡ.. Wikipedia this guy said a third I think he was confused with Mars. Will watch this movie now though, thanks for this.

    • Michael Hickie

      October 18, 2019 at 3:55 am

      Previously corrected

  7. Cathrin Gustafsson

    October 18, 2019 at 10:00 am

    There are no problems in a studio. Not now. Not in 1970

  8. H.A Akay

    October 18, 2019 at 10:30 am

    Great ! now Moon Landing hoax believers go: “See we told you it was faked “

  9. Jay H

    October 18, 2019 at 3:36 pm

    Similar tricks in 69

  10. AngrybeardUK

    October 18, 2019 at 4:12 pm

    Landing on the Moon was faked. Finally.

  11. Evil Twin

    October 18, 2019 at 6:54 pm

    Cloud of lunar dust hanging in the air….hmmm…anyone see the mistake here?!

    • Dondragmer

      October 20, 2019 at 4:24 am

      Of course. Lots of people did.

  12. raredreamfootage

    October 18, 2019 at 6:55 pm

    2:32 = Philip Bloom?

  13. zproxy

    October 19, 2019 at 9:07 am

    so, they never realized they were looking at fictional footage?

  14. zproxy

    October 19, 2019 at 9:10 am

    4:55 moon gravity is 1/3 or 1/6 of the earth?

    • Dondragmer

      October 20, 2019 at 4:51 am

      1/6.

  15. duber quiceno

    October 20, 2019 at 2:24 am

    El primer abaleo en la luna . ????

  16. Eerik Karlov

    October 20, 2019 at 7:40 pm

    movie itself is total disappointment! Trailer itself is really appealing, really good SGI, story line is horrible.

  17. Andreo Suro

    October 21, 2019 at 7:57 am

    Круто. Когда в инете появится? Я в деревне у леса живу, зимой делать воще нехер. Хоть норм сци-фи позырить… Марвеловское гавно даже перестали делать :))

  18. Andreo Suro

    October 21, 2019 at 7:58 am

    Даешь больше sci-fi товарищи!!!

  19. Rollo Lothbrok

    October 21, 2019 at 10:12 am

    Sadly, Moon hoaxers and flat Earth morons are going to have a field day with this.

  20. Marcus Gaillard

    October 21, 2019 at 10:36 am

    The Moon is a light in the sky and not a dusty rocky spinning around us. Sorry to burst the bubble. People are waking up to the lies.

  21. Alexandre Oliveira

    October 21, 2019 at 2:56 pm

    if they play something like this on live TV saying they are in Mars even i would believe at first. Great CGI

  22. Olav Gausaker

    October 21, 2019 at 9:44 pm

    It’s amazing how he can say that there is dust in the air and there is no air. Jesus Christ, get a science book.

  23. Mack M

    October 21, 2019 at 11:03 pm

    “dust” falls down as fast as a rock on the moon..

  24. Absolute Best Potato of Them All

    October 22, 2019 at 5:50 am

    The movie had a horrible story

  25. Charles Lo

    October 22, 2019 at 12:56 pm

    anyone knows the name of the soundtrack used in this video at 11:23?

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