Definition March 2023 - Newsletter

SHE-HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW PRODUCTION.

EXHIBIT A Digital Domain was tasked with all She-Hulk scenes that took place in the courtroom – and within Jennifer Walters’ office

She-Hulk when she was in her office and the courtroom. Melchiorre explains how the panorama outside the protagonist’s windows was Los Angeles, and that the shots were all filmed with green screen. “I prefer green screen over blue because it’s easier to light evenly, and for this it worked exceptionally well – because it was a bit brighter and more luminous,” adds Melchiorre. “So when we’re putting our bright exteriors outside, that all helps blend into the plate photography. Instead of attempting to add extra light around the window frames in comp, we get some of that in-camera, and we can then play into that to help integrate our backgrounds. The GLK&H law firm where She-Hulk works is situated in downtown Los Angeles. We had multiple panoramic 360s, so whenever the script called for it we were able to pull up the correct time of day and correct angle of lighting to match the scene.”

“We had multiple panoramic 360s, so whenever the script called for it we were able to pull up the correct time of day and angle of lighting”

THE BIG CHALLENGE The entire series was shot during the pandemic, but unlike many other shows, there was no hiatus placed on production. “As long as the correct protocols were in place and followed, we were able to move on,” explains Melchiorre. “We had iPads on sticks for folk who couldn’t be on set, getting direction like that. Everyone else was masked up, testing constantly. Either because of the pandemic or other reasons, there were situations where

ORDER IN COURT Pre-visualised assets from Digital Domain helped the director shoot in a more natural way

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