How DNEG made 'Uncharted (2022)' movie's flawless Visual Effects

Uncharted is a 2022 American action-adventure film directed by Ruben Fleischer from a screenplay by Rafe Lee Judkins, Art Marcum, and Matt Holloway, based on the video game franchise of the same name developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It stars Tom Holland as Nathan Drake and Mark Wahlberg as Victor Sullivan, with Sophia Ali, Tati Gabrielle, and Antonio Banderas in supporting roles.

The On-Set and Overall VFX Supervisor was Chas Jarrett. DNEG was the primary VFX vendor, completing 739 shots over 23 sequences, with teams led by Visual Effects Supervisor Sebastian von Overheidt (DNEG Vancouver) and Visual Effects Supervisor Benoit de Longlee (DNEG Montreal). Other contributing VFX vendors included The Third Floor, RISE Visual Effects Studios, Soho VFX and Savage Visual Effects.

ON-SET & OVERALL VFX SUPERVISOR
Chas Jarrett

DNEG VFX SUPERVISORS
Sebastian Von Overheidt, Benoit De Longlee

DNEG EXEC PRODUCER
Janet Yale

DNEG VFX PRODUCERS
Jess Brown, Alexandra Added

More aerial and fighting action takes place on board two long lost 16th century ships rumored to contain a fortune in gold that are each being airlifted by a helicopter. “We looked at classic helicopters used for heavy lifting, such as the Sikorsky and Chinook, and then created a hybrid version that looked even beefer,” states von Overheidt.  “We tried to anchor the scene in correct physics until it didn’t suit the creative purpose anymore.  At that point it came down to the artistry of the layout and animation artists trying to make sure that we swung at the right speed so that the ships looked heavy and that the helicopters had a little bit of a drag and lead so that they appear to be clearly affected by the ships and their pendulum paths.” 

Uncharted - VFX Breakdown by DNEG: 

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Posted by Prabhkirat Singh

Prabhkirat Singh is a senior editor at BehindFilmMaking. He is an award-winning VFX Artist who has contributed in various Feature Films, Music Videos, YouTube Content, Advertising agencies & Animation Studios.

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