In nuce: Visual effects service provider Universal Production Partners (UPP) has released an almost three-and-a-half-minute VFX breakdown – filled with eye-catching VFXs from the superhero film Black Adam starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
In toto: The superhero film Black Adam is set in the DC Comics universe and is the 12th feature film from the DC Extended Universe to date. The titular Black Adam is designed as an antihero. In Digital Production 01 : 2023 , Bela Beier spoke to Nikos Kalaitzidis, supervisor at VFX house Digital Domain, about superhero effects, sharp-shooting shootouts – and crispy roasted mercenaries (the article entitled “Black Adam!” can be found on page 62 of the issue). Nikos Kalaitzidis has been working at Digital Domain for almost 30 years now; his portfolio includes feature films such as Titanic, Fast and Furious, Tron: Legacy and X-Men.
Click to continue: Universal Production Partners has been in business since 1994 and has branches in Prague and Budapest. The studio was recently nominated for a BAFTA Award for its work on the anti-war film Nothing New in the West. Their current feature film productions include the Sylvester Stallone film Samaritan, the Matthias Schweighöfer film Army of Thieves and the Disney film Jungle Cruise (also starring The Rock). To the website of Universal Production Partners (UPP).
Black Adam – UPP VFX Breakdown
