Behind the Magic: “Marvel’s The Avengers” – Anatomy of a Shot

While “The Avengers” posed many visual efffects challenges, one of the larger challenges was pulling together the “tie-in” shot during the third act of the film. Rather than frames, this single shot is measured in minutes on screen and is one of the longest effects shots in the film. It incorporates both practical special effects and extensive digital visual effects by ILM. The New York City environment that serves as the setting for this shot (and virtaully the entire alien invasion) is computer generated by the visual effects team at ILM.

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The Avengers USB Sticks

Not only can they defeat the world’s deadliest enemies using super-human strength, but more importantly – The Avengers can store your precious data any time anywhere. Store your data like a true fan.

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The Avengers – Official Trailer #2

In theaters: May 4th, 2012.

Marvel Studios presents in association with Paramount Pictures “Marvel’s The Avengers”–the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow.

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