The Marvels - audio commentary
The audio commentary for
The Marvels features director and co-writer Nia DaCosta and VFX production supervisor Tara DeMarco and was recorded roughly around the time the movie was being released to theaters last November.
I've really enjoyed pretty much all of the recent audio commentaries for the most recent MCU movies, and this was no exception, although I wish DaCosta had gone even further in discussing some of the underlying themes in the movie - but she does mention how certain situations are clearly meant to express a very anti-colonialist and anti-imperialist sentiment (not that it was that hard to notice it while watching the movie for the first time).
DaCosta and DeMarco do spend a good amount of time breaking down the VFX for the movie, noting that almost all of the production involved practical sets, rather than CG sets, and also having used either sets or location shooting for much of the movie. This was also one of the first CBM to make extensive use of "The Volume", as that new innovation in VFX is being called.
It's really heartening to hear an upcoming indie director express so much delight in what was involved in making her first big-budget movie and how much appreciation she has for nearly everyone in the crew (not to mention the cast, of course). And DeMarco's contribution goes a long way towards clearing almost any question one might have had about the VFX in the movie.
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