How Does Hollywood Achieve Those Special Effects?

Published on August 7, 2019 By Chloe Draws

Avengers: Infinity War

It was a story 10 years in the making: how would Thanos fight, and defeat, the Avengers? We knew it was coming all along and fans rejoiced when Josh Brolin was cast as the Mad Titan. Well, since we knew he isn’t a purple monster, it meant the filmmakers had to use motion capture technology.

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This is when the actors perform as usual and then their faces are adjusted in the computer in post-production. The subtle nuances in his performance are left untouched as digital designers manipulate the base of the face.