The only thing more impressive than watching Paul Atreides ride a sandworm Dune: Part 2 I’m reading it Director Denis Villeneuve Explain how he does this.Villeneuve knew that this scene could be said to be The most memorable and crucial In the second half of his adaptation, he invested mind-numbing time and energy into getting it just right.
From the dialogue, to the camera angles, to the truck pulling sand with a giant fan and more, getting Paul to ride a sandworm was a daunting task. In a new video, Villeneuve breaks down every detail and reveals some pretty surprising things along the way.Thanks vanity fair For video.
The two things that shocked me the most in the video were, first, that Paul missed his Uber. I’ve seen this movie three times and it never occurred to me that Paul had to chase the sandworm and screw it up because of his inexperience. I like the idea behind it. To get the dunes to fall just right, there were three trucks off-screen pulling the giant cylinder away, and it’s one of those things you can’t learn from a book, you just have to figure it out when you’re preparing to make the movie.
These are just two of the many interesting revelations here. Some other ideas are that Villeneuve refused to use artificial light, so they could only work on site at certain times of the day, a testament to his precision. All his instant drawings and descriptions of the gimbals used are also very interesting.
Basically, hearing Villeneuve talk about how he made this scene, everything that went into it, and how proud he was of the result was a perfect example of Dune: Part 2 It’s so good why not other movies that may not have been made with as much care.
dune part 2 Now in theaters.
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