There is no CGI at Lumon, or at least not for the eye -catching a shot that has an audience in a tizzy.
“Departure weight“Kinematographer Jessica Lee Gagnéwho made his director’s debut with section 7, confirmed to Esquire That there was no CGI used in a certain sequence that jumps from the office setting with land (Adam Scott) to the basement floor. The Scene in question Can be seen here.
Gagné explained that a custom cable was built for the movement with a shot.
“There is a shot that goes from MDR to the control room down. There is no CGI in it. It is true,” said Gagné. “We actually shot through cables. It was the most laborious I have ever done as DP. It was the biggest side project in this show and so many participated in it.”
Gagné added, “You should see the rig for it: the camera goes through the inner part of the desk. There is a pulley that moves it. ”
She has previously served as a film on “Mrs. America ”and also cooperative With the “Severance” director and executive producer Ben Stiller for his True Crime Limited series “Escape at Dannemora.”
Stiller told indifire The Gagné is a real artist with the camera.
“(Jessica) does not think about it as a job,” said Stiller, “she thinks about it as her art and an expression of who she is and what she does. And it is one. She is a tough audience and she has to be sold on things. She is picky about what she thinks is good. And when she is involved in something, she is what I really do with it.
This is only the latest occurrence of audience that assumes that some sequences use CGI, or even AI, technology. “The Legend of Ochi,” as Debuted at Sundancefirst received criticism about AI use on the release of its First trailer. Author/director Isaiah Saxon, who debuted with the function, took to X to disprove assumptions that AI was involved. A source near the A24 also confirmed to Indiewire that the film was handmade.
“All close and medium -sized images of and in are animatronics, puppet and costume performers,” Saxon wrote in a Then deleted post. “Wider stunt images are 3D animation. Six years of handmade work: dolls, animatronics, carpet paintings and some 3D animation. No AI. There is the statement. “
