Paul Walker computer graphics Fast and Furious 7. Seven actors "resurrected" with the help of special effects. Geography according to the scenario

with Paul Walker in leading role I had to finish filming without an actor. A terrible accident killed Walker just in the midst of filming his star-studded film. Paul was on his way to a charity event for his organization, Reach Out Worldwide.

At first, the creators of “Fast and the Furious” thought about stopping filming and not releasing the film, but then changed their minds.

"Then we realized that Paul would like to see this film made. Vin and I discussed it and changed our minds about giving up. We decided that we would finish the film, no matter what it cost us. We all had great respect for Paul as a person and a friend, and we would not show anything on the screen that could darken the bright memory of him,"- said producer Neal Moritz, who, along with Diesel, Brewster and Rodriguez, worked with Paul Walker from the very beginning of his career.

Therefore, the director had to use some tricks, filming half of the film without.

"We shot most of the film with Paul himself, but many of the final scenes were not completed. Thanks to unused footage from previous parts and computer technology, we were able to complete the film and thus honor our friend on the screen."- Neil Moritz revealed the secret.

In addition, in those scenes that remained to be filmed, the brother of the deceased Paul, Cody, appeared. The brothers are very similar, so filming from afar and from behind helped complete the film.

How the movie "Fast and Furious 7" was filmed can be seen in this video:

The tragic tragedy more than two years ago did not allow the film studio to complete the script. As a result of a terrible accident in which the legendary actor died, the film's director James Wan was faced with a difficult task that required a solution to successfully complete the second half of the film, without Walker's participation. But fortunately for the fans of the film, this is for him amazingly succeeded.

Let us recall that immediately after the death of Paul Walker, the film studio suspended filming of the film, and for a long time I couldn’t make a decision to continue working. Main reason was that the entire film crew did not want to change the script. Therefore, the owners of the painting faced a difficult task, as p. As a result, the decision was made thanks to new digital technologies that have been used in modern cinema for a long time.

In order to continue filming, the Fast and Furious 7 film crew enlisted the help of Weta Digital, which has extensive experience in creating special effects and other digital technologies in cinema. The Weta Digital team was commissioned to create a digital copy of Walker on screen, so that viewers would believe that the screen was the real Walker, and not a digital copy of him. True, at the very beginning of the project, representatives of Weta Digital warned the creators of Fast and Furious 7 that it would be unlikely to achieve a perfect resemblance without viewers seeing the difference.

But thanks to the unique work done by specialists, Weta Digital managed to create an almost indistinguishable digital copy of the actor on the screen. For this purpose, 350 different photographs were previously digitized, and the bodies of Paul's two brothers were completely scanned. Experts also scanned the body of the actor, who was completely similar in build to Walker.

The most difficult thing for the specialists was to create not those scenes where the film hero did some actions, but those frames where the digital actor was in static frames during calm scenes, where the camera usually focuses on the actor in close-up, showing the audience the hero’s face and body movements. In order for the viewer not to doubt for a second that it is Paul on the screen, footage of the actor from past Fast and Furious episodes was re-digitized. As a result, thanks to modern digital technologies and painstaking unique work, we were able to successfully complete filming.

It’s surprising that such technology seemed fantastic just five years ago. But a year ago, when filming wrapped on Fast & Furious 7, it looked like the fantasy had become reality. And judging by the success of the film at the box office around the world, film crew everything worked out.

Films from the Fast and the Furious series have always been distinguished by high-quality images: these are cool cars, crazy races, crazy stunts, as well as beautiful and diverse places. The heroes of the franchise for all seven films, wherever they visited. The story began in Los Angeles, then - Miami, Tokyo, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Rio de Janeiro, London, Abu Dhabi and others interesting places spectators watched on the screen. But in fact, where were Furious 7 and the rest of the franchise filmed?

Instead of a preface

The seventh part of the epic racing saga "Fast and the Furious" after its official release took fourth place in the rating in the history of cinema. The film grossed more than one and a half billion dollars at the box office. The Universal film company spent about $250 million on the production of the film; expenses increased from the initial $190 million after the death of one of the main actors, Paul Walker. The lion's share of the budget was spent on high-quality special effects in order to adequately complete the film with the image of Walker. But the costs for high-class stunts, stunning cars and filming abroad are also considerable.

Where was Fast & Furious 7 filmed and why? Actually, very often the film’s budget does not allow filming in exactly the places where the action takes place according to the script. Therefore, in most cases, filming takes place either in special pavilions or in some cities in America, the type of terrain similar to the necessary scenery.

Geography according to the scenario

The action at the beginning of the seventh film takes place in the city of angels, as in the first part. Jason Statham's anti-hero, Deckard Shaw, infiltrates the Los Angeles Police Department and, having received the information he needs, after a fight with Agent Hobbs, disappears in an unknown direction. It turns out that he went to Tokyo to take revenge on the first of his targets - Han. Thus, it turns out that the prequel to Fast and Furious 7 was not only the sixth part of the franchise, but also the third - Tokyo Drift.

Some time later, Toretto's house explodes - Dominic, Brian and Mia receive a message from Shaw and learn about Khan's death. Dominic heads to Tokyo to retrieve the body of his comrade, where he meets Han's local friend - Sean Boswell was not re-shot, they were taken from the third film). Next, the plot again returns the audience to Los Angeles for Khan's funeral, after which Dominic meets "Mr. Nobody", who promises to help in the search for Deckard if Dominic and his friends obtain the "Eye of God" - a new generation super tracking device. After him, the guys go on an incredibly risky mission to the Caucasus Mountains, where they rescue his creator, Ramsay. She reveals the secret of the location of the Eye of God - this is Abu Dhabi, where Dominic, Brian and the rest of the team are heading. Having obtained the device, they return back to Los Angeles.

“Where was Furious 7 actually filmed? To...

Two film crews worked in parallel in different locations, in Colorado and in Arizona, on one of the most difficult and incredible stunts in the history of “Fast and the Furious” - a thrilling race along a rocky road, lost somewhere in the depths of Azerbaijan. Some of the most epic footage was filmed at Pikes Peak ( national reserve Pike), Colorado. The so-called Caucasus Mountains were found in this area because it turned out to be quite expensive to film in Azerbaijan, as indicated in the script.

There they filmed mid-air scenes in which cars were thrown out of a cargo plane. These were really natural tricks, not computer graphics. However, due to bad weather and large amounts of precipitation, filming was canceled and moved to another location. Despite everything, the mind-blowing race through the mountainous terrain was a great success for the filmmakers. The main location where Furious 7 was filmed was the city. It was there that most of the film's material was shot at the time of Paul's death.

...and after the tragedy

It is known that Paul Walker himself was also filming in Atlanta. But after his death, in 2014, the actors and the rest of the crew went to Abu Dhabi, where they filmed Furious 7 further, at least many of the panoramic shots. After all, it was impossible to reproduce such a colorful landscape and specific architecture in the United States. In the film itself, Brian was repeatedly shown in close-up during the moments in Abu Dhabi, his interactions with other actors were dynamic, so it is likely that most of the dialogue and important scenes were filmed in advance in the States before the death of Paul Walker.

The last place where Fast and Furious 7 was filmed was one of Huge number fans of the franchise are grateful to the filmmakers for the fact that they nevertheless found a way out of such a difficult situation and did not kill the hero Paul Walker, but made a worthy end to his story.

The film Fast and Furious 7 starring Paul Walker had to be completed without the actor. A terrible accident killed Walker just in the midst of filming his star-studded film.

At first, the creators of “Fast and the Furious” thought about stopping filming and not releasing the film, but then they changed their minds.

"Then we realized that Paul would like to see this film made. Vin and I discussed it and changed our minds about giving up. We decided that we would finish the film, no matter what it cost us. We all had great respect for Paul as a person and a friend, and We wouldn't show anything on screen that could tarnish the fond memory of him," said producer Neal Moritz, who, along with Diesel, Brewster and Rodriguez, worked with Paul Walker from the very beginning of his career.

Therefore, the director had to use some tricks, filming half of the film without Paul Walker.

"We shot most of the film with Paul himself, but many of the final scenes were not completed. Thanks to unused video from previous parts and computer technology, we were able to complete the film and thus honor our friend on the screen," Neal Moritz revealed the secret.

In addition, in those scenes that remained to be filmed, the brother of the deceased Paul, Cody, appeared. The brothers look very similar, so shooting from afar and from behind helped complete the film.

Let us remind you that . The actor was heading to a charity event for his organization, Reach Out Worldwide.

Instead of Paul Walker, his brother Cody starred in the final scenes of The Fast and the Furious. Photo runyweb.com Instead of Paul Walker, his brother Cody starred in the final scenes of The Fast and the Furious. Photo runyweb.com Instead of Paul Walker, his brother Cody starred in the final scenes of The Fast and the Furious. Photo runyweb.com

Yesterday, a private funeral was held in California for the actor's accident at the age of 40. His remains, after cremation, were buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles. The ceremony was attended only by family members, including Paul's 15-year-old daughter Meadow.

Meanwhile, the actor's younger brother Cody received an offer to replace him in final scenes ah.

25-year-old Cody Walker has already worked for film set cult franchise stuntman.

After Paul's death, Universal Pictures announced that employees consider it their duty to stop filming and provide all possible support to Walker's family.

A source close to the producers said yesterday:

They had a series of meetings immediately after Paul's death. The producers quickly realized that they needed someone very similar to him, since the main goal was to complete the filming of Fast and Furious 7. That's when they turned to Paul's near-twin Cody.

Cody, who lives in Oregon, is all lately spent time with his mother Cheryl in Los Angeles, helping her overcome a tragic loss.

They can film Cody from behind and from afar, and if necessary close-up Paul's face, then this will later be done on the computer. If he agrees, it will be only because he wants to honor his brother's memory. Many details still remain a mystery, but at the moment both the family and the actors are in mourning.

In addition, Universal representatives made it clear that they will work closely with Walker's family and listen to their opinion regarding the final scenes involving his hero Brian O'Connor.

Cody Walker and his father before Paul Walker's funeral