One of the most interesting processes today is the composition of scenes through visual effects. Technological development has revolutionized much of the film industry and many productions are marked by this factor. One of the most recent is Wednesdayfrom Netflix, which in Cosa has more than just a partner for the protagonist.
This character, perhaps the most eccentric of the Addams Family, accompanies Wednesday Addams – the main character played by Jenna Ortega – from here to there; especially in this Netflix story focused mostly on her. What is curious about the Thing is that it is not only a visual recreation with many effects, but also quite amazing interpretive work.
This can be seen in the content offered by Netflix, in which Victor Dorobantu, the actor playing the Thing, describes part of his acting process. The above is accompanied by a series of pre-post-production images of the Netflix series showing him giving life to a character even though he never had a face.
This video is almost four minutes long. It involves different people involved in production. Tom Turnbull, Visual Effects Supervisor Wednesday, explained, “Fingers is a classic Addams Family character. During my first conversation with Tim[Burton]he told me he wanted an actor to play the Thing.”
WednesdayThing and process visual effects behind the character
How was the selection process? According to Turnbull’s own description, this involved finding someone who had a particular type of hand, with movable fingers to perform different movements. In addition to being a person with physical capacity, he could perform various movements in confined spaces or in situations where the body was in positions that were inconvenient for the interpreter.
Who was the chosen one? Magician Victor Dorobantu. Dorobantu before officially being considered an actor, before joining WednesdayHe had another job. As Turnbull commented on the Netflix special, “I never played.”
Regarding the process, Dorobantu said:
“It is very difficult to create from start to finish. It is difficult to find movements through which emotions can be expressed.like love or anger. Everything is more complicated when it comes to working with real actors. On set, you have to set up scenes with the visual effects people, see what angle they want you to use, what position they want the Thing to be in, or look for something under the bed, for example.”
Short clip of Netflix about Wednesday and Thing offers a pretty clear version of the process. This is due to the different scales of production. All this summed up effectively. This is how visuals and the interpretive value of an actor can lead to a nice synergy for the various parties involved. Where is it from? In the best result for the enjoyment of the viewer.
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