The Morning Watch: The Motion Capture Of ‘Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness’, ‘Fear Street: 1978’ Scene Breakdown & More
(The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.)
In this edition, go behind the scenes of Netflix’s motion capture animated productionResident Evil: Infinite Darkness. Plus, letStranger Thingsco-starSadie Sinkbreak down one of the pivotal scenes fromFear Street: 1978, the second installment of the streamer’s horror trilogy. And finally, listen as the cast and crew ofThe Queen’s Gambitlook back at the making of the Emmy-nominated limited series.
First up, listen as the cast and crew ofNetflix’sResident Evil: Infinite Darknesstalk about working with motion capture animation for the video game adaptation.CAPCOM, Quebico, and live-action director Eiichiro Hasumi are using full 3DCG visuals in this movie, and the motion capture technology makes the character movement and action look even more realistic than you might expect.
Next,Stranger Thingsco-star Sadie Sink takes us on a walkthrough of one of the major confrontations with theFriday the 13th-inspired slasher ofNetflix’s horror sequelFear Street: 1978. Find out where the suspenseful scene was shot, how the brutal fight was choreographed, and learn some more interesting tidbits from behind the scenes of the bloody flick that’s streaming now.
Finally, now thatThe Queen’s Gambitis officially an Emmy-nominated limited series, listen aswriter/director Scott Frank, actors Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Camp and Marielle Heller, composer Carlos Rafael Rivera, and production designer Uli Hanisch look back at the series. Find out about the project’s journey to the screen from development to production and its eventual release onNetflix.
