John Wick: Chapter 3 Visual Effects Breakdowns

John Wick: Chapter 3 Visual Effects Breakdowns

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (also known as John Wick: Chapter 3 or simply John Wick 3) is a 2019 American neo-noir action thriller film starring Keanu Reeves as the titular character. It is the third installment in the John Wick film series, following John Wick (2014) and John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017). The film is directed by Chad Stahelski[5] and written by Derek Kolstad, Shay Hatten, Chris Collins, and Marc Abrams, based on a story by Kolstad. It also stars Halle Berry, Laurence Fishburne, Mark Dacascos, Asia Kate Dillon, Lance Reddick, Anjelica Huston, and Ian McShane. In the film, ex-hitman John Wick finds himself on the run from legions of assassins after a $14 million contract is put on his head.

The first film was always meant to begin a series, and a third installment was announced in June 2017. Much of the returning cast and crew was confirmed in February 2018, with new members joining that May. Filming began that month and lasted through November, taking place in New York City, Montreal, and Morocco.

John Wick: Chapter 3 was theatrically released in the United States on May 17, 2019, by Summit Entertainment. It has grossed $192 million worldwide, surpassing the entire gross of the second film in just 10 days, and received positive reviews from critics, with praise for the fight choreography, visual style, and Reeves’ performance.

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Main Title Sequence by Filmograph

Working again with director Chad Stahelski and editor Evan Schiff – and on the third consecutive film in the John Wick franchise – Filmograph was honored to be brought back to complete the main title design for the trilogy thus far. We delve deeper into the ever-expanding mythology of the underworld, seen through the blacklight lens of the film’s neo-noir look. Coins, markers, blood color this saturated world, as discarded shells fall from bullets that rip through the frame. Keeping consistency with its predecessor, the end titles are set against a defocused backdrop of brightly colored scenes from the film, an abstraction of our memory of Mr. Wick’s perilous journey as an excommunicado assassin.

Client: Lionsgate / Thunder Road Pictures
Director: Chad Stahelski
Creative Director: Aaron Becker
Executive Producer: Seth Kleinberg
Producer: Troy Miller
Design & Animation: Amador Valenzuela / Joseph Ahn
Modeling: Eric Keller
Additional Animation: Javier Antonio Garrido Martin
Special Thanks: Michael Tinger / Evan Schiff

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum VFX by Method Studios

The third installment of Liongate’s high adrenaline franchise, “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” finds super assassin John Wick (Keanu Reeves) on the run with a $14 million price tag on his head. Hotly pursued by an army of bounty hunters, Wick must pull out all the stops from his deadly bag of tricks to keep them from succeeding. Reteaming with Director Chad Stahelski, Method Studios helped amplify the film’s action, using digital artistry to raise the stakes and shatter a ton of CG glass in the process. Method VFX Supervisor Glenn Melenhorst worked closely with Production VFX Supervisor Rob Nederhorst to craft complex sequences that seamlessly unfold at breakneck speed.

Production VFX Supervisor: Rob Nederhorst
Method VFX Supervisors: Glenn Melenhorst

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

ARRI Rental, Cinematographer Dan Laustsen ASC, DFF speaks to ARRI Rental about his camera and lighting techniques on the latest chapter of the John Wick film series, directed by Chad Stahelski and starring Keanu Reeves.

Director: Chad Stahelski
Release Date: 17 May 2019 (USA)

The VFX are made by:
Image Engine
Method Studios
Soho VFX
El Ranchito
Instinctual VFX
Labyrinth Cinematic
Filmograph (Main and End Titles)

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Official IMDB page of John Wick: Chapter 3