Tenet Visual Effects Breakdowns

Tenet Visual Effects Breakdowns

Tenet is an upcoming spy film written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan. It is a co-production between the United Kingdom and United States, and stars John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Michael Caine, and Kenneth Branagh.

Nolan took more than five years to write the screenplay after deliberating about Tenet’s central ideas for over a decade. Casting began in March 2019, and principal photography took place in Denmark, Estonia, India, Italy, Norway, the United Kingdom, and United States, starting in May 2019. Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema shot on 70 mm and IMAX.

Delayed three times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tenet is scheduled to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United Kingdom on August 26, 2020, and United States on September 3, 2020, in IMAX, 35 mm, and 70 mm.

Tenet Making Images

One of the biggest aspects for us in pre-pro was defining the look of the forward and backward effects. We had sections that were shot in reverse in the camera so that when they were shown reversed, they would be going forward. – Andrew Jackson (TENET VFX Supervisor).

The visual side of TENET is huge, but our VFX shot count is probably lower than most romantic comedies. [Lame estimates < 300 shots] We tried a lot of methods during shooting for portraying various time aspects and Jen would sift through to see what worked – Christopher Nolan.

Director: Christopher Nolan
Release Date: 3 September 2020 (USA)

Overall VFX Supervisor: Andrew Jackson

The VFX are made by:
DNEG (VFX Supervisor: Andy Lockley)

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