WandaVision s narrative it also inspired the VFX crew. In the first episode of
Marvel Studios Assembled (streaming on Disney+ today), the show s VFX supervisor, Tara DeMarco, pulls back the curtain on the powerful Hex that keeps Westview under the control of Wanda Maximoff (played by Elizabeth Olsen).
“We knew that the Hex had to be a boundary that kept the townspeople in, but was mysterious to the people on the outside, DeMarco explains in the 58-minute making-of documentary about the MCU s first-ever television series, which also happens to be the launch of Phase 4. We decided early [on] that it would be more mysterious if it was an invisible Hex. And so, it helped build tension and we got to make it look quite cool.
Six episodes of
WandaVision remain, and if Paul Bettany is to be believed, the latter half of the season is going to top the MCU s epic, 10-year culmination that was
Avengers: Endgame. I don t want to give too much away about the future episodes, but I will tell you this: there were more special effects requirements for our TV show than there were for
Endgame, the actor said on the
and some exhausting things.
That s a pretty big statement to make, but given the show s penchant for switching between genres and cinematic formats, it s easy to see that the special effects team certainly had their hands full in recreating retro eras of television. Moreover, Disney (much like John Hammond) spared no expense in giving
In the first official clip from Marvel Studios
WandaVision series, we find Vision and Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) awakened by something that goes bump in the night. Shot in black and white and rife with studio audience laughter, the scene is inspired by the 60s
Bewitched episode, according to Olsen, who appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live yesterday evening to discuss the project. As we know, the Disney+ show will explore numerous sitcom formats, starting with the 1950s and progressing all the way into the 21st century. There s a reason for it, the actress said of the sitcom element. It s not just a fun trick we do. We tried to film each episode as authentically as we could to each decade. And then in the 50s, we filmed in front of a live studio audience filled with so many NDAs. It was really strange and fun and we had practical special effects on strings. The whole thing was so silly and so much fun.