Yahoo Movies Sin City 2: A Dame To Kill For – Before And After The Visual Effects
The first ‘Sin City’ film was rightly hailed as visually groundbreaking thanks to its pioneering use of a “digital backlot”. Director Robert Rodriguez brought Frank Miller’s source comics to life using real actors and foreground props shot against a green-screen environment. The backgrounds were then added in post-production and colourised into black and white, giving the final film the look of a comic book brought to life.
It’s a striking technique and one that Rodriguez and Miller have resurrected for the sequel ‘Sin City 2: A Dame To Kill For’ which hits cinemas this week. It means that the film-makers didn’t need to shoot on location, or even leave the backlot. There is no real Basin City, it’s all built by a computer.
Need proof? Here’s a look at some behind-the-scenes shots (taken from this B-roll video) before and after the visual effects have been added.
Jessica Alba as Nancy
Josh Brolin as Dwight
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Johnny
Jessica Alba getting mean as Nancy
Josh Brolin’s Dwight taking a snap
Mickey Rourke returns as Marv
Josh Brolin gets his rage on
The car is real, the background is not
'Sin City 2: A Dame To Kill For' is in cinemas from 25 August.
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