John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum was probably best known for its motorcycle fight scene, and like most action films, all is not as it seems. They rehearsed the scene where Keanu Reeves rides to the Continental in New York City across the Verrazano Bridge entirely on a green screen set located in an NY warehouse.
Behind the scenes of John Wick's intense bike fight sequencepic.twitter.com/i7R8ZNOEm1
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The green screen stage was illuminated to match the stunt drivers driving on the practical Verrazzano Bridge, which meant the lighting changed in almost every single frame. What most may not know is that Image Engine actually built a CG version of John Wick’s head for face replacement shots, a rider with texture variation, one sword, as well as a construction sign with the wording ‘BRIDGE CLOSED’.
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The camera was constantly in motion, and the bikes moved around by the puppeteers had their lights on, causing intermittent flaring. Extraction of actors and bikes was a laborious task for sure,” said Christian Irles, Image Engine visual effects supervisor.
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