new Delhi: V.Srinivas Mohan, Visual Effects Supervisor of ‘RRR’ has opened the key sequences of the magnum opus.
Mohan, who interacted with the media after the film’s release, explains what went into creating the iconic scenes in ‘RRR’.
Describing his work for SS Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’ as the most satisfying, Srinivasa Mohan says that he was told by Rajamouli only about enhancing the storytelling and not about dominating it.
It took him seven months to complete the film’s iconic VFX shots, with a team comprising the visual effects team, Sabu Cyril’s production design department and cinematographer KK Senthil Kumar.
Mohan explained, “I worked with 18 VFX studios for this film. It is a task to coordinate with such a huge team and there were around 2,800 VFX shots in the film.”
Mohan says, “Now that the film has released and many viewers are unable to watch the VFX, it is satisfying. Because, when the VFX does not distract the audience from the drama unfolding on screen, it is a win-win. Is.”
“One of the most important sequences called for extensive pre-visualization”, he explained, of action sequences involving animals – tigers, bears, wolves and antelopes.
As he shared his experience with the film, Mohan revealed that he had to liberally use radio-controlled cars, miniature cameras and many other things to achieve visually gorgeous visuals.
“We designed the animal fighting scene in 3D on a computer, then used an ncam (which aids in virtual production through real-time camera tracking) on location. We took help from students from IIT Madras , who helped us set up an LED strip. It was programmed to walk like an animal”, explains the VFX supervisor.
“To replicate those animals, we set up radio-controlled cars. The cars were programmed to operate at specific speeds, and the actors were choreographed to create a synchronization,” he said.
Srinivasa Mohan concluded that all these works were done keeping in mind that he had to give a realistic sequence each time.
Speaking about another VFX scene, Mohan revealed that he had to work on the pressure gauge of the water pipe, which would harmonize with the fire, which was done with VFX.
Mohan has worked as a digital compositor and VFX supervisor for several Tamil films, especially films directed by Shankar, who are noted for their visual graphics.
Mohan has won four National Awards for Best Special Effects for Tamil films ‘Magic Magic’, ‘Sivaji’, ‘Enthiran’ (Robo) and Telugu blockbuster ‘Bahubali’.
After bagging another big film in Ram Charan and Shankar Shanmugam’s film, Mohan is currently on a break so that he can recharge for the busy times ahead.
Read also: Jr NTR overwhelmed by the success of ‘RRR’, pen notes ‘I am beyond words’ expressing gratitude
2,800 VFX shots, 18 VFX studios created the visual spectacle of ‘RRR’: VFX Head Srinivas Mohan
new Delhi: V.Srinivas Mohan, Visual Effects Supervisor of ‘RRR’ has opened the key sequences of the magnum opus.
Mohan, who interacted with the media after the film’s release, explains what went into creating the iconic scenes in ‘RRR’.
Describing his work for SS Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’ as the most satisfying, Srinivasa Mohan says that he was told by Rajamouli only about enhancing the storytelling and not about dominating it.
It took him seven months to complete the film’s iconic VFX shots, with a team comprising the visual effects team, Sabu Cyril’s production design department and cinematographer KK Senthil Kumar.
Mohan explained, “I worked with 18 VFX studios for this film. It is a task to coordinate with such a huge team and there were around 2,800 VFX shots in the film.”
Mohan says, “Now that the film has released and many viewers are unable to watch the VFX, it is satisfying. Because, when the VFX does not distract the audience from the drama unfolding on screen, it is a win-win. Is.”
“One of the most important sequences called for extensive pre-visualization”, he explained, of action sequences involving animals – tigers, bears, wolves and antelopes.
As he shared his experience with the film, Mohan revealed that he had to liberally use radio-controlled cars, miniature cameras and many other things to achieve visually gorgeous visuals.
“We designed the animal fighting scene in 3D on a computer, then used an ncam (which aids in virtual production through real-time camera tracking) on location. We took help from students from IIT Madras , who helped us set up an LED strip. It was programmed to walk like an animal”, explains the VFX supervisor.
“To replicate those animals, we set up radio-controlled cars. The cars were programmed to operate at specific speeds, and the actors were choreographed to create a synchronization,” he said.
Srinivasa Mohan concluded that all these works were done keeping in mind that he had to give a realistic sequence each time.
Speaking about another VFX scene, Mohan revealed that he had to work on the pressure gauge of the water pipe, which would harmonize with the fire, which was done with VFX.
Mohan has worked as a digital compositor and VFX supervisor for several Tamil films, especially films directed by Shankar, who are noted for their visual graphics.
Mohan has won four National Awards for Best Special Effects for Tamil films ‘Magic Magic’, ‘Sivaji’, ‘Enthiran’ (Robo) and Telugu blockbuster ‘Bahubali’.
After bagging another big film in Ram Charan and Shankar Shanmugam’s film, Mohan is currently on a break so that he can recharge for the busy times ahead.
Read also: Jr NTR overwhelmed by the success of ‘RRR’, pen notes ‘I am beyond words’ expressing gratitude