@imashishsrrk It also looks good in 4k resolution.I think YouTube Web version has 4k resolution for this trailer.After switching to 4k, performance improves in a massive way
Visual effects supervisor Srinivas Mohan with a detailed description of how this mostly fully CG #Varanasi announcement video was made:
We began with black and white animatics created by our in house concept artist, blocking out the environments, camera language and the presence of our hero, Mahesh Babu.
One of the core creative ideas was to present the world of Varanasi in extreme slow motion at 400 fps, instead of the usual 24 fps. Every element in the frame moves in slow motion, but the camera travels at real time speed so that the audience can absorb the grandeur and the micro details of each moment.
From a VFX standpoint, this was one of our biggest challenges especially because, although almost every shot is fully CG, Rajamouli sir wanted a completely photorealistic feel, not a stylised look.
Except for the hero plate of Mahesh Babu sitting on the bull (shot on a motion- base rig against green screen), everything you see is CGI. Once we started building characters and environments at this level of realism and scale, we quickly realised what a global film expectation actually means. We kept looking at every shot from a global cinema lens frame by frame, detail by detail.
As we added assets and started animating, each review revealed new layers of work. Shots needed more texture detail, more FX nuance, more subtlety in lighting and motion to truly feel photoreal at 400 fps. Department HODs across cinematography, production design, costumes and more continuously contributed inputs so that every frame aligned with the film’s overall vision. Our 3D scenes became extremely heavy, FX simulation times multiplied, and render times shot up individual frames often took more than 20 hours to render, with some shots crossing dozens of versions, touching the 90+ mark before everyone was satisfied.
What we initially estimated as a three month sprint organically grew into almost a one year journey to match Rajamouli sir’s expectations. During this period, principal photography had already begun, so many of our VFX reviews happened in the middle of shoot days, between schedules and locations. Through all of this, our producers stood by us with tremendous patience and support and I’m genuinely grateful to them for believing in the process and in the team.
The final announcement video features 10 fully CGI shots and 3 CG bull shots with Mahesh Babu integrated from live action plates.
#MaheshBabu #SSRajaMouli #PrithviRaj #PriyankaChopra
@DiscussingFilm They are trying to find something so valuable and so precious, that they have to visit multiple timelines and extreme places..
#GlobeTrotter#Varanasi