The Making of "Oppenheimer": VFX, Explosions, and Cillian Murphy's Breakout Role.
TL;DR
The upcoming biopic "Oppenheimer" directed by Christopher Nolan used old-fashioned miniatures to recreate the Trinity test, the first nuclear weapon detonation. The film's special effects supervisor, Scott R. Fisher, revealed that they used "bigatures" to make the miniatures look real and experimented with adding minerals to gasoline and propane to recreate the initial flash. The $100 million budgeted film boasts a stacked cast and is filmed in a combination of IMAX 65mm and 65mm large-format film photography. It will be released exclusively in cinemas on July 21st with 70mm, 35mm, and IMAX print engagements.
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