The movie of this year Deadpool which earned a worldwide total of $772.3 million was based on the strings of VFX that pulled various aspects of the film. The action packed plot of the superhero film had visual effects delivered by studios like WETA Digital, Rodeo FX, Luma Pictures, Image Engine, Atomic Fiction, Match the Motion, Digiscope, Blur Studio and Digital Domain.
Rodeo FX completed 215 VFX shots for the film and recently released a VFX breakdown reel of the same. The skin transformation of Wade Wilson played by Ryan Reynolds has been created to visually appeal a scientific complicated process to the audience.
According to reports, using time-lapse photography of rotting vegetables and meat for inspiration, Rodeo FX was able to produce believable and distorted skin alterations. His entire body mainly his face undergoes a disgusting process of skin transformation which is not at all soothing to the naked eye but quite efficient in terms of the visual effects.
The process of Wade Wilson turning into Deadpool was created entirely by VFX which though seemed a result of artificial technology had to look convincingly a result of a scientific experiment. To add to that, the scarred face of Deadpool is revealed at few instances and thus the distortion is maintained.
Apart from this, the creation of fire, background elements, creation of destruction, city elements and destructive materials has been added by Rodeo FX. In fact, the studio has been awarded for its VFX work in Game of Thrones TV series for HBO and the recent movie Birdman. Rodeo FX has also displayed its high end VFX skills in various award winning films like The Walk, Furious 7, Fantastic Four and the upcoming The Legend of Tarzan and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
