the tragic death of Paul Walker It occurred when the shooting of ‘Fast & Furious 7’ had not yet finished, a film that you can see tonight in Cuatro starting at 22:15. That caused a stoppage of several months in the recordings to see how they went on. For a few days there was talk of a possible cancellation, but finally it was decided to complete the film and use digital retouching to complete the story of Brian O’Conner in this popular franchise.
Digitally resurrecting Paul Walker
The first thing was to make the necessary adjustments in the script and then contact WetaDigital to alter 260 shots that required Walker to appear on screen. A key measure for this was to have the help of Caleb and Cody, brothers of Paul Walker, and John Brotherton to fulfill the role of body doubles in those scenes. In the video below these lines you can see the process a little better.
Once recorded, Weta used footage and outtakes of Walker’s work throughout other films in the franchise to convincingly recreate it through the use of digital technology. Then those responsible for ‘Fast & Furious 7’ did everything possible so that it was not known in which scenes he was not so as not to distract the public. The result was the highest grossing film of the entire franchise with worldwide revenues of 1,516 million dollars.
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However, over time all of them have been known to we review belowfocusing only on those whose face can be seen, also including in order of appearance in the film:
Brian puts his son in the back of a minivan.
Brian chats with Mia while checking something on the computer (also the subsequent hug and kiss)
The conversation with Toretto on the plane
Brian smiles while in a pool with Toretto and the rest of the Family.
The drive over the heights in Dubai with Brian in the passenger seat (including close-ups of Walker)
Brian holding the hard drive after jumping out of the car in Dubai
Driving a car while Toretto helps Mr. Nobody
The family returns to Los Angeles and plans their next move.
The end of the fight against Tony Jaa’s character
The Call to Ramsey
With Mia on the beach
Brian’s farewell at the end of the movie
Did you notice all of them while watching the movie?