Constructing Mayhem: How They Pulled Off the Insane VFX of 'Deadpool'

It took the collaboration of several studios to pull off this year's best visual effects.

Too often with recent entries into the superhero cannon, it feels like we're being ruthlessly beaten over the head by CGI effects. This year, Tim Miller's Deadpool proved the rare exception. Watching the film, the VFX blend seamlessly into the action and go virtually unnoticed. And this wasn't any accident.

Prior to his big screen debut in February, Miller's day job had been running the VFX company Blur Studios with his friend and visual supervisor David Stinnett. The award-winning company is responsible for effects in projects ranging from the intergalactic sequences in Avatar, to critically acclaimed game trailers, to the abstract black-on-black opening titles inThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. They even worked on a Disney Marvel movie before switching over to Fox, heading up the three-minute prologue sequence that sets the stage for Thor: The Dark World.

To put it simply, Miller knew how important the quality of the VFX would be to Deadpool's success.

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