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Furious 7 (2015)
Director: James Wan
Company: Proof, Inc.
Role: Previsualization Artist
Time on project: June 2014 - November 2014
Previs Supervisor: Kevin Williams Lead: George Antzoulides
Furious 7 led to especially unique experiences, some good, and one bad. Having the director, James Wan, so available at the start of pre-production was a first for me, and of course, it was a thrill to work on the Universal Studios lot and be let into the theme park rides, even though the Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem ride I worked on had not yet opened. Techvis was complicated, but allowed for production to shoot some incredible shots for the Dubai sequences. Paul Walker's tragic and shocking death, however, sent ripples through production. His accident occurred soon after I had transitioned to the Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb team, but the filmmakers did everything possible to handle his last major film with respect and care.
Furious 7 went on to become the fifth-highest grossing film of all time, earning over $1.5 billion worldwide.
Sequences on which I worked:
Cargo Drop
Bus Assault
Ramsey Rescue
Jakande Forest Chase/Cliff Jump
Etihad Tower Jump
Parking Garage Showdown
Hobbs vs. Helicopter
Drone Chase/Final Battle
Furious 7 (2015)
Director: James Wan
Company: Proof, Inc.
Role: Previsualization Artist
Time on project: June 2014 - November 2014
Previs Supervisor: Kevin Williams Lead: George Antzoulides
Furious 7 led to especially unique experiences, some good, and one bad. Having the director, James Wan, so available at the start of pre-production was a first for me, and of course, it was a thrill to work on the Universal Studios lot and be let into the theme park rides, even though the Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem ride I worked on had not yet opened. Techvis was complicated, but allowed for production to shoot some incredible shots for the Dubai sequences. Paul Walker's tragic and shocking death, however, sent ripples through production. His accident occurred soon after I had transitioned to the Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb team, but the filmmakers did everything possible to handle his last major film with respect and care.
Furious 7 went on to become the fifth-highest grossing film of all time, earning over $1.5 billion worldwide.
Sequences on which I worked:
Cargo Drop
Bus Assault
Ramsey Rescue
Jakande Forest Chase/Cliff Jump
Etihad Tower Jump
Parking Garage Showdown
Hobbs vs. Helicopter
Drone Chase/Final Battle
Final Shot Reel
Our final lunch as the Furious 7 previs team.
Front row, left to right: myself, Kirsten Jelliffe, Hunter Athey, Beni Vargas
Back row: George Antzoulides, Michael Cawood, Jourdan Nounnan, David Allen.
On the Universal lot for Furious 7. Left to right: Shahar Eldar, Kirsten Jelliffe, Jourdan Nounnan, Basel Baslamit, Beni Vargas, Nadja Bonacina, David Allen, Tai Billy, myself, David Pritchard.
At the steps of the 'Psycho house.' Universal's back lot is unmatched.
