A new video reveals the incredible VFX work that was done to turn an actor's hand into a full-fledged character on the hit show WednesdayNetflix.
Netflix has released a clip that details the VFX behind Thing, the Addams Family hand servant in Wednesday. Wednesday, which is a Netflix show revolving around the only daughter of the Addams Family, was released on November 23 and has already become a major piece of pop culture. With Jenna Ortega starring as Wednesday, the show followed her for eight episodes as she navigated Nevermore Academy alongside the trusty hand Thing, played by Victor Dorobantu.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY While it may be strange to picture an actor playing Wednesday's Thing, Dorobantu proved that he could bring life to a character who never even had a face. In a recent video from Netflix, Dorobantu, Ortega, and members of the Netflix VFX team go into detail about how Thing went from a regular actor's hand to a featured character in his own right.
While it might have been simple to feature Thing in some Wednesday scenes, there were others where more than just the hand needed to be on-set, and that meant that Dorobantu would need to be removed from each shot in post-production. With Dorobantu dressed in all blue, the VFX team painstakingly removed all shots of the actor and replaced him with the blank setting through digital effects.
Of course, not all the CGI work was perfectly done in Wednesday. The Hyde monster, for example, was also made with computer effects but doesn't look nearly as good as Thing. While there were many clues behind Wednesday's monster, few could've predicted how different the two pieces of CGI work could be. Without the addition of the practical effects that made Thing so compelling, the Hyde just looked oddly absurd.
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