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Strange Secret #1
Director Scott Derrickson is excited
for fans to take a closer look at the
intricately-designed sets of
Doctor
Strange
.
The Blu-ray and Digital release
of
Doctor Strange
is packaged with
behind-the-scenes featurettes, hilarious
outtakes, an audio commentary and an
exclusive look at the future of the Marvel
Cinematic Universe. When quizzed about
what excites the director the most about
the in-home release, Scott Derrickson
reveals: “I’m excited for fans to be able to
experience a closer, more in-depth look
at the attention to detail on the sets. If
you look closely at the detail of the sets in
Kamar-Taj, you’ll see that our production
designer – Charlie Wood – is in a league
of his own. We shot the sanctuary and
the courtyard of Kamar-Taj in London. The
detail of the woodwork, the detail of the
brickwork, the detail of any part of any set
is so pristine and realistic. Charlie will tell
you that the only place in the world you
can get detail of that level is in London,
because it’s a tradition of molding that
goes back a century. This trade has been
passed down over the generations and
it only exists in London. You cannot get
that kind of fine work anywhere else.
All the mandalas and all the intricate
detailing are fantastic. I urge fans to pay
attention to the production design in the
movie because it is so pristine.”
Strange Secret #2
The actors were taught to cast
magical spells with their hands by a
professional dancer.
Audiences across the globe have
marveled at the use of intricate ‘finger
tutting’ for the magical spell-casting in
Doctor Strange
. “We learned how to
‘tut’ from JayFunk, who is a professional
dancer and choreographer,” explains
actress Tilda Swinton, who plays the
Ancient One in the movie. “Everyone
should go on YouTube and look for
JayFunk, because he is amazing. He has
magical fingers! They are real, non-CGI
fingers; not like our fingers. JayFunk
taught us a series of extraordinary
movements, which had to be super-
precise because the lines of the magic had
to be added by CGI afterwards. It looks
fantastic in the finished film.”
Strange Secret #3
The epic Hong Kong scenes at the
end of the movie were the most
They are real,
non-CGI fingers;
not like our
fingers
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