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It has been 45 years since thefirst Mad Maxdropped, and thanks to George Miller, the franchise is still going strong. WithFuriosaearning rave early reviews, which serves as a prequel to the lastMad MaxentryFury Road, the Aussie filmmaker opened up about the evolution of technology over the course of the franchise.
From using celluloid analog back in the day to craftThe Road Warriorto shifting to digital for the modern installments in the series, there has been a huge leap in technology over the years. And forFuriosa, Miller opened up about getting inspired by Oscar-winner Bong Joon-ho’s technique.
Incorporating Bong Joon-ho’s Method Proved to Be Fruitful for Furiosa
After garnering a cult following during the 2000s, following the success ofBarking Dogs Never BiteandMemories of Murder,Bong Joon-homade history after winning 4 Academy wins forParasite. Speaking of the renowned South Korean filmmaker,George Millerrevealed that, unlike most filmmakers, the director cuts and assembles his film during the shoot itself.
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While theMad Maxcreator isn’t sure if it’s common for every Korean director, he did incorporate this method during the making ofFuriosa. And per the director, it made a huge difference, as they were“basically getting a really decent cut as you’re going along”.
He toldCollider:
The other thing that we did on this film that I’ve never really done before, or only partially done before, I picked it up from Bong Joon-ho. Our great first assistant director, P.J. Voeten, who we worked with together a long time, he worked with Bong on a film in Korea, and he pointed out, and I’m not sure if all the Korean directors do it, but they cut the film, they assemble the film as they’re shooting, and it makes a big difference if you may do that.
This also contributed to fewer deleted scenes, as the acclaimed filmmaker stressed the more he makes movies, the“less deleted scenes”they have.
Furiosa’s Shoot Was Relatively Smoother Compared toFury RoadSaid George Miller
Apart from being one of the greatest action films of the 21st century,Fury Roadis also synonymous with production trouble, as making the film was quitetaxing for the crewand Miller. However, this time around, the process was comparatively easier, as they already had the world established. But considering the story ofFuriosaspans over 18 years, as opposed toFury Road‘s 3 days,“the rhythms had to be different”.
Miller toldRolling Stone:
The shoots are always hard. It was certainly easier for from the point of view of designing, however. We’d already established that world over decades of preparation. It’s just that the rules were different this time around. The story itself was different. We were exercising different muscles. We knew we wanted to have to bump up against the first film since this was a prequel, so there was some reverse engineering involved. Furiosa spans 18 years, whereas Fury Road spans three days — so the rhythms had to be different.
It’ll be interesting to see what the future holds for the Wasteland moving forward if the Aussie director chooses to return for anotherMad Maxrelease in the future.
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Furisoa: A Mad Max Sagais currently playing in theatres.
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
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