The VFX breakdown also delves into the clever ways Ms. Marvel integrated smartphone interactions and conversations into the series without the camera being explicitly pointed at the device’s screen. It’s a challenge that many TV shows have been striving to solve given how smartphones have become so commonplace and having characters—especially teenagers—not constantly interacting with them just doesn’t feel authentic or believable.
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The behind-the-scenes video also reveals Framestore’s work in turning Kamala’s neighborhood, including the random graffiti covering buildings, into a giant living comic book. But sadly, it’s also a reminder that we’ll never get to see what visual innovations El Arbi and Fallah had come up with for Warner Bros.’ now-cancelled Batgirl movie.
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