Here's more cool facts on my continuation talk with ILM's Marc Chu (Animation Supervisor), and included on here is Delio Tramontozzi (Animation Lead of Motion Capture for Hulk)Marc, what was going on with the Black Widow sequence? Was the Hulk that crazed that he was about to kill her??
"Thor/Hulk fight - and yes, in that shot, Delio acted and animated him approaching black widow, he would've hit and killed her if not for Thor's intervention."
Delio, so was that the intention of that scene? You were the motion capture actor performing that whole sequence?
"I was told to rage like I had a DARK SIDE. I went after BW on the intent of killing her. It was a tough shot because I was tackled numerous times before they got the shot right, hahahahah!"
This is for you oceanside1. I asked Marc about the jet firing at Hulk and what was going on with it. This is his answer:
"Hulk was kicking the crap out of Thor. The direction of the scene was that Thor was real surprised by how ferocious the Hulk was. The Hulk was going bonkers and was just laying it on Thor, but if you saw afterward, Thor was not hurt. Before the shot was final, we actually had Thor getting a hit in when the Hulk was distracted by the gunfire, but it was omitted as it didn't work for the flow of the Hulk jumping out."
And of course, I had to ask this:
So tell me, when you guys were going over the characterization of these heroes, did anyone mention...who's more stronger? I know it's a geek question, but I figured some of you guys might have asked!
Marc - "Hahahaha...well, I'm also a fan of the comics, but yes, there's a document write-up on the breakdowns of the heroes. If I remember right, Hulk was written as someone that was immensely strong and got stronger as he got angrier that he becomes overpowering. Thor was explained as someone with comparable strength, but not a loose cannon like the Hulk. Thor on the other hand has his hammer and other powers that makes him the God of Thunder."
That's my little chat with Marc Chu and Delio Trammontozzi. You guys might be wondering how I was able to meet with them? It wasn't a formal interview or anything like that. Like I mention earlier, I work in the entertainment business and had a chance to be at ILM and found out that these guys were around. With the chance like that, I asked them if I could throw them some quick questions and thoughts and they were happily enough to share it with me. I hope you guys enjoyed it!