Oblivion - crew, film crew

The entire team, the film crew of the film "Oblivion"
Oblivion (2013)
Timing: 2:4 (124 min)
Oblivion - TMDB rating
6.673/10
11404
Oblivion - Kinopoisk rating
7.229/10
456795
Oblivion - IMDB rating
0/10
0

Film crew

Director

Producer

Duncan Henderson
Producer
Barry Levine
Producer

Executive Producer

Dave Morrison
Executive Producer
Jesse Berger
Executive Producer
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Justin Springer
Executive Producer

Casting

Marcia Ross
Casting
Brittainy Roberts
Casting

Editor

Costume Design

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Marlene Stewart
Costume Design

Stunts

Meredith Richardson
Stunts
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Loyd Bateman
Stunts
Richard Epper
Stunts
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William Morts
Stunts

Production Design

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Darren Gilford
Production Design

Stunt Coordinator

Photo Joey Box #2203
Joey Box
Stunt Coordinator
Robert Alonzo
Stunt Coordinator

Second Unit Director

Robert Alonzo
Second Unit Director

Makeup Artist

Sarah Monzani
Makeup Artist
Michael Hancock
Makeup Artist

Key Makeup Artist

Joanna McCarthy
Key Makeup Artist

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

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Juan Peralta
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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Gary Rizzo

Gary Rizzo
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Original Music Composer

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Anthony Gonzalez
Original Music Composer
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Joseph Trapanese
Original Music Composer

Unit Production Manager

Justis Greene
Unit Production Manager
RJ Mino
Unit Production Manager

Set Dresser

William S. Maxwell III
Set Dresser

Director of Photography

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Claudio Miranda
Director of Photography

Camera Operator

Jeffery J. Tufano
Camera Operator
George Billinger III
Camera Operator
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Łukasz Bielan
Camera Operator

Steadicam Operator

George Billinger III
Steadicam Operator

Costumer

Nancy Thompson
Costumer
Cathie Valdovino
Costumer
Diana Demoff
Costumer

Costume Supervisor

Dan Bronson
Costume Supervisor
Thomas Stokes
Costume Supervisor

Makeup Department Head

Desne J. Holland
Makeup Department Head
Louise McCarthy
Makeup Department Head

Key Costumer

Ariel Gold
Key Costumer
Suzanne M.B. Chambliss
Key Costumer
Ira M. Hammons-Glass
Key Costumer

Sound Effects Editor

Frank E. Eulner

Frank E. Eulner
Sound Effects Editor
David C. Hughes
Sound Effects Editor
Scott Guitteau
Sound Effects Editor
Stuart McCowan
Sound Effects Editor

Assistant Art Director

Kevin Loo
Assistant Art Director

Property Master

Doug Harlocker
Property Master

Visual Effects Supervisor

Rick Lupton
Visual Effects Supervisor
Eric Barba
Visual Effects Supervisor
Björn Mayer
Visual Effects Supervisor
Roxanne Zuckerman
Visual Effects Supervisor
Roxanne Zuckerman
Visual Effects Supervisor

Supervising Sound Editor

Photo Al Nelson #2068
Al Nelson
Supervising Sound Editor

Script Supervisor

Trisha Burton
Script Supervisor
Rebecca Boyle
Script Supervisor

Hair Department Head

Angel De Angelis
Hair Department Head
Michael White
Hair Department Head
Michael Ward
Hair Department Head

Electrician

Michael Chateauneuf
Electrician
Sidney Brisco
Electrician
Will Callahan
Electrician
Cody Strong
Electrician
Loren Johnson
Electrician
Byron Marigny
Electrician
Jerry Wheat
Electrician
Thairon Harvey
Electrician
Katelyn Perez
Electrician
Cory McClean
Electrician

Set Costumer

Alexandra Eagle
Set Costumer
Dawn Huertas Arevalo
Set Costumer
Tom Cummins
Set Costumer

Aerial Director of Photography

David B. Nowell
Aerial Director of Photography

Hairstylist

Deena Adair
Hairstylist

Special Effects Coordinator

Michael Meinardus
Special Effects Coordinator

Still Photographer

David James
Still Photographer

Lead Animator

Emil Simeonov
Lead Animator

Digital Effects Supervisor

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Paul Lambert

Paul Lambert
Digital Effects Supervisor

Animation Supervisor

Paul Taylor
Animation Supervisor
Steve Preeg
Animation Supervisor

Sound Mixer

Visual Effects Producer

Fiona Campbell Westgate
Visual Effects Producer
Elizabeth Schafer Knovick
Visual Effects Producer
C. Alexander Sears
Visual Effects Producer

Armorer

Andres Sepulveda
Armorer
Eirikur Beck
Armorer
Ludvik Kristinsson
Armorer

Assistant Costume Designer

Lisa Tomczeszyn
Assistant Costume Designer

Boom Operator

Matthew Armstrong
Boom Operator
Ryan Farris
Boom Operator

Graphic Designer

Ellen Lampl
Graphic Designer

Costume Designer

Jose Fernandez
Costume Designer

Screenplay

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Karl Gajdusek
Screenplay

Set Designer

Geoff Hubbard
Set Designer
Kevin Loo
Set Designer
Todd Cherniawsky
Set Designer
Steve Cooper
Set Designer
Randall D. Wilkins
Set Designer
Joseph Hiura
Set Designer
Robert Andrew Johnson
Set Designer
Jeff Markwith
Set Designer
Luis G. Hoyos
Set Designer

First Assistant Editor

Jennifer Spenelli
First Assistant Editor

Additional Editor

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Nino Ruef
Additional Editor

Foley Artist

Alyson Dee Moore
Foley Artist

Sound Designer

Photo Ren Klyce #4821
Ren Klyce
Sound Designer

Construction Coordinator

Robert A. Blackburn
Construction Coordinator

Art Department Coordinator

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Mike Piccirillo
Art Department Coordinator

Dialogue Editor

Cheryl Nardi
Dialogue Editor
Brad Semenoff
Dialogue Editor
Marilyn McCoppen
Dialogue Editor

Assistant Editor

Dave Labich
Assistant Editor

Aerial Camera Technician

Peter Graf
Aerial Camera Technician

Best Boy Grip

Arnar Einarsson
Best Boy Grip
Craig Kohtala
Best Boy Grip
Kevin Gilligan
Best Boy Grip

Art Department Assistant

Kristen Maloney
Art Department Assistant

Foley Editor

E. Larry Oatfield
Foley Editor
Thom Brennan
Foley Editor

First Assistant "B" Camera

Sean Hunter Moe
First Assistant "B" Camera
Paul Santoni
First Assistant "B" Camera
Mark Santoni
First Assistant "B" Camera

First Assistant "A" Camera

Jonas Steadman
First Assistant "A" Camera
Peter Geraghty
First Assistant "A" Camera

Rigging Grip

Mel Perdikis
Rigging Grip
Timothy Jipping
Rigging Grip
Chip Hart
Rigging Grip
David Sireika Jr.
Rigging Grip
Moses Mott
Rigging Grip
Michael Nissen
Rigging Grip
Isaac Sandoval
Rigging Grip

Transportation Coordinator

Aaron Skalka
Transportation Coordinator

Key Grip

Jamie Lagerhausen
Key Grip
Michael J. Coo
Key Grip
George Patsos
Key Grip

Location Manager

Lauri Pitkus
Location Manager
Ken Haber
Location Manager
Thor Kjartansson
Location Manager

Dolly Grip

Michael Brennan
Dolly Grip
Brian Rosso
Dolly Grip

Assistant Property Master

Josh Roth
Assistant Property Master
Brad Elliott
Assistant Property Master

Key Hair Stylist

Pamela May
Key Hair Stylist

Leadman

Bruce Luizzi
Leadman

Key Rigging Grip

Billy Patsos
Key Rigging Grip
John S. Robertson
Key Rigging Grip

Assistant Location Manager

William Maursky
Assistant Location Manager
Fahad Falur Jabali
Assistant Location Manager
Josh Samataro
Assistant Location Manager

Set Production Assistant

Stephen Daniel Wayne
Set Production Assistant
Alessandro Chimento
Set Production Assistant
Miranda Sink
Set Production Assistant
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Michael Chochol
Set Production Assistant
Anna Stachow
Set Production Assistant
Brendan Flaherty
Set Production Assistant
Leilah Franklin
Set Production Assistant
Ashlee Kilchrist
Set Production Assistant
Taylor Newman
Set Production Assistant
Andri Egilsson
Set Production Assistant
Markus Fry
Set Production Assistant
Reynir Oskarsson
Set Production Assistant
Finnur Jónasson
Set Production Assistant

Location Assistant

Hannah Getts
Location Assistant
Cleland Hoff
Location Assistant
James Adames
Location Assistant

Visual Effects Production Manager

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David Feinsilber
Visual Effects Production Manager

Compositor

Julian Lojek
Compositor

Construction Foreman

William H. Phen Jr.
Construction Foreman
Jeremy Johnson
Construction Foreman

3D Artist

Borja A. Ortiz
3D Artist
Phi Tran
3D Artist
Steven Wang
3D Artist
Sabrina Steinert
3D Artist
Markus Graf
3D Artist
Hnedel Maximore
3D Artist
Patrik Witzmann
3D Artist
Tim Simon
3D Artist

Makeup Supervisor

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Michèle Burke

Michèle Burke
Makeup Supervisor

Casting Assistant

Katie Silverman
Casting Assistant
Bree Adams
Casting Assistant

Makeup Designer

Foley Mixer

Mary Jo Lang
Foley Mixer

Production Controller

Michael Lewis
Production Controller

Production Accountant

Rósa Stefánsdóttir
Production Accountant

Casting Associate

Brittany Gischner
Casting Associate
Joanna Vasco
Casting Associate

Travel Coordinator

Stacy Parker
Travel Coordinator

Gaffer

Jay Fortune
Gaffer
Chris Strong
Gaffer

Digital Imaging Technician

C.J. Roy
Digital Imaging Technician
Nathan Borck
Digital Imaging Technician
Steve Harnell
Digital Imaging Technician
Alex Carr
Digital Imaging Technician

Production Sound Mixer

Paul Ledford
Production Sound Mixer

Video Assist Operator

Wayne Tidwell
Video Assist Operator
Richmond G. Cogswell
Video Assist Operator

Second Unit Director of Photography

Garry Waller
Second Unit Director of Photography

Storyboard Artist

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Adolfo Martínez Pérez
Storyboard Artist
Phillip Norwood
Storyboard Artist
Richard Bennett
Storyboard Artist
Stephen Platt
Storyboard Artist

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Dan McKee
Second Assistant "B" Camera

VFX Editor

Jeff Beattie
VFX Editor

Post Production Coordinator

Mindy Weissman
Post Production Coordinator

Standby Painter

Chris Zimmerman
Standby Painter

Colorist

Eric Haase
Colorist

On Set Dresser

Digital Intermediate Colorist

Mike Sowa
Digital Intermediate Colorist

Conceptual Illustrator

Nick Pugh
Conceptual Illustrator
Daniel Simon
Conceptual Illustrator
Thom Tenery
Conceptual Illustrator
Andree Wallin
Conceptual Illustrator

Stand In

Jamie Normand
Stand In
Joe Fredo
Stand In
Sam Stage
Stand In
Juliana Terpstra
Stand In

Greensman

Pedro Barquin
Greensman

Sound Assistant

Árni Benediktsson
Sound Assistant

Unit Publicist

Claire Raskind
Unit Publicist

Production Coordinator

Betsy Alton
Production Coordinator
Birna Paulina Einarsdóttir
Production Coordinator
Michael A. Galasso
Production Coordinator
Tiffany Tiesiera
Production Coordinator

Visual Effects Coordinator

Sharina Radia
Visual Effects Coordinator
Lori Talley
Visual Effects Coordinator
Danielle Bemis
Visual Effects Coordinator

Visual Effects Editor

Tobias Pfeiffer
Visual Effects Editor
William Day
Visual Effects Editor
Jeff Beattie
Visual Effects Editor
Kevin LaNeave
Visual Effects Editor
Paul Parsons
Visual Effects Editor

Production Secretary

Drew Barnett-Hamilton
Production Secretary

Visual Effects

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Hiroshi Mori

Hiroshi Mori
Visual Effects

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Dan Schroer
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Lee Jordan
Second Assistant "A" Camera

Post Production Accountant

Missy Eustermann
Post Production Accountant

Payroll Accountant

Stan Umamoto
Payroll Accountant

CG Supervisor

Mahmoud Rahnama
CG Supervisor
Gavyn Thompson
CG Supervisor

Lighting Supervisor

Christopher Nichols
Lighting Supervisor

ADR Supervisor

Conceptual Design

Michael Meyers
Conceptual Design
Ed Natividad
Conceptual Design
Raj Rihal
Conceptual Design

Production Office Assistant

Ugla Hauksdóttir
Production Office Assistant

Extras Casting

Hank Langlois
Extras Casting
David M. Waldron
Extras Casting

Original Story

Rigging Gaffer

Marc Marino
Rigging Gaffer
Tony Varuola
Rigging Gaffer

Best Boy Electric

Brian McClean
Best Boy Electric
Ingvar Stefánsson
Best Boy Electric

Assistant Accountant

Iounn Arna Björgvinsdóttir
Assistant Accountant
Stella Bogadóttir
Assistant Accountant
Fjola Einarsdottir
Assistant Accountant
Anita Isey Jonsdottir
Assistant Accountant

Location Coordinator

Dawson Warner
Location Coordinator

Assistant Production Coordinator

Matthew F. Preston
Assistant Production Coordinator
David Halagarda
Assistant Production Coordinator
Michael P. Twombly
Assistant Production Coordinator
Helga K. Bjarnason
Assistant Production Coordinator
Karl Sigurdarson
Assistant Production Coordinator
Birna Bjorgvinsdottir
Assistant Production Coordinator
Inga Björk Sólnes
Assistant Production Coordinator
Linda Vilhjálmsdóttir
Assistant Production Coordinator

Generator Operator

Chris McGuire
Generator Operator

Second Assistant Accountant

Sean Becker
Second Assistant Accountant
Bill Bouvier
Second Assistant Accountant
Sara Ellingen
Second Assistant Accountant
Josh R. Field
Second Assistant Accountant

Construction Buyer

Ken Junod
Construction Buyer

Sound Recordist

Stephen Urata
Sound Recordist

First Assistant "C" Camera

Mark Spath
First Assistant "C" Camera

Second Assistant "C" Camera

Milan Janicin
Second Assistant "C" Camera

Libra Head Technician

Craig Nix
Libra Head Technician

Assistant Sound Editor

Coya Elliott
Assistant Sound Editor

Pre-Visualization Supervisor

Nicholas Markel
Pre-Visualization Supervisor

Modeling

Randy Sharp
Modeling
Khaled Pamir
Modeling
Toshihiro Sakamaki
Modeling
Christine Neumann
Modeling
YeYoung Jung
Modeling

Matte Painter

Roger Kupelian
Matte Painter

Data Management Technician

Chris Giuffrida
Data Management Technician

Construction Manager

Emil Petursson
Construction Manager

Wigmaker

Bob Kretschmer
Wigmaker

First Assistant Accountant

Jennifer Cobb
First Assistant Accountant
Wendy Goldfisher
First Assistant Accountant
Kelley Baker
First Assistant Accountant

Vocals

Costume Illustrator

Christian Cordella
Costume Illustrator

Digital Intermediate Producer

Nancy Fuller
Digital Intermediate Producer

Visual Effects Production Assistant

Sigurdur Mar Davidsson
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Daniel Beattie
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Eirikur Kristinn Juliusson
Visual Effects Production Assistant

Loop Group Coordinator

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David Cowgill

David Cowgill
Loop Group Coordinator

Key Set Costumer

Lori Harris
Key Set Costumer

Aerial Coordinator

David Paris
Aerial Coordinator

Visual Effects Technical Director

Igor Ramade
Visual Effects Technical Director
Alexandre Scott
Visual Effects Technical Director

Compositing Artist

Eric Kasanowski
Compositing Artist

Additional Casting

Judith Bouley
Additional Casting

Digital Intermediate Editor

Nancy Fuller
Digital Intermediate Editor

Marine Coordinator

Matthew H. O'Connor
Marine Coordinator

Assistant Dialogue Editor

Lisa Chino
Assistant Dialogue Editor

Assistant Sound Designer

Coya Elliott
Assistant Sound Designer

Tattooist

Rick Stratton
Tattooist

What's left behind the scenes

  • Olivia Wilde, Noomi Rapace, Kate Mara, Olga Kurylenko, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Brit Marling auditioned for the role of Julia. Jessica Chastain was also considered for the role but declined due to scheduling conflicts, and the role ultimately went to Kurylenko.
  • Diane Kruger, Hayley Atwell, and Kate Beckinsale were considered for the role of Victoria.
  • Filming was done using the newly developed Sony CineAlta F65 camera.
  • Initially, this project was an eight-page script written by Joseph Kosinski, which was transformed into a comic book in 2007. Its release was eventually postponed until the film's release.
  • Most of the outdoor shots where Jack flies were filmed in Iceland.
  • Kosinski explained how they filmed the home of the characters Tom Cruise and Andrea Riseborough – the 'Heavenly Tower': “I didn’t want to make a film with an excess of blue screen. So we found a way to modernize the front-projection method used by Kubrick in '2001: A Space Odyssey' (1968). He projected a high-resolution photograph onto the entire set and filmed everything so that it looked like what was depicted in the photo was outside. And we did the same thing.”
  • Specifically for the film, a group of cinematographers went to the top of the Haleakala volcano on the island of Maui and, using three Sony F65 cameras, filmed atmospheric phenomena, sunsets and sunrises. The resulting footage was then combined to create 40 minutes of 26-megapixel video. It was cut into 10 separate clips – depending on the time of day and night, weather conditions, and so on. As a result, 130 four-minute clips were prepared for each scene described in the script. Then these views were simply projected onto the walls of the pavilion housing the 'Heavenly Tower' using 21 projectors.
  • During the filming of scenes in "Oblivion", several problems that would have arisen with the use of blue screens were avoided. Firstly, the shooting was done in "natural" lighting, and the projection onto the screen was bright enough to provide the necessary shades throughout the set and on the actors' faces; secondly, no extra "blueness" from the blue screen needed to be removed during color correction (especially in such quantities); and thirdly, the actors saw (almost) the same thing that the audience would later see, which significantly simplified their task.
  • A full-scale model of the aircraft used by Tom Cruise's character (Bubbleship) was built. It is a hybrid of a helicopter and a jet fighter. According to Kosinski, he wanted to showcase "clean, advanced technology" in the film, not the typical rusty devices of post-apocalyptic settings that are about to fall apart. WildFactory, a company specializing in industrial concept design (the same WildFactory that made the motorcycle models for the film "Tron: Legacy" (2010)), was the direct manufacturer of the model. The "Bubbleship" model was primarily made of aluminum, is 25 feet (7.6 meters) long, and weighs about two tons. This model had many moving parts: rotating engines, opening doors, etc. A rotating cabin was used during the filming of flight scenes, where the actors had to hang upside down more than once.
  • The film was shot in 4k resolution, but was released in theaters in 2k resolution. The visual effects department simply didn't have enough time to render all the necessary scenes in 4k. They would have needed another month and a half, and the premiere date could not be moved.
  • Olga Kurylenko suggested making her character French, not Russian.
  • The set almost exactly replicated the building of the actual New York Public Library, located at the intersection of 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue. The total area of the structure was 30,726 square feet (2,861 square meters).
  • Twenty HD projectors formed a clear sky around the tower, displaying 34 independent video clips. The image was broken down into 19 independent layers. The screens turned out to be 12 meters high and over 150 meters long.
  • An old tin can with a sprouting flower was created on special order for Kosinski. The inspiration for this flower was a plant the director accidentally saw during one of his scouting trips to Iceland.
  • Among the surviving works of art shown are “The Liberty Bell,” as well as some paintings by Claude Monet and Andrew Wyeth ("Christina's World").
  • The football field was created by special effects artists based on the crater of the Hrossaborg volcano in Iceland, which became extinct more than 10,000 years ago.
  • According to the director, the films – “The Omega Man” (1971), “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), “Blade Runner” (1982) and the novel “Hyperion” by Dan Simmons – served as sources of inspiration for writing the story, the comic book, and creating the film.
  • At the beginning of the film, during the Universal logo sequence, you can notice 'Tet' orbiting the Earth, which the film is about.
  • Filming began on March 19, 2012, in Louisiana, in the cities of Baton Rouge and New Orleans. After a short break, the production process continued in the summer of the same year.
  • The prototype for the luxurious air mini-craft 'The Bubble Ship', piloted by Jack, was simply a utilitarian Bell 47 helicopter with a transparent round dome, which Joseph Kosinski saw at an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan. It was suggested to combine this 'base' with the main principles of the spaceship's appearance from the film '2001: A Space Odyssey' (1968). Eventually, NASA engineers were brought in. The full-scale model had doors that opened, and the control panel in the cockpit was created with the consultation of Tom Cruise, who is a licensed pilot.
  • In this film, Tom Cruise 'updated' his favorite cap of the 'New York Yankees' baseball club – for the first time since the film 'War of the Worlds' (2005), he appeared in it on the big screen again.
  • On the set of 'Oblivion', Tom Cruise celebrated his 50th birthday. To mark the occasion, Joseph Kosinski presented the star with one of the futuristic motorcycles directly from the film. And Cruise, to everyone's surprise, also responded with a gift: a large-scale model (made of high-quality die-cast metal) of the 'Bubble Ship' in a glass case.
  • The film could have ultimately received the name “Horizons” from Universal Studios, but over time they reverted to “Oblivion.” In the case of “Horizons,” the plot would have changed somewhat – becoming more dynamic, as it involved aerial cities and raids by stalkers from them down to the scorched Earth, for potentially useful items.
  • After reading the script for “Oblivion,” Freeman wanted not only to voice it but also to play a role in the film. Therefore, instead of saying so directly, he told the director he had a sore throat. However, the filmmakers were so eager for Morgan to participate in the project that they cast him anyway.
  • Jack's motorcycle in the film is a modified Honda CRF450X enduro model.
  • The scene of flying through the ice canyon took the effects creators the most time and effort. The scene clearly references “Star Wars,” however, while Lucas did everything “in-camera,” this flight for “Oblivion” was created using 3ds Max and Houdini. A low-polygon model was created in Max, which was then detailed in Houdini and subsequently imported back into 3ds Max for texturing and shading. The flight through the canyon took the special effects creators the longest – a total of about 15 months. Over two hundred people worked on it.
  • Filming of the rebel shelter – “Crow’s Nest” – took place on the grounds of the Market Street Power Plant, located near Baton Rouge. It is considered the oldest power plant in all of New Orleans. It was built in 1885 and closed about 40 years ago.
  • Olga Kurylenko suggested making her character French rather than Russian.
  • Kosinski talked about how they filmed the home of Tom Cruise and Andrea Riseborough’s characters – “Oblivion”: “I didn’t want to make a film with an excess of blue screen. So we found a way to modernize the front-projection method used by Kubrick in “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968). He projected a high-resolution photograph onto the entire set and filmed everything in such a way that it appeared as if the image on the photo was located outside. And we did the same thing.”
  • During the filming of scenes in “Oblivion,” they managed to avoid several problems that would have arisen from using blue screens. Firstly, the filming was done in “natural” lighting; the projection onto the screen was bright enough to provide the necessary shades throughout the set and on the actors’ faces. Secondly, during color correction, it was not necessary to remove the extra “blueness” that a blue screen would have given (especially in such quantities). And thirdly, the actors saw (almost) the same thing that the viewers would later see, which significantly simplified their task.
  • A full-scale model of the aircraft used by Tom Cruise’s character (Bubbleship) was built. It is a hybrid of a helicopter and a jet fighter. According to Kosinski, he wanted to show “clean, advanced technology” in the film, not the typical rusty devices of post-apocalyptic settings that are about to fall apart. The direct manufacturer of the model was WildFactory, a company specializing in industrial concept design (WildFactory was the one who made the motorcycle models for the film “Tron: Legacy” (2010)). The “Bubbleship” model was made mainly of aluminum, is 25 feet (7.6 meters) long and weighs about two tons. This model had many moving parts: rotating engines, opening doors, etc. A rotating cockpit was used during the filming of flight scenes, where the actors had to hang upside down more than once or twice.
  • Among the surviving works of art shown are “Liberty Bell,” as well as some paintings by Claude Monet and Andrew Wyeth (“Christina’s World”).
  • According to the director, the films “The Omega Man” (1971), “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), “Blade Runner” (1982), and the novel “Hyperion” by Dan Simmons served as sources of inspiration for writing the story, the comic book, and creating the film.
  • At the beginning of the film, during the “Universal” opening sequence, you can notice the “Tet” orbiting the Earth, which the film will be about.
  • The prototype for the luxurious air mini-craft “The Bubble Ship,” piloted by Jack, was simply a utilitarian Bell 47 helicopter with a transparent round dome, seen by Joseph Kosinski at an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan. It was proposed to combine this “base” with the main principles of the ship’s appearance from the film “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968). And eventually, NASA engineers were brought in to work on it. The full-scale model had doors that opened, and the control panel in the cockpit was created with the consultation of Tom Cruise, who is a licensed pilot.
  • In this film, Tom Cruise “updated” his favorite cap of the “New York Yankees” baseball club – for the first time since the film “War of the Worlds” (2005), he appeared in it on the big screen again.
  • Tom Cruise celebrated his 50th birthday at the "Oblivion" set. To mark the occasion, Joseph Kosinski presented the star with one of the futuristic motorcycles directly from the film. Cruise, to everyone's surprise, reciprocated with a gift of his own: a large-scale model (made of high-quality die-cast metal) of the "Bubble Ship" in a glass case.
  • After reading the script for "Oblivion," Freeman wanted not only to voice a role but also to appear in the film. Therefore, instead of being straightforward, he told the director he had a sore throat. However, the filmmakers were so eager to have Morgan participate in the project that they cast him anyway.
  • Filming of the rebel stronghold – "Crow's Nest" – took place at the Market Street Power Plant, located near Baton Rouge. It is considered the oldest power plant in all of New Orleans. It was built in 1885 and closed approximately 40 years ago.
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