{"id":151346,"date":"2021-03-15T12:27:52","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T17:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=151346"},"modified":"2021-03-15T13:07:19","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T18:07:19","slug":"making-of-wandavision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/making-of-wandavision\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Things to Know About the Making of WandaVision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Explore WandaVision<\/em>‘s meta look at the making of television, franchise crossovers, and setting up the future of Marvel Studio’s films and series.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first of Marvel Studio’s Disney Plus original series has concluded, and what a start. Here are seven interesting facts from behind-the-scenes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Obviously, spoilers ahead. You’ve been warned. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The many visions of <\/em>WandaVision. Image via Disney+<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1. Captured on One Camera System with Forty-Seven Different Lenses <\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

WandaVision<\/a><\/em> was shot on the ARRI ALEXA LF in 4K. To capture the look of the various decades, the production relied on both new cine lenses and plenty of vintage glass. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an interview with Film School Rejects<\/em><\/a>, cinematographer Jess Hall<\/a> talked about the massive undertaking of shooting a show like WandaVision<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WandaVision was shot on the ARRI ALEXA LF in 4K. Image via Disney+.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One of the things that I did very early on was say, “I\u2019ve got to simplify this show somehow.” When you\u2019re working on a production, it\u2019s busy. You don\u2019t want too many elements. I didn\u2019t want a bunch of vintage cameras that were going to break down in the heat or the rain. It had to have a bulletproof and efficient system. I made the call to use one camera platform throughout.<\/p>-Jess Hall via Film School Rejects<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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2. The First Episode Was Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Also revealed in the same interview, Hall talked about the challenge of filming the single-take first episode in front of an audience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WandaVision’s first episode was filmed in front of a live studio audience in one take. Image via Disney+.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As if things weren\u2019t complicated enough, now you\u2019re doing a twenty-six-minute single-take in front of a live audience, effectively. I mean, yes, you get to down your lights while the set changes, but other than that, you\u2019re running concurrently. It\u2019s a live performance. Huge challenge.<\/p>-Jess Hall via Film School Rejects<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

You can get a glimpse into the making of the series and see the live audience in Marvel Studio’s ASSEMBLED now streaming on Disney Plus<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. Agatha Was Filmed All Along <\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“Agatha All Along” is a straight up bop. That song penetrates the mind and stays there forever. The catchy fake show title sequence was filmed throughout the series, usually at the end of each day, since all the characters were still on set in the appropriate costume. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was shot over the series. We\u2019d be on the set, say, for example, during the magic show [in Episode 2]. We weren\u2019t going to go back to that set with that costume, so we had to capitalize on that time efficiency and execute that shot. It would generally be done at the end of shooting our other footage, and we\u2019d be like, “Right, it\u2019s the ‘Agatha All Along’ moment.”<\/p>-Jess Hall via Film School Rejects<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Rather than shooting the “Agatha All Along” sequences at the end, they were shot each day. Image via Disney+.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Director Matt Shakman<\/a> talked more about the sequence to Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a combination of planning and storyboarding and figuring that out, but then wonderful things happening in the moment. I remember coming up with the idea two minutes before we did it, that she’d have a picnic on the lawn while she’s controlling Pietro, and Kathryn<\/a> had so much fun eating grapes and drinking wine and controlling him. And, it was just incredibly surprising how people responded to the song, and to watch it climb the iTunes chart and to see Kathryn Hahn move ahead of Justin Bieber<\/a> and The Weeknd<\/a>.<\/p>-Matt Shakman via Entertainment Weekly<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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4. “Agatha All Along” Was Written by the Couple Behind Frozen<\/em>‘s “Let It Go” and Coco<\/em>‘s “Remember Me”<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“Agatha All Along,” and all of the WandaVision<\/em> title songs, were composed by musical masterminds Kristen Anderson-Lopez<\/a> and Robert Lopez<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert Lopez wrote music for Avenue Q<\/em>, The Book of Mormon<\/a><\/em>, and with his wife they wrote songs for the Finding Nemo<\/em> musical, Frozen<\/a><\/em>, Coco<\/a><\/em>, and Wreck-it Ralph<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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