Mini Tsunami VFX

Behind-the-scenes video of a practical visual effects film crew on a massive soundstage recording a miniature disaster sequence. In the center is a highly detailed miniature city model complete with a beachfront pier, miniature Ferris wheel, palm trees, and coastal skyscrapers, set inside a large indoor water tank against a blue screen backdrop with tracking markers. A powerful simulated tidal wave crests over the pier and crashes down, sweeping through the miniature city, destroying buildings, knocking over palm trees, and flooding the streets in dramatic slow motion. Camera operators wearing black "EFFECTS CREW" shirts track the action using cameras mounted on dollies and crane arms along the edge of the tank as water splashes over the perimeter. Shot with wide-angle studio lighting, raw documentary-style camera movement, and realistic water physics, capturing the chaotic energy of physical special effects filmmaking.