India, July 23 -- Christopher Nolan has successfully brought the 10-foot-tall Laestrygonians to life in his latest epic, The Odyssey, by shunning CGI in favor of traditional forced perspective and practical visual trickery. While the filmmaker is known for his dedication to physical effects, this specific sequence demonstrates a complex use of height differentials to achieve a mythical scale.
Practical Giant Creation
The production achieved the immense stature of the Greek giants by pairing exceptionally tall performers with much shorter doubles. Star Matt Damon revealed that Nolan utilized stuntmen standing over seven feet tall to portray the Laestrygonians. To emphasize their size through forced perspective, the production employed stunt...