In nuce: In this VFX breakdown, the Prague-based VFX company PFX shows what impressive VFXs the Czechs can pull off. A total of 38 minutes of the 134-minute running time of the remarkable feature film Zatopek, about the Czech long-distance runner Emil Zatopek, were equipped with visual effects. The crowd simulation in particular, which PFX used to populate the digitally resurrected sports stadiums through which multiple Olympian Emil Zatopek pedals his way through, is sure to delight your little eyes.
What is Zatopek about? Zatopek is the first feature-length film adaptation of the iconic long-distance runner who made sporting history at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki. By winning the 5,000 and 10,000 metres, but also coming top in the marathon, he achieved a historic triple that is still unique today. The Czech wonder runner’s nickname: The Locomotive.
Click to continue: Can you keep up with Zatopek once the long-distance great makes the rubber of the running track glow? So that you know why it’s worth running after Zatopek when he’s kicking up his heels, we’ve also linked to the film trailer. Why don’t you make a stopover at PFX’s online presence ? We think: put on your trainers, oil up the pipeline – and run along!
Zatopek VFX Breakdown
Zatopek Trailer
