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How ‘Warfare’ Created the IED Explosion Scene, Military Flyover and Gruesome Injuries With Real-Life Soldiers on Set
The artisans team behind "Warfare" created the IED explosion scene by referencing Ray Mendoza's memories and real photos from the injuries.
Since the film was mostly shot in order and all the sets needed to be complete by Day 1, Digby had a quick turnaround to “dress the aftermath of the explosions” with debris and blood when Garland asked for multiple different angles of the same moments. For Oscar-winning prosthetics designer Tristan Versluis, the IED explosion scene was the makeup department’s “key moment.” One of the most brutal instances comes when one of the soldiers, Elliott Miller’s (Cosmo Jarvis), leg gets severely injured in the blast. In order to create the silicon leg, Versluis and his team completed a digital scan to get a 3D model of the actors before adding in skin textures and details.
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