Behind the big films like "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" (2014) of course there are a lot of calculations and design details. Not only showing an increase of "Captain America: The First Avenger" (2011) in terms of the artistic, the film sequel also has action scenes, and more extensive use of CGI. Want to know there are unique stories what is behind the movie made 170 million dollars to fund the United States? Here are ten trivia movie "Captain America: The Winter Soldier".
1. Filming in Washington D.C.
Triskelion, headquarters S.H.I.E.L.D. for the first time featured in Marvel Cinematic Universe, was built as a building located at Theodore Roosevelt Island in Washington, DC For Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios, the selection of Washington, DC as the location of the Triskelion is very important to keep the story still feels real. "You still want it to look natural and make it feel as close as possible to reality, and to spend the days in DC and start the film by directly showing the original location, it gives a good impression, and a realistic impression. "
In addition to taking in the background Theodore Roosevelt Island, the production of this film was also shot in locations such as the Jefferson Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, the National Air and Space Museum, the Capitol Building, the National Mall, DuPont Circle, and of course the new Theodore Roosevelt Bridge was closed for the first time only to accommodate the making of this film.
2 . Six Weeks in Cleveland
To film a car chase scene involving Nick Fury ( Samuel L. Jackson ) , as well as the chaos in the city center that presents Captain America ( Chris Evans ) , Winter Soldier ( Sebastian Stan ) , Black Widow ( Scarlett Johansson ) , and Falcon ( Anthony Mackie ) , the production team had to move to Cleveland , Ohio in order to film the scenes of this complex . Cleveland is a city where the director duo , Anthony and Joe Russo , first began their career as a filmmaker , hosted for six weeks .
" Although the city of Cleveland is a good substitute for New York in Marvel 's The Avengers , this is a city that is even better replacement for Washington , DC because many of the buildings in the center of the city which has the same height and has the architectural style of the Washington , DC , " said the producer , Louis D' Esposito , in the production notes .
To accommodate the shooting schedule involving two units of the cast and crew , many streets to be closed for weeks during the summer - including the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway which is one of the main roads in the city .
3. Dozens Version One Costume
When you look at the stealth suit in his film Captain America dominant in blue and white, you might think that Chris Evans wearing only one version of the movie designs for half the trip. However, costumes are designed by Judianna Makovsky this turned out to consist of an assortment of designs created for various purposes scenes action. The materials used also vary and are all sewn into one. Each version of the costume design made copies for 16 units.
"It looks like it was made of one material only. If you can see it up close, in fact there are four or five different materials in costumes that are all colored the same, but have different flexibility or can accommodate different movements in different areas, "said Makovsky on JustLuxe site.
4 . The Rocky
Many viewers may already know that the " Captain America : The Winter Soldier " has clear influences from films such as " Three Days of the Condor " ( 1975) , " The French Connection " (1971 ) , " Heat " (1995 ) , " Ronin " (1998 ) , to " The Raid " ( 2011) . But , in terms of the character of the audience may not be aware that the Russo brothers Rocky was using the figure as a guide for the character of Captain America .
" Cap has a very simple character journey . He is very empathetic character , like Rocky . Rocky did not have travel character in the film , right ? Rocky task in this film just to survive , " said Anthony Russo at Den of Geek . " And that's why we put Rocky joke there . We think that he [ Captain America ] is Rocky , we need to beat him up black and blue. We need to know how , when we have a character with a simple character journey that is not much changed in the films , how we can make the audience care about him . And it is done by giving him a lot of trouble . He was fired , he was stabbed , he was punched in the face ... it 's all about his desire to stay afloat , "adds Joe Russo .
5 . Helicarrier
To present the majority of the visual effects in " Captain America : The Winter Soldier " , Anthony and Joe Russo worked with Industrial Light & Magic . The largest visual effects produced by ILM course is a trio made by SHIELD Helicarrier To establish the Helicarrier models until the result is perfect , ILM took about one year . In addition , this new generation Helicarrier also become the largest CG models they've ever done .
Compared to previous models Helicarrier appears in " The Avengers " ( 2012) , Helicarrier which appeared in " Captain America : The Winter Soldier " has a size of about a quarter times larger . The length is approximately 425 meters Helicarrier , had a supervisor dome covered by a transparent polymer walls , and equipped with Stark's repulsor engines . For weaponry , new Helicarrier is also fitted with Phalanx weapon that has the barrel length of 20 meters by the number of 14 pieces in all decks .
" This Helicarrier have guns on her deck - great weapon , weapons superclass , and observation center under the stomach , where fights lasted Cap and Winter Soldier , " said VFX supervisor of ILM , Russell Earl , Animation Boss web site . " The director wants everything based on reality , even if it is a technology that actually we have not got . We make it with modern style 90 percent , and 10 percent of World War II . "
6 . Sleeve Winter Soldier
Part of the Winter Soldier left arm made of metal produced its effect by Legacy Effects . To achieve the desired effect , Legacy Effects used a variety of approaches to make the arm look natural villain . In addition to using connection plates so that the Winter Soldier can move easily , they also build arm fully to the scene a short distance , and sometimes , just put the reference points for later replaced with CGI .
One of the most difficult scene was the part when Winter Soldier had to sit in the chair and shows his artificial hand that connected on his shoulder . To execute this scene , the visual effects crew had to use a reference of how to use a prosthetic arm in the real world . " We did a lot of research on how the human body coupled to the prosthetic and finally came to the conclusion that if you have to work on his part and you have to take it off , you have to have a medical plastic connected to the upper body and arms can then be attached to the body , "says visual effects supervisor , Dan Deleeuw , on GeekSugar .
7 . Falcon Wing Sang
To make the wings Falcon , Anthony and Joe Russo wants the technology used feels like something really exist . Therefore , the design of the wings are made by a team of visual effects for the film formed as a Falcon backpack that could widen a pair of wings made of carbon fiber and mesh materials . In contrast to the way Iron Man fly , wings used Falcon took complete control and can make the wearer tired , so it needs to be operated by people who are athletic like Sam Wilson .
To determine how the force will be used by the Falcon to fly , crew inspired peregrine falcon fly way . " We see a lot of peregrine falcon , with the consideration that they are one of the fastest birds out there . When Falcon plunged toward the Helicarrier , he can fly fast enough so that it can avoid the onslaught of artillery was firing . So when he leaned in and directing his wings at his side , it is the movement of the peregrine falcon taken , "said Deleeuw .
8. Fights Modern Style
After moving into the modern era, how to fight Captain America also had significant improvement in her new movie. "The technique that we use the fight in the film is a mix of parkour, Brazilian jujitsu, karate, and boxing," said the stunt coordinator, Thomas Robinson Harper, in the production notes. "So this really is a mixed martial arts training that we have on Chris, because one part of bringing the character to modern times is Steve Rogers has studied and mastered the styles and techniques of modern fight this." To help him, Harper brought some specialists such as Chris Carnel and James Young to train Chris Evans and also choreographed fights in the film.
9. Winner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship
One of the most exciting fight scenes in the film is when Captain America meets with Batroc. Starring Batroc, Georges St-Pierre, the UFC welterweight champion is. St-Pierre have been the director wants actress Batroc has a physical form that matches the character, at the same time can really fight. "Batroc is of French descent, and Georges St-Pierre is the French-Canadian people, and when we decided to bring his character in the film, we want someone who can describe the physical side of his character without having to use a substitute role, and there is no better way rather than looking for a fighter who can also perform movements fights. So we contacted Georges St-Pierre and he was very excited to get his first chance to play in a big action movie, "says the producer, Nate Moore.
10 . The book notes Steve
When meeting with Sam Wilson , Rogers issued a small notebook containing the things he thinks need to be sought out so that he can adjust to modern times . In the version we saw in theaters , Rogers notebook containing writings such as Star Wars / Trek , Thai food , Nirvana , Steve Jobs , and so forth . Do you know if you watch " Captain America : The Winter Soldier " in some other countries , the writing is on record that Rogers turned out different ?
"If you go to Germany to watch the movie , if you go to France to watch the movie , if you go to London to watch the movie - something I highly recommend ! - What is written in the notebook is different in each of these territories , " said Kevin Feige in an interview with Vanity Fair . " This is a contest for people to contribute ideas , " What is missed by Steve Rogers when he was on the ice for 70 years ? "
For example , in the Korean version , Rogers notes incorporate points like Oldboy , the 2002 World Cup , and Ji - Sung Park . Meanwhile , the English version can be found points as Sean Connery , The Beatles , and the 1966 World Cup final .