Practical Effects
Bullet time rig: 150 cameras, one very patient Keanu.
Visual Effects
They literally built a green screen universe.
Direction
Wachowskis' vision was chaos with a purpose.
Director
Josh Oreck
Keanu Reeves
Self - Neo
Hugo Weaving
Self - Agent Smith
Carrie-Anne Moss
Self - Trinity
Laurence Fishburne
Self - Morpheus
Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Self - President, Worldwide Theatrical Production, Warner Bros.
Joel Silver
Self - Producer
Lana Wachowski
Self - Director
Lilly Wachowski
Self - Director
Bill Pope
Self - Director of Photography
John Gaeta
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
Janek Sirrs
Self - Associate VFX Supervisor
Kym Barrett
Self - Costume Designer
Yuen Woo-Ping
Self - Kung Fu Choreographer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The famous 'bullet time' effect required 150 still cameras rigged in a precise arc around the actors, with each camera firing in sequence.
This doc reveals how the Wachowskis' obsessive attention to anime and Hong Kong cinema directly shaped every frame, years before Hollywood routinely borrowed from Asian action.
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