Workflow of Iron Man 3

Introduction:

Iron Man 3, directed by Shane Black in 2013 is a very successful franchise film based on the Marvel magazines and cartoons. Iron Man is an American super hero film trying to save the world, defeat the evil villains and protecting the ones who are closest to him.

I decided to research the workflow of Iron Man 3 as I grew up to Marvel cartoons as a child and loved the Marvel films as well. Researching the visual effects in Iron Man fascinated me and made me realise how much hard work and effort has been put in by everyone to create this film. 

'A total of three hours and 15 minutes of footage were shot before editing, where it was brought down to 130 minutes (119 without the credits)'1

This marks the longest stand-alone Iron Man film out of the 3. 

Canon EOS C300:

Engineered to deliver 1920 x 1080 HD images, the EOS C300 Cinema camera integrates Canon’s Super 35mm CMOS sensor, which is modeled on the Super 35mm motion picture film standard. This, combined with Canon’s Digic DV III Image Processor, and a 50 Mbps 4:2:2 MPEG-2 codec, provides image capture even in low-light environments. In addition, the EOS C300 camera body weighs 3 lbs.

The Canon EOS C300 plays a big part in post-production in Iron Man as the visual effects supervisor (VFX), Christopher Townsend and his visual effects team created some scenes by superimposing computer graphic imagery onto live action stunt footage. They used six of these cameras as "witness cameras" for accurate close-up tracking of stunt actors' movements. "The Canon EOS C300 cameras gave us the main things we needed. Which were detail, sharpness and resolution," said Townsend. 

Sources:

1. http://www.gameh9.com/399/