16/09/2025
In issue #38 of befores & afters magazine, VFX supervisor Jake Morrison breaks down a fun moment involving Bucky’s motorcycle chase, with visual effects crafted by Rising Sun Pictures.
During filming, Morrison suggested that, to avoid extensive head and face replacement, the stunt rider could wear a skin-colored helmet that included a fake Bucky black hair wig. The comical result was dubbed ‘Big-Head Bucky’.
“I think the crew probably thought I'd lost my marbles on this one when they saw our stunt performer Joe with an enormous helmet,” laughs Morrison. “It had to be a decent size crash helmet, and then we painted it in Sebastian Stan's skin color. I had them go and sample what his make-up was and use that color. Then over the top we had this oversized wig. We glued the wig onto the crash helmet and added faux ears - amazing.”
“Now, it was comically hysterical just watching that stuff. But there were some shots where the camera’s chasing Bucky on the bike and he is going through a number of Humvees and there's strafing bullets everywhere, and all we had to do was take this massive helmet and shrink it down about 20% and that's the final. It just worked.”
VFX breakdown above by Rising Sun Pictures, photo of stunt rider from Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Grab the magazine here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/issue-38-digital-138712261
