The VFX of Dredd

2012’s Dredd *only* had a budget of $45 million. Yea - that may sound like a lot… but compared to other films, it’s really not. For example the Judge Dredd film from over 10 years earlier had a budget of 90 million and your typical Marvel film has a budget of 100 million to 200 million or more dollars. So it’s crazy that they pulled off a film with as much action, art and story on such a low budget - But how did they do it? And what can other filmmakers learn from Dredd? Well, As a VFX artist myself, I set off to answer these question and, after reading interviews and articles, and watching many behind the scenes videos I’ve narrowed it down to just a few key reasons, which turn Dredd from a low budget action flick - into the amazing film we were treated to. More VFX analysis here: #judgedredd #dredd #vfx #filmmaking #2000ad