How to crash a train: Super 8

J.J. Abrams’ Super 8, soon to be released on Blu-ray, certainly features one of the most spectacular train crashes ever put on film. In this video produced with our media partners at The Daily, VFX supe Dennis Muren and animation supervisor Paul Kavanagh take a look at how ILM and Scanline LA created the crash.

You can find out more about Super 8’s visual effects on fxguide here and in vfxshow #126.

1 thought on “How to crash a train: <em>Super 8</em>”

  1. Amazing CG and effects. I’d have to say that the train crash was my favorite part of Super 8. What talented people who worked on the movie

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