Toho producer details Godzilla -0.0 practical effects at expo preview
Kazuaki Kishida said the film was shot for IMAX film, which required deeper sets and more physical props, and that a real aircraft engine was recorded for sound.
Toho producer Kazuaki Kishida discussed the making of Godzilla -0.0 at a press preview of the "Godzilla Expo: The Minus World" exhibition at the Daimaru Tokyo store on November 5, according to cinematoday.jp. The exhibition displays more than 50 items used in the filming of Godzilla -1.0 and Godzilla -0.0.
Kishida said production followed a "quality first" policy, in which staff proposals were realized with full effort rather than with awards or box office in mind.
He said the number of physical props increased because the film was shot for IMAX film, which widened the frame vertically and required deeper set dressing. For sound, the production flew a real aircraft and recorded its engine, including passes over microphones and microphones attached to the aircraft.
For the roar, the sound was played through huge speakers at Miyagase Dam in Kanagawa Prefecture, and the echo and surrounding environmental noise were recorded.
Kishida also said a wooden piece seen in the film's strategy meeting scene has a backstory: it was made by Toyo Balloon, as was the Godzilla model in Godzilla -1.0. Godzilla -1.0 was released in 2023, and its original roar was recorded by playing it at ZOZO Marine Stadium.
Quick answers
What is the Godzilla Expo: The Minus World?
It is an exhibition at the Daimaru Tokyo store displaying more than 50 items used in the filming of Godzilla -1.0 and Godzilla -0.0.
Why did Godzilla -0.0 use more physical props?
Producer Kazuaki Kishida said the film was shot for IMAX film, which widened the frame vertically and required deeper set dressing.