Focusing on Dune's sandworms, this Wired piece looks at how the visual and sound effect teams tackled the gargantuan task.

In the visual department they converted their greenscreens to sandscreens so they could shoot in the desert to allow all of the beauty shots to look their most natural.

They also detail how they created the sandworms' appearance.

In the sound department, director Denis Villeneuve instructed them to create sound effects which don't sound too much like movie sound effects. He wanted something more documentary style.

Though fake obviously. Giant worms!

The sound of a sandworm swallowing a spice harvesting machine is some guy with a microphone in his mouth sucking a lot of wind.

That'll be one to watch, and listen, out for.

Dune will release in Australian cinemas on December 2.

[ Main Image: Dune - Sandworm. Credit: Warner Bros. ]

References

Watercutter, Angela (October 25, 2021). How Dune’s VFX and Sound Teams Made Sandworms From Scratch. Wired.com.