Watch ‘Pacific Rim Uprising’ Destroy Sydney | Anatomy of a Scene
News & PoliticsThe New York Times•788.1K Views
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Staging a giant Jaeger battle in the middle of Sydney is not easy, especially when one of them has flaming chainsaws as a weapon. The director Steven S. DeKnight discusses how he and his visual effects team pulled it off in a sequence featuring John Boyega, Scott Eastwood and the slicing and dicing of some Sydney skyscrapers. The Sydney Opera House also makes an appearance.\n\nMore from The New York Times Video: \nSubscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n\nWatch all of our videos here: http://nytimes.com/video\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/nytvideo\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/nytvideo\n\n----------\n\nWhether it's reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends and scientific developments, New York Times video journalists provide a revealing and unforgettable view of the world. It's all the news that's fit to watch.
