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 its 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