Behind the Magic: Building a Digital New York for The Avengers

Although roughly a third of The Avengers is set in New York City precious little was actually filmed there. ILM crew members photographed 7miles of city streets from a variety of heights and at different times of day totaling 250, 000 images. The crew then digitally recreated roughly 20 square blocks of midtown Manhattan using a variety of techniques. Live action shoots were held primarily on sound stages in New Mexico and in the streets of