![A promotional image of Jason Momoa as Aquaman](/sites/default/files/2023-11/Aquaman-Case-Study-Header-1980x820.jpg)
Aquaman
This project was completed by Method Studios in 2018. Method’s film and episodic teams in Montréal, Vancouver and Melbourne are now a fully-integrated part of Framestore.
Warner Bros.’ Aquaman, directed by James Wan, reveals the origin story of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) in an action-packed adventure that features breathtaking locales, underwater worlds, and supernatural characters. The creative studio rose to the challenge, creating two of the movie’s key sequences – the pursuit of Arthur and Mera (Amber Heard) through a Sicilian seaside village and an underwater journey into the Well of Souls.
Filmed dry-for-wet, Momoa was captured on set in rigs that simulated underwater movements but ultimately felt restrictive; the artists replaced the majority of his performance and added the CG environment, Karathen and Arthur’s free-flowing locks, which feature an undone aesthetic that served as the guideline for how his hair should look throughout the film. The team also crafted a psychedelic 700-frame shot dubbed by Wan as ‘The Quickening,’ for which they were given loose direction to create a journey through Arthur’s mind’s eye.
![a face close up of actor jason momoa as aquaman staring directly into the camera through the head of a trident](/sites/default/files/styles/image_gallery_mob_688x_387_/public/2022-07/aquaman_method_1.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=PDN-owAZ)
![actor jason momoa as aquaman blessing someone with a trident underwater](/sites/default/files/styles/image_gallery_mob_688x_387_/public/2022-07/aquaman_method_2.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=ANYaHtOU)
![buildings and houses of a sicilian village](/sites/default/files/styles/image_gallery_mob_688x_387_/public/2022-07/aquaman_method_3.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=4Aeda-nE)
![aerial view of a sicilian coast town near the sea](/sites/default/files/styles/image_gallery_mob_688x_387_/public/2022-07/aquaman_method_4.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=qkfnd_-G)
![deep seascapes underwater](/sites/default/files/styles/image_gallery_mob_688x_387_/public/2022-07/aquaman_method_5.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=Sm1SSMwT)
![a turtle that is illuminated with gold lines in its body](/sites/default/files/styles/image_gallery_mob_688x_387_/public/2022-07/aquaman_method_6.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=S840id0A)