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Beyond The Screen: The Creators Behind The Spider-Verse

Beyond the Screen

Go Beyond the Screen with the creators of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” to see how they used new tools to build the film's visually stunning (and ever-changing) worlds. From mimicking brush strokes and creating characters' distinct looks, to making and learning from mistakes, they worked collaboratively to bring the hit movie to life. Watch now, then apply what they learned to your next project.

Spider Man

Creators

Go Beyond the Screen with the team that brought every world in “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” to life. They worked with new tools, solved problems creatively, and went deeper into the “Spider-Verse” than ever before.

Justin K. Thompson

Justin K. Thompson

director
Kemp Powers

Kemp Powers

director
Joaquim Dos Santos

Joaquim Dos Santos

Director

Go Beyond the Screen with the team that brought every world in “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” to life. They worked with new tools, solved problems creatively, and went deeper into the “Spider-Verse” than ever before.

Pav Grochola

Pav Grochola

FX Supervisor
Bret St. Clair

Bret St. Clair

Look Dev. Supervisor
Erika Scopelli

Erika Scopelli

Lead Asst. Editor
Mike Lasker

Mike Lasker

VFX Supervisor

Tools

Learn how illustrators, animators, and visual effects artists used cutting-edge technology — and sometimes designed their own — to build your favorite Spider-Man™ characters' universe.

FlixiVerse

FlixiVerse

The team invented FlixiVerse to explore characters' worlds and homes like they were real-life film sets. See how they scouted Gwen's apartment to find the perfect blocking and shots to create scenes with emotional impact.

Patchy Bomby

Patchy Bomby

Illustrators used a tool called Patchy Bomby to give surfaces in “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” their signature art looks. Learn how the illustrators adjusted their brush strokes and artwork at scale to illustrate the chase in Earth-928 (Miguel's dimension) in record-time.

Rebelle

Rebelle

Creators used a program called Rebelle to animate and illustrate Gwen's watercolor world. The result? Drippy, high-color backgrounds that move and reflect her every mood.

Kismet

Kismet

Vulture was a “living drawing” — and he required a tool that could keep up with him. Artists used Kismet to work digitally and still give scenes a hand-drawn feel. This gave them precise control over how characters looked and moved.

FlixiVerse

FlixiVerse

The team invented FlixiVerse to explore characters' worlds and homes like they were real-life film sets. See how they scouted Gwen's apartment to find the perfect blocking and shots to create scenes with emotional impact.

Patchy Bomby

Patchy Bomby

Illustrators used a tool called Patchy Bomby to give surfaces in “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” their signature art looks. Learn how the illustrators adjusted their brush strokes and artwork at scale to illustrate the chase in Earth-928 (Miguel's dimension) in record-time.

Rebelle

Rebelle

Creators used a program called Rebelle to animate and illustrate Gwen's watercolor world. The result? Drippy, high-color backgrounds that move and reflect her every mood.

Kismet

Kismet

Vulture was a “living drawing” — and he required a tool that could keep up with him. Artists used Kismet to work digitally and still give scenes a hand-drawn feel. This gave them precise control over how characters looked and moved.

Learn how illustrators, animators, and visual effects artists used cutting-edge technology — and sometimes designed their own — to build your favorite Spider-Man™ characters' universe.

Watch More

The filmmakers behind “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” pushed the limits of what's possible in animation to bring you the hit film you love. Watch these clips to learn exclusive details about your favorite scenes, and how to harness that focus and drive for your own projects.

Spider-Punk

Spider-Punk

He's complex and “consistently inconsistent” — but worth the payoff. See how the “Spider-Verse” team designed Spider-Punk and his many variations from scratch.

Mumbattan

Mumbattan

Collaboration was a critical tool in the making of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” and authentic creativity doesn't happen alone. Indian and Indian-American filmmakers were crucial to rebuilding signature Mumbattan scenes of “Spider-Verse”.

Vulture

Vulture

How do you bring a “living drawing” to the big screen? Learn how artists built the tool that powered Vulture to give him a hand-drawn feel.

Spider-Punk

Spider-Punk

He's complex and “consistently inconsistent” — but worth the payoff. See how the “Spider-Verse” team designed Spider-Punk and his many variations from scratch.

Mumbattan

Mumbattan

Collaboration was a critical tool in the making of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” and authentic creativity doesn't happen alone. Indian and Indian-American filmmakers were crucial to rebuilding signature Mumbattan scenes of “Spider-Verse”.

Vulture

Vulture

How do you bring a “living drawing” to the big screen? Learn how artists built the tool that powered Vulture to give him a hand-drawn feel.

The filmmakers behind “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” pushed the limits of what's possible in animation to bring you the hit film you love. Watch these clips to learn exclusive details about your favorite scenes, and how to harness that focus and drive for your own projects.

Coming from a creative background, you have that inherent strength where you're constantly trying to improve your own work. That mindset is a really important quality and artists should be proud of that.

Good ideas can come from anywhere and you have to be open to a really great idea coming from any corner of our massive production staff. The best idea needs to win, and we fight passionately for our ideas.

Try to think outside of the box so the final product is the most natural and fun version of whatever it is. Don't be afraid to do it wrong. Don't be afraid to make mistakes. Make mistakes together.

Advice

Always learning? The pros are, too. The “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” creators share the mindsets and attitudes that help them bring their ideas to life.

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Two illustrated comic book frames featuring Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse FX supervisor Pav Grochola and the advice "Work like an artist."
Two illustrated comic book frames featuring Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse director Kemp Powers and the advice 'Good ideas can come from anywhere,' a quote from Kemp about the power of collaboration.
Two illustrated comic book frames featuring Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse lead assistant editor Erika Scopelli and the advice "Let's make mistakes together."

Always learning? The pros are, too. The “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” creators share the mindsets and attitudes that help them bring their ideas to life.

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