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Mr X. and The Three Musketeers

Paul W.S. Anderson’s take on The Three Musketeers mythology is a steampunked reinvention of the swashbuckling tale, complete with airborne battles and all in native stereo. Visual effects studio Mr. X Inc. delivered the bulk of the work with 274 shots, and fxguide got the details from VFX supe Dennis Berardi. Warning: contains spoilers.

Also, the film opens with a main titles sequence that literally maps out the conflicts of Europe at the time of Louis XIII, as the camera flies above miniature soldiers caught mid-battle on a parchment map. Mr. X Inc. creative lead James Cooper takes fxguide through the distinctive 1,642 frame, tilt-shift inspired opening.