0 0 ▁photos ▁of ▁the ▁Times ▁Square ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁re - create ▁the ▁location ▁digit ally . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁animation ▁team ▁captured ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁bill boards ▁during ▁the ▁phot ography ▁process . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁post - convert ed ▁from ▁ 2 D ▁to ▁ 3 D , ▁in ▁part ▁because ▁the ▁production ▁team ▁wanted ▁to ▁shoot ▁ 3 5 mm ▁film . ▁Dan ▁Mind el ▁used ▁K od ak ▁V ision 3 ▁ 5 0 0 T ▁ 5 2 1 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 T ▁ 5 2 1 3 , ▁while ▁the ▁second ▁unit ▁shot ▁day ▁ex ter iors ▁on ▁K od ak ▁V ision 3 ▁ 5 0 D ▁ 5 2 0 3 . ▁During ▁the ▁production , ▁ 2 0 ▁layers ▁of ▁light ning ▁CG I ▁effects ▁were ▁applied ▁to ▁dep ict ▁Elect ro . ▁Jam ie ▁Fox x ▁was ▁photograph ed ▁as ▁Elect ro ▁by ▁K NB ▁EF X ▁team ▁and ▁the ▁skin ▁colors ▁used ▁to ▁show ▁the ▁m ood s ▁of ▁the ▁character . ▁A ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁ 1 , 6 0 0 ▁visual ▁effects ▁sh ots ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁originally ▁fil med ▁in ▁ 2 K ▁resolution ▁and ▁then ▁converted ▁into ▁ 4 K ▁resolution ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁color ▁grad ing . ▁To ▁give ▁the ▁visual ▁effects ▁a ▁real istic ▁look , ▁sound ▁design ers ▁Add ison ▁Te ague ▁and ▁Eric ▁Nor ris ▁and ▁re - rec ording ▁mix ers ▁Paul ▁M