Marvel "wants to make movies in L.A.," said the Studio's Executive VP of Visual Effects and Post Production Victoria Alonso, when asked about the recently passed bill to increase tax incentives for filming in California.
"If the government is ready, we are ready," she said during her keynote at Saturday's Visual Effects Society Production Summit at the W Hollywood.
"We live here; we want to stay here. We will be happy to commute in the horrendous traffic to be home with our families. They only have certain amount money. We will apply."
During her the keynote, Alonso discussed the "Marvel process," which she described as "ever flowing" with collaboration, starting with story and visual development.
The story "starts with the comics and then ideas for how to make it better for the film medium," she said.
Alonso is currently the Executive Producer of Joss Whedon's "Avengers: Age of Ultron" and Peyton Reed's "Ant-Man."
She anticipates topping 3,000 VFX shots for the Avengers sequel, which would make it Marvel's largest VFX shot count to date.
Alonso was the Executive Producer of "Captain America: Winter Soldier," which is at 2,500 count, and "Guardians of the Galaxy" that reached 2,750.
Accoding to her, "Age of Ultron" will involve working with seven to 12 VFX vendors in five to seven different countries.
She also noted in her keynote that working in multiple countries can be benefit that process.
During the conversation, Alsonso also urged VFX vendors to "strive for honesty" during production.
"I have a pretty good nose for BS, and when I find it, it's going to be a bad conversation," she warned. "Sometimes, vendors cover their butts too much. I don't want to hear the excuses. If you don't have enough rendering power, just tell me. There's no issue that we can't fix together. Vendors are partners to me. I want to have open communication. The minute there are excuses and lies, it's over."
