So, I am not sure where to start. But I found something interesting these days. Have you guys heard of Tom Burke? The actor who played Cormoran Strike, yeah, that’s him. Well, his character in that show lost a leg, right? I was just so curious about how they did that.
I mean, it looked so real on TV. So, I did some digging. Turns out, this guy, Tom, was born with a cleft lip. He had some surgery to fix it, but you can still see a little scar if you look closely. But that’s not what I want to talk about. It’s about his leg in the show. Or should I say, his missing leg.
- First, I watched the show again, paying close attention to the scenes where Strike’s leg is, you know, not there.
- Then, I tried to find interviews or articles about the making of the show. I wanted to know the behind-the-scenes stuff.
It was not easy. There is not much information about this. But I finally found some interviews with the director, whose name was Keillor, yeah. He said they used a few different tricks to make it look like Tom really lost his leg.
The Magic Behind the Missing Leg
They had this prosthetic leg, and they wanted to show it off, like, Tom without the leg, all in one shot. I guess that was a big deal for them. I tried to imagine how they filmed those scenes. Did Tom have to hop around? Did they use a green screen? I was so confused.
After more searching, I found that Strike’s character is a war veteran. He lost his leg in Afghanistan, it seems. That explains a lot. But it still didn’t tell me how they filmed it.
So I went back to the show. I watched those scenes again and again. I tried to spot any tricks, any cuts, anything that could give away their secrets. And then, it hit me.
The Realization
They must have used a combination of things. Probably some clever camera angles, some body doubles, and definitely some CGI. It’s like a magic trick. You know it’s not real, but you can’t figure out how they did it.
I felt a bit silly for spending so much time on this. But hey, it was fun. It was like solving a little mystery. And it made me appreciate the show even more. I mean, they really put a lot of effort into making it look real.
So, yeah, that’s my little adventure into the world of Tom Burke’s leg. Or lack thereof. It was quite a journey, I must say. And I learned a lot along the way. Not just about filmmaking tricks, but also about how much work goes into making these shows we love.
