The Swing is the Thing
While this is the first Spider-Man filmed in 3D, in some ways, the film relies less on technology than its predecessors by placing a heavier emphasis on special effects than the previous films. Whenever possible, Webb used real people instead of CGI, including slinging actual stuntmen from 200 to 300 foot riggings set along Harlem’s Riverside Drive. “How cool is it that we were able to swing a real guy over real cars under a... more 

The Swing is the Thing
While this is the first Spider-Man filmed in 3D, in some ways, the film relies less on technology than its predecessors by placing a heavier emphasis on special effects than the previous films. Whenever possible, Webb used real people instead of CGI, including slinging actual stuntmen from 200 to 300 foot riggings set along Harlem’s Riverside Drive. “How cool is it that we were able to swing a real guy over real cars under a really beautiful location in an iconic city like New York? It doesn’t get any better than that,” stunt coordinator Andy Armstrong told the Daily News. less