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It’s All About the Viscosity in FOLKS’ ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 4 VFX

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 3:52pm

The visual effects studio goes massive – and monstrous - with ‘The Blob,’ a bulbous, pustulous creature that threatens the very existence of humanity, on the final season of Netflix’s hit action comedy about a dysfunctional family of former child superheroes who must reunite to save the world; all seasons are now streaming.

No One Can Resist the Quantum Realm! VFXWorld

Realizing the Many Worlds of ‘Dark Matter’

VFX Supervisor John Heller and MPC VFX Supervisor Greg Astles share their adventures in bringing to life the multiple distinctive environments that anchor the acclaimed Apple TV+ sci-fi thriller.

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Wētā FX Delivers the Dragons - and More - for HBO’s ‘House of the Dragon’

VFX Supervisor Wayne Stables talks about how he and his team helped manifest a slew of dragons – without getting toasted – for HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel.

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Rodeo FX Soars in ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 VFX Breakdown Reel

See how the studio created the show’s iconic, larger than life dragons with a seamless fusion of on-set footage and CG assets, each crafted to embody a distinct personality; the terrifyingly regal and composed Silverwing joins the hunt in the new season.

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Ingenuity Studios Corrals the VFX in ‘Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1’

Led by VFX supervisor J.P. Jaramillo, the company delivers 256 shots on Kevin Costner’s epic Western, including river, canyon, and town environments, digital horses and insects, and lots of fire, smoke, and rain.

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MPC Shares ‘Vikings: Valhalla’ Season 3 VFX Breakdown Reel

Studio’s team delivers over 500 shots, including CG environments, rendering photoreal historical locations, and enhancing action with complex FX simulations; Season 3 now streaming on Netflix.

The Ex-Jedi Returns VFXWorld

The ‘Imperfect’ Visual Effects that Make ‘Ahsoka’ Shine

Award-winning VFX supervisor Richard Bluff talks about his work delivering more than 4,000 shots on the Disney+ Star Wars spinoff that has just been nominated for five Emmy Awards.

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Whiskytree VFX Drops ‘Masters of the Air’ VFX Breakdown Reel

The visual effects studio recreates Nazi-occupied Paris, the decimation of Nuremberg, and the war-ravaged beaches of Normandy for the Apple TV+ American war drama miniseries, which follows the WWII airmen from the 100th Bomb Group.

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VFX Breakdown Reel Highlights MPC’s ‘Atlas’ Free Fall from Space

Leading visual effects studio delivered 266 shots for director Brad Peyton’s sci-fi adventure; film stills and concept art help illustrate the work on full CG environments, set extensions, spaceships, digital doubles, and FX simulations for epic battle sequences.

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‘Halo’ Season 2 Reflects the Wizardry of Its VFX Teams

VFX Supervisor Wojciech Zielinski talks about adding depth, breadth, and grit to the 2,596 visual effects shots produced for the second season of the hit Paramount+ sci-fi series, adapted from one of the most popular video game franchises of all time.

We Want More Psychohistory

Finding the Right VFX Equation for ‘Foundation’ Season 2

VFX supervisor Chris MacLean talks about the stunning visuals – 3,215 shots in all - that depict the worlds, characters, ships, and creatures of the hit sci-fi series, based on Isaac Asimov’s famed Hugo Award-winning sci-fi trilogy about Dr. Hari Seldon’s mathematical ‘psychohistory’ predictions; now streaming on Apple TV+.

Everybody Wants to Save the World… Again VFXWorld

VFX Helps Up the Post-Apocalyptic Humor in the Genre-Shifting ‘Fallout’

Creators and co-showrunners Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner, and VFX supervisor Jay Worth, discuss how they integrated 50’s B-Movie Sci-Fi, Spaghetti Western, and Future War tones and designs into their darkly satirical hit series adaptation of Bethesda’s best-selling video game, now streaming on Prime Video.

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MPC Shares ‘Halo’ Season 2 VFX Breakdown Reel, Concept Art

The company delivered 97 shots for the popular action-adventure sci-fi series’ second season, including futuristic set extensions, full CG city environments, hologram inserts, and destruction FX simulations for battle scenes, vehicles, and crowds.

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MPC Delivers a VFX ‘Crash’ Course for Michael Mann’s ‘Ferrari’

The visual effects studio helps realize the director’s unique vision, including the film’s climax featuring racing driver De-Portago's famous crash; the team tracked and mapped the CG Ferrari to the practical crash, dramatically launching it into the packed racetrack crowd, populated by digi-doubles.

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Union VFX Shares ‘Poor Things’ VFX Breakdown Reel

Studio creates ‘authentic artificiality’ for Yorgos Lanthimos’ BAFTA winning, Oscar-nominated feature starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe and Ramy Youssef.

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Rodeo FX Shares ‘Foundation’ Season 2 VFX Breakdown Reel

VFX studio crafts fully immersive CG environments, working its magic on planet Trantor, its rings, and the season’s final epic battle, elevating the storytelling and visual impact across all 10 episodes of the popular Apple TV+ series. 

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Channeling the VFX of ‘The Wheel of Time’ Season 2

VFX Producer Brian Shows and Post Producer David Frew helped Framestore, MPC, Outpost VFX and beloFX deliver 2,600 visual effects shots across 8 episodes of the Prime Video show, conjuring up a host of magical visuals depicting different aspects – earth, water, fire, air, and spirit - of the One Power.

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Watch: Mill+ and Mercedes-Benz Showcase Innovation for Opening of Worlds 2023

‘League of Legends: A Triumphant Fusion of the Automotive, Esports, and Cinematic Spheres’ ground-breaking cinematic design features a futuristic Seoul built in CG, with Riot Games’ fantastical world and characters introducing Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV to e-sport and game enthusiast audiences.

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Rodeo FX Shares ‘The Little Mermaid’ VFX Breakdown Reel

The studio contributed 259 shots across multiple sequences, including breathing life into iconic characters Sebastian, Flounder, and Scuttle – staying faithful to their original characters while integrating actual animal behavior.

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VFX Legion Amps Up the Terror in Lionsgate’s ‘Cobweb‘

The visual effects boutique delivers 225+ shots for the psychological thriller, adding to the tale’s horror with invisible effects, which included a 3D animated spider, digital limb replacements, and CG environments and set extensions.

Filmmaking Slight of Hand 101 VFXWorld

‘I’m a Virgo’ Channels ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Camera Tricks for its Own ‘Giant’ Magic

FuseFX VFX supervisor Jamie Barty shares his studio’s work using old-fashioned in-camera forced perspective to help tell the story of a 13-foot-tall young Black man, Cootie, as he experiences the beauty and contradictions of the real world, in Boots Riley’s new series, now streaming on Prime Video.

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BlueBolt’s 'Viking VFX' Quest Ends with ‘The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die’

After eight years, five seasons and a concluding feature film, VFX supervisor Richard Frazer laughs at the notion he’s earned a PhD in 10th century British history; as the sole visual effects vendor for the entire run, BlueBolt handled historically accurate CG characters, massive armies, and gory combat on the Netflix series and feature.

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Goodbye Kansas Shares ‘Carnival Row’ VFX Breakdown Reel

From fairytale digital characters to monstrous transformation sequences and crowd simulations, the visual effects studio delivered 123 shots and over 50 character and environment assets for Season 2 of Prime Video’s fantasy series starring Cara Delevigne and Orlando Bloom.

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Unpeeling DNEG’s VFX on ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’

The leading visual effects and animation company delivered 510 shots on 15 sequences for Rian Johnson and Netflix’s ‘Knives Out’ sequel, including the sprawling Greek island villa and titular signature glass monolith.

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