Like many millions of you, I spent the first week and subsequent weeks since Fallout's premiere adoring Fallout. Since then, I have spent even more time thinking about Fallout. The series excels in worldbuilding, taking the post-apologetic genre to new heights. And the reason it was able to do that is that everything you see on screen looks superbly real. In the vast, desolate wasteland of Prime Video's Fallout, visual effects (VFX) played a crucial role in bringing the world to life and keeping the audience invested. Let's dive in. Fallout VFX BreakdownMuch of the visual effects in Fallout were handled by RISE. They created the stunning and terrifying nuclear explosion that sets the stage for the series. They used a combination of practical elements, CG buildings, and simulations to create a realistic and visually impactful sequence.RISE also helped to create the unique look of post-apocalyptic Los Angeles, adding CG buildings and details to existing structures to give the city a retro-futuristic feel. Jay Worth, the Visual Effects Supervisor on the Amazon Studios show, talked VFX voice about the work done in the pilot with the explosions. “This modeling step was done in Maya. We also used geographic height data to get a closer representation of the hills in the shot,” Worth said. “We added several CG buildings in between the real buildings to create the retro-futuristic L.A. to match the establishing shot at the beginning of the sequence. We did the same for the monorails and thousands of trees....
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 17 May