While blue and green screen compositing is one of the most important tools in visual effects, the VFX team of The Boys avoids using it as much as possible. Here's their take on why. I was lucky enough to catch a live Zoom session that was put together by Visual Effects Society last week. The session included the core effects team of season 2 of Amazon Prime's The Boys, which consists of visual effects supervisor Stephan Fleet, visual effects producer Shalena Oxley-Butler, and special effects coordinator Tony Kenny. The session covered multiple aspects of the show from an effects perspective, including exploding whales, logistics, and how the various teams collaborate and pull off elaborate effects. It was a very illuminating session with the people in charge of some of the most impressive and convincing visual effects I've seen in episodic television. If you'd like to watch the full session you can check it out here. For me, however, there was one section in particular where my ears perked up. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 20 August, 2021