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How a Single Artist Created Over 120 VFX Shots for a TV Series

Being the sole VFX artist on a show is insane, but this creative did it all. Here’s what we can learn.

TV shows that use VFX usually rely on post or VFX houses to get the job done. But sometimes, that kind of workflow just isn’t in the cards, and creatives will have to get…well, creative.

Noah Hähnel, a Berlin-based VFX artist, did just that while working on the German TV series Legal Affairs. With over 120 VFX sequences to complete, Hähnel used a combination of Houdini, Fusion, SynthEyes, and Mocha to get everything done all by himself.

What can we learn from all of his work? Give the video a watch before we get started:

Measure Twice, Cut Once

While sometimes your shooting schedule won’t allow for it, planning a VFX sequence is one of the most critical things an artist or creative team can do.

In Hähnel’s examples, he created a drone chase sequence where a giant drone chased two characters through a tunnel. While you may think a few trackers taped to the walls can give you all the reference you’ll need in post, that’s not the case.

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Author: Yaroslav Altunin
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.

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