Stefen Fangmeier on the big ‘3 Body Problem’ VFX moments

May 27, 2024

Ship slicing, the VR game, dehydration of bodies, and that chrome VR headset.

Today on the befores & afters podcast, we’re chatting to 3 Body Problem visual effects supervisor Stefen Fangmeier about the Netflix series. We dive into some of the biggest sequences, such as the ship slicing moment, scenes inside the VR game, the dehydration of the bodies in the game, the giant sophon eye in the sky, and the rocket launch. Plus Stefen even discusses the VFX approach to the reflections in the chrome VR headset…

This episode of the befores & afters podcast is sponsored by SideFX. Looking for great customer case studies, presentations and demos? Head to the SideFX YouTube channel. There you’ll find tons of Houdini, Solaris and Karma content. This includes recordings of recent Houdini HIVE sessions from around the world.

Check out the podcast below, plus an official VFX breakdown.


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