The invisible effects work in the show you may not have noticed.
Today on the befores & afters podcast, we’re talking about The Handmaid’s Tale season 6 with visual effects supervisor Brendan Taylor, who hails from Mavericks VFX. This sixth and final season is filled with a ton of invisible effects, and Brendan walks us through the main effects challenges. These include the opening train scenes, which were filmed with the aid of an LED wall. Then there’s the wedding scene, which had an interesting object removal challenge. Brendan also discusses muzzle flash work, crowds, that dramatic plane explosion and the final Boston environment shots.
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