Discover the TV shows that pushed VFX to new heights in the last 20 years

1. THE TOP 10 TV
SHOWS FOR VFX
DISCOVER THE SHOWS THAT PUSHED VFX TO NEW HEIGHTS
PRESENTS:
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2. We’ve brought together 10 shows,
spanning more than 20 years of
television, which showcase the
very best in VFX. Enjoy!
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3. THE X-FILES
• Series run: 1993–2002
• VFX by: Digital Magic
• VFX Supervisors: Glenn
Campbell, Laurie Kallsen-
George, John C. Wash and
Deena Burkett
• Standout episodes: Rush, First
Person Shooter
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4. The X-Files won a Primetime Emmy
for ‘Outstanding Special Visual
Effects for a Series’ in 2000 for
the episode ‘First Person Shooter’.
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FUN FACT: THE
TANK AT 3:35 IN
THIS VIDEO IS
TOTALLY CG!

5. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
• Series run: 1997–2003
• VFX by: Zoic Studios
• VFX Supervisor: Loni Peristere
• Standout episodes: Beneath
You, Dirty Girls, Chosen (finale)
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LONI PERISTERE
ON THE SECRETS
OF BUFFY
‘DUSTINGS’
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6. “Joss Whedon and his team
thought BIG for the final episode
of ‘Buffy’, so we assembled some
of the best artists in the industry
to achieve this vision.”
Loni Peristere, VFX Supervisor at Zoic Studios
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7. DINOTOPIA
• Series run: 2002–2003
• VFX by: Framestore
• VFX Supervisor: Mike McGee
• Standout episodes: Marooned,
The Big Fight, Crossroads
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8. Dinotopia’s VFX supervisor Mike McGee on setting up Framestore
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9. FIREFLY
• Series run: 2002–2003
• VFX by: Zoic Studios
• VFX Supervisor: Loni Peristere
• Standout episodes: Serenity
(pilot), The Train Job, Ariel,
Objects in Space
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WATCH FIREFLY
SHOWREEL FROM
ZOIC STUDIOS!
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10. “Joss and I met in 1997 at his
office for an official review of
Digital Magic’s first Visual Effect
for "Buffy", a vampire dusting!”
Loni Peristere, VFX Supervisor on Firefly
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11. BAND OF BROTHERS
• Series run: 2001
• VFX by: Cinesite
• VFX Supervisor: Ken Dailey
• Standout episodes: Day of
Days, Replacements,
Crossroads, Bastogne
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SEE HOW SOME
OF THE 700+ VFX
SHOTS WERE
CREATED!
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12. “It’s desaturated. There’s not
much colour in it. It’s as though
you’re back in the 1940s with a
1940s camera actually shooting
stuff for real.”
Ken Dailey, VFX Supervisor at Cinesite
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13. HEROES
• Series run: 2006–2010
• VFX by: Stargate Studios
• VFX Supervisor: Mark Spatny,
Christopher D. Martin, Eric
Grenaudier
• Standout episodes: The
Second Coming, The Butterfly
Effect, Five Years Gone
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SOME OF THE
GREAT VFX IN
HEROES!
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14. “In the destruction of Tokyo you
see the people, you see the cars,
you see buildings, and all of those
elements are CG.”
Eric Grenaudier, VFX Supervisor at Stargate Studios
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15. THE WALKING DEAD
• Series run: 2010–Present
• VFX by: Stargate Studios
• VFX Supervisor: Victor Scalise,
Jason Sperling, Darrell
Pritchett
• Standout episodes: Beside the
Dying Fire, Days Gone By
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SEASON THREE
VFX BREAKDOWN
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16. “For the zombie getting sliced in
half we have to generate organs
and intestines, but we try and
make it as natural as possible
with the practical elements.”
Martin Hilke, Lead Artist at Stargate Studios
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17. FALLING SKIES
• Series run: 2011–Present
• VFX by: Zoic Studios
• VFX Supervisor: Andrew Orloff,
Curt Miller, Dan Dixon, Blaine
Lougheed
• Standout episodes: Live &
Learn, The Armory, Worlds
Apart
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ANDREW ORLOFF
OF ZOIC STUDIOS
TALKS SKITTERS
AND MORE!
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18. “We decided early on to use
performance capture. This allows
Noah (Wyle) to perform against a
stand in actor, who we later
remove from the scene.”
Andrew Orloff, VFX Supervisor at Zoic Studios
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19. GAME OF THRONES
• Series run: 2011–Present
• VFX by: Pixomondo,
Mackevision, Spin, MPC,
Rodeo, Scanline, Bluebolt,
Peanut and more
• VFX Supervisor: Joe Bauer,
Jörn Großhans, Doug
Campbell, Rainer Gombos, Juri
Stanossek, Angela Barson,
Adam McInnes and more
• Standout episodes: Valar
Dohaeris, Valar Morghulis, Fire
and Blood
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OF WESTEROS!
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20. Watch the Pixmondo VFX breakdown for season 2 now!
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WATCH
PIXMONDO’S
WORK ON
SEASON TWO!

21. BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
• Series run: 2004–2009
• VFX by: Atmosphere Visual
Effects and Zoic Studios
• VFX Supervisor: Gary Hutzel
• Standout episodes: 33, The
Hand of God, Exodus: Part II,
Daybreak: Part II
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SHOWCASE OF
BATTLESTAR’S
AMAZING VFX
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22. “The style of camera work was
the biggest mark the show had. It
had to feel as if there was
someone really there following
along and shooting the action.”
Emile Smith, VFX Supervisor at Zoic Studios
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