Archive notice: This article presents a VFX showcase released in June 2020 for season three of Babylon Berlin. The reel and linked availability may change.
RISE Visual Effects Studios published its VFX showcase for the third season of Babylon Berlin, exposing the digital work used to return Berlin to the turbulent interwar period.
Period reconstruction
The reel moves between finished shots and breakdowns, showing how live-action photography was extended with digital architecture, crowds, vehicles, atmosphere and set augmentation. The work supports the scale of the city without pulling attention away from the drama, which is usually the healthier fate of invisible effects.
Artists can use the comparisons to study integration choices across composition, lighting, depth, smoke and traffic. As with any compressed showreel, production teams should evaluate the techniques against their own plates, delivery resolution and shot constraints before adopting a similar approach.
