In nuce: In this VFX breakdown from Double Negative, the two VFX supervisors Tristan Myles and Brian Connor explain how the IMAX film screen-filling special effects from the Oscar-winning remake of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic “Dune” were created. The video lasts three and a half minutes and is the perfect information snack for your lunch break!
Dune at the 20th VES Awards: Dune was one of the big winners at the last Visual Effects Society awards ceremony. Denis Villeneuve’s cinematic reinterpretation was able to impress in no less than four categories – namely: “Outstanding Visual Effects in Photoreal Feature”, “Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project”, “Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature” and – last but not least – “Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in a Feature”. For more details click back to 14.03.2022 .
Dune at the 94th Academy Awards: On 28 March 2022 , we told you about how “Dune” won perhaps the most coveted film award in the (Western) world six times. The golden statue went home to Greig Fraser (“Cinematography”), Joe Walker (“Film Editing”), Hans Zimmer (“Original Score”), Patrice Vermette and Zsuzsanna Sipos (“Production Design”), Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett (“Sound”) and – our Muad’Dib ears pricked up – Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer were honoured for Best Visual Effects.
Read on: If you want to find out how Paul Lambert (VFX Supervisor), Brian Connor (Visual Effects Supervisor) and Tristan Myles (Visual Effects Supervisor) managed to capture Muad’Dib, Shai Hulud and other Arrakis creatures on cinema screens, click (and read) through our detailed interview from DP 01 : 2022, which we made available to you on 28 March 2022 as part of our Retro Articles series. We wish you informative reading pleasure!
Dune: How We Did The Visual Effects
