In nuce: VFX service provider MPC has released a new VFX breakdown – this time for the comedy horror streaming series Wednesday. The breakdown is just under three minutes long and is populated with powerful monsters, mermaid doves and gothic horror en masse.
In toto: At the centre of the Netflix series is the titular Wednesday Addams (played by Jenna Ortega); the baby of the most famous horror family in film and series history: the Adams family. The executive producer of the series is director Tim Burton (Sleepy Hollow, Sweeney Todd, Edward Scissorhands, among others), who also directed the first four of the eight episodes. In Die Zeit, journalist Lars Weisbrod aptly describes Tim Burton as “the most cheerful horror artist in the USA”, as “a man who knows that scary fun also involves wetting your pants a little in fear”. Susan Vahabzadeh writes about protagonist Wednesday Addams for the Süddeutsche Zeitung: “She loves black, is always in a bad mood and has a morbid streak, which makes her fit into the Burton universe, which is favoured by outsiders”; Vahabzadeh goes on to describe the series as a “mix of Harry Potter, superhero fantasy and crime thriller”.
Clicked further: In the past, Digital Production has repeatedly reported on the creative work of VFX house MPC – below are some examples of this.
- 28.04.2021: Environment Reel: Pikachu and Co. in the cities? Or: How to populate a pedestrian zone?
- 19.10.2021: (Sonic is) walking on Sunshine: Visual effects with radiance (and with Sega’s flagship spiky animal)!
- 30.08.2022: In a land before our time: Ruler lizards, lordly Vikings and marvellously around the world in 80 days – a showcase of current visual effects.
- 13.10.2022: Dragons, flying saucers, Elvis’ hip swing – and other things that whirl through the air. The VFX service provider’s latest showreel features Monster Hunter, Jordan Peele horror, the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll – and more.
Sources: zeit.de ( review by Lars Weisbrod), sueddeutsche.de ( review by Susan Vahabzadeh), de.wikipedia.org ( entry on the Netflix series Wednesday)
MPC – Wednesday VFX Breakdown
