In nuce: Visual effects service provider Framestore has released an almost two-minute VFX breakdown for the Netflix mini-series Kaleidoscope – in which bees buzz around, a pump gun is loaded and a fire is started.
In toto: In Kaleidoscope, a gang of thieves put their heads together to pull off a 7-billion-dollar heist. The heist series tells the story of the preparation, execution and aftermath of the large-scale robbery. What is special about the way the series is presented and narrated is that the eight episodes of the first season do not follow a set order. The individual episodes are not numbered, but colour-coded. Author and screenwriter Eric Garcia, whose novels were the basis for the black comedy Matchstick Men (by director Ridley Scott) and the science fiction thriller Repo Men (by director Miguel Sapochnik), is primarily responsible for developing the material. Other series content on Netflix, such as the film Bandersnatch from the Black Mirror series, also uses interactive storytelling.
Clicked further: In the past, Digital Production has repeatedly reported on the creative work of Framestore’s VFX artists – for example, as part of a technical discussion with Framestore’s then Senior VFX Producer about the sci-fi film Edge of Tomorrow.
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Framestore’s ‘Kaleidoscope’ show and tell breakdown reel
