In nuce: The VFX service provider Redefine (own spelling: ReDefine) has released a VFX breakdown for the streaming series Halo – including sci-fi-tastic battles in the air, on the ground and in the first-person perspective.

In toto: As in the original game, the Halo series tells the story of the armed conflict between humans and an alien civilisation called the Covenant. In terms of dramaturgy, Halo draws its viewers in with a mixture of action and drama. The series is set in a speculative 26th century. The protagonist is John-117, aka Master Chief, the iconic hero from the video game series. The series adaptation of the popular first-person shooter games can be viewed on the streaming service Paramount .

About Redefine: The VFX house Redefine is based in Canada; the company has three locations: in Montreal, London and Mumbai. Redefine’s portfolio includes the Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi (with Ewan McGregor), the actioner Ambulance by director Michael Bay, and the slasher remake Scream by directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. The VFX experts are currently working on the sequel Scream VI and the Disney streaming series American Born Chinese. To the website of Redefine.

Click further: In the past, Digital Production has repeatedly reported on the spacey visual effects of Halo; we present them below:

• 2.08.2022: The Master Chief in Beast Mode: MPC not only plays Halo, but also means series streaming. Does John-117 pull the aliens’ teeth?
• 18.10.2022: VFX Supervisor Patrick David and VFX Producer Nancy Heller chat about Alien Concept Design.
• 24.11.2022: Rodeo FX blows up the Madrigal Tower! A colossal series entry for the Master Chief from the Halo series.

ReDefine | Halo VFX Breakdown

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In nuce: Paris-based visual effects service provider Mac Guff has released a VFX breakdown for the eco-thriller Vesper Chronicles, in which alien flying bodies sail through the air, worm-like creatures stretch out of holes – and the future of our planet sinks into an ecological crisis.

What can the Parisians from Mac Guff do? Mac Guff specialises in visual effects for film, television, music videos and advertising (recent portfolio examples include the arthouse blockbuster Titane, the Eurotrash gem Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets and the Netflix series Lupin).

In toto: Vesper (German title: Vesper Chronicles) is an adventure film that combines sci-fi and fairytale elements. It was directed by Bruno Samper and Kristina Buozyte. The film is set in a speculative future in which the Earth’s ecosystem has collapsed and the film’s heroes and heroines have to fend off a hostile environment – isolated from wealthy people who live in so-called citadels. At the centre of the plot is 13-year-old Vesper, who fights for her survival with bio-hacking skills (also known as do-it-yourself biology).

Click to continue: On 22 November this year, Digital Production last reported on Vesper – at the time on VFX service provider MPC’s contribution to the dystopian sci-fi film.

Vesper Chronicles – Making Of version longue – Mac Guff

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In nuce: VFX service provider Rodeo FX has released the second instalment of its breakdown series for the sci-fi gaming IP Halo. The video, which runs for just under four minutes, is called “Halo Season 1 – Planets: Eradinus II, Oban & Madrigal Tower”. The video is directed by VFX Supervisor Patrick David and VFX Producer Nancy Heller – as in the first episode, which Digital Production reported on 18 October this year .

In toto: Eradinus II, Oban and Madrigal Tower. About Eradinus: For the fictional desert planet Eradinus II, Rodeo FX has created a proverbial Garden of Eden, an oasis with lush vegetation – from agricultural land to forests. For the series, Rodeo has created a past and present version of this oasis – once covered in lush vegetation, now a deserted wasteland. One of the concept artists who played a leading role in defining the look was Olivier Martin – whose concept art served the visual effects artists as a starting point for all further design decisions. To create the environment, Rodeo FX used a combination of 3D textures and geometry scans of real rocks – as well as Houdini and traditional matte paintings.

Click further: To find out more about the planet Orban, which is referred to in the series as the galaxy’s rubbish dump, and how FX supervisor Sadjad Rabbie helped make the Madrigal Tower from the opening scene of the first episode of the series explode in a flaming inferno, click on the video below.

Breaking Down The Breakdown – HALO – Episode 2

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In nuce: Visual effects service provider MPC has released a VFX breakdown for the eco-thriller Vesper Chronicles, in which alien flying objects sail through the air, worm-like creatures stretch out of holes – and a broom is attacked by biological mass.

In toto: Vesper (German title: Vesper Chronicles) is an adventure film that combines sci-fi and fairytale elements. The film was directed by Bruno Samper and Kristina Buozyte. The film is set in a speculative future in which the Earth’s ecosystem has collapsed and the film’s heroes and heroines have to fend off a hostile environment – separated from wealthy people who live in so-called citadels. At the centre of the plot is 13-year-old Vesper, who uses her bio-hacking skills (also known as do-it-yourself biology) to ensure her survival.

Click to continue: On 14 October this year , Digital Production reported that MPC, along with The Mill and Mikros Animation, had been bundled under the Technicolor Creative Studios umbrella.

MPC – Vesper Chronicles VFX Breakdown

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In nuce: The YouTube channel Adam Savage Tested has published a video lasting just under half an hour in which the eponymous Adam Savage heads to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. to get up close and personal with a grande dame of science fiction history: the original U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 from the Star Trek Original Series from the 1960s.

In toto: Mainly made of wood and with more surface details than the smooth spaceship surface would suggest, the starship delights fanboy slash modelling expert Adam Savage. He is assisted by Margaret A. Weitekamp, curator and author of the non-fiction book Space Craze: America’s Enduring Fascination with Real and Imagined Spaceflight and astronaut Cady Coleman. In the course of the conversation, viewers learn why Lucille Ball’s production company Desilu Productions was primarily responsible for creating The Original Series. Lucille Ball is still known today for the sitcom I Love Lucy.

Click further: The full-length video with Mythbusters legend Adam Savage is linked below.

The Original Star Trek USS Enterprise Filming Model!

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