TV Series
Loki Season 2
Framestore
Framestore provided a comprehensive suite of pre-production through Framestore Pre-Production Services (FPS), laying solid foundations for the intricate visual effects that are integral to the plot of Loki Season 2. VFX Supervisor Matthew Twyford led the London teams, supported with tracking services from the studio in Mumbai, delivering circa 250 visual effects shots.
Season 2 picks up in the aftermath of the shocking season 1 finale when Loki finds himself in a battle for the soul of the Time Variance Authority (TVA). Along with Mobius, Hunter B-15 and a team of new and returning characters, Loki navigates an ever-expanding and increasingly dangerous multiverse in search of Sylvie, Judge Renslayer, Miss Minutes and the truth of what it means to possess free will and glorious purpose. The visual demands for the series - from the neverending 1970’s office expanse of the TVA to FX-heavy ‘time slipping’ glitch simulations - required an efficient plan. Framestore Pre-Production Services (FPS) provided pre-vis, post-vis, and tech-vis for the series in its entirety. “We designed entire sequences, from initial concept through to the final shoot methodology,” explains Visualisation Supervisor Michelle Blok. “Pre-production was crucial for the VFX pipeline, establishing vital shoot components like camera angles and set up, reducing any need for reshoots.” FPS’ postvis was a particularly valuable asset to the production, ensuring the directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s vision was accurately brought to life. “We were able to seamlessly integrate the FX we had developed in previs into our postvis shots”, clarifies Blok.” A task made easier due to the fact the previs shots matched so closely to their postvis counterparts..
CREW
VFX Supe: Matt Twyford
CG Supe: Stefan Putz
Comp Supe: Ivan Sorgente
Software
3dequalizer, Maya, Z brush, Houdini, Mari, Substance painter, Freak ( in-house renderer), Nuke, Hiero, Baselight