'Nocturne' - Welcome to Blumhouse - VFX Legion /Breakdown Reel
- 3 years ago
Film and television visual effects company VFX Legion delivered all of the effects for ‘Nocturne,’ director Ze Quirke’s feature film debut, for ‘Welcome to Blumhouse.’ Amazon Studios joined forces with Blumhouse Television to create the theme-related series showcasing emerging filmmakers who bring a fresh perspective to the horror genre. Legion’s team produced a mix of complex computer-generated effects that helped elevate the visceral fear and foreboding evoked by the thriller’s untraditional occult theme.
‘Nocturne’ is a story about the sibling rivalry between twins set against the backdrop of a competitive music academy. Vivian, a piano prodigy, outshines her sister Juliet, a less accomplished pianist who lives in her shadow. A mystical book with supernatural powers guides Juliet on a paranormal path as her talents surpass her sister’s, and she discovers the high cost of success.
“Blumhouse brought us on board during the early stages of preproduction before everything was set in stone,” says James David Hattin, VFX supervisor and founder. “Working with their team from concept through completion enabled our team to apply the full breadth of its experience and technical ingenuity to create effects that heightened the intensity of the thriller while getting the most out of the film’s tight budget.”
Shot on location in Southern California, the production wrapped before COVID-19 shut down filming. Legion’s on-set VFX supervisor Matthew T. Lynn worked closely with Quirke and cinematographer Carmen Cabana, streamlining the shoot and addressing issues with creative solutions that eliminated the need for costly fixes.
Postproduction began after the pandemic when the ability to work from home became essential. Legion, a fully remote company since its launch in 2013, was hired to create all of the visual effects for 'Nocturne,' as well as six other original films produced for the 'Welcome to Blumhouse' series. With a well-oiled collaborative pipeline, honed protocols, and a collective of 200+ remote-savvy senior artists place - Hattin assembled a team and headed up the production of visual effects with the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality that Blumhouse films demand.
The paranormal force takes on the role of the sinister character in the story, manipulating Julia and manifesting violent events. Legion created a myriad of computer-generated mystical objects and aberrations that bring this dark force to life, along with complex effects grounded in the real world.
Artists digitally removed a mountainous terrain, added verdant computer-generated trees, dressed up the campus with a digitally constructed courtyard, and digitally rebuilt a cave entrance to accommodate a critical scene. A symbol on the journal's cover represents the orb of yellow light that lures Juliet into the occult's dark world throughout the film. Legion developed multiple manifestations of this mystical light tailored to work in various environments .
‘Nocturne’ is a story about the sibling rivalry between twins set against the backdrop of a competitive music academy. Vivian, a piano prodigy, outshines her sister Juliet, a less accomplished pianist who lives in her shadow. A mystical book with supernatural powers guides Juliet on a paranormal path as her talents surpass her sister’s, and she discovers the high cost of success.
“Blumhouse brought us on board during the early stages of preproduction before everything was set in stone,” says James David Hattin, VFX supervisor and founder. “Working with their team from concept through completion enabled our team to apply the full breadth of its experience and technical ingenuity to create effects that heightened the intensity of the thriller while getting the most out of the film’s tight budget.”
Shot on location in Southern California, the production wrapped before COVID-19 shut down filming. Legion’s on-set VFX supervisor Matthew T. Lynn worked closely with Quirke and cinematographer Carmen Cabana, streamlining the shoot and addressing issues with creative solutions that eliminated the need for costly fixes.
Postproduction began after the pandemic when the ability to work from home became essential. Legion, a fully remote company since its launch in 2013, was hired to create all of the visual effects for 'Nocturne,' as well as six other original films produced for the 'Welcome to Blumhouse' series. With a well-oiled collaborative pipeline, honed protocols, and a collective of 200+ remote-savvy senior artists place - Hattin assembled a team and headed up the production of visual effects with the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality that Blumhouse films demand.
The paranormal force takes on the role of the sinister character in the story, manipulating Julia and manifesting violent events. Legion created a myriad of computer-generated mystical objects and aberrations that bring this dark force to life, along with complex effects grounded in the real world.
Artists digitally removed a mountainous terrain, added verdant computer-generated trees, dressed up the campus with a digitally constructed courtyard, and digitally rebuilt a cave entrance to accommodate a critical scene. A symbol on the journal's cover represents the orb of yellow light that lures Juliet into the occult's dark world throughout the film. Legion developed multiple manifestations of this mystical light tailored to work in various environments .