The Molecule’s VFX in Rescue Me

The recent “Rescue Me” opening scene was a hallway fire scene with some impressive VFX, and The Molecule is to thank for the fantastic work.

We at The Molecule, a visual effects company based out of NYC, have had the opportunity to take part in this increasing trend. In this week’s episode, we combined several passes of live action footage including plates of a hallway, the firefighters, and several explosions and flame effects, into one composite which looked as if the characters were running through a burning hotel. Several of the visual components had to be digitally retimed in order to sell the shot.

Everything looks better after The Molecule.

This story written by Randall Hand

Randall Hand is a visualization scientist working for a federal research lab, aiding researchers to discover the insights buried within their terabyte datasets generated on some of the most powerful supercomputers in the world. He also runs VizWorld.com .