I, like many others, have fallen in love with AMC’s new show “The Walking Dead” based on the graphic novel of the same name. The fantastic story combined with great special effects is a great entertaining piece of television. Over at FXGuide they have an interview with some of the guys at Stargate Studios, the folks with the job of making the zombies come to life in the post-apocalyptic Atlanta.
Stargate relied mostly on Maya and After Effects for its digital work, as well as Lightwave, 3ds Max and Photoshop. Production was co-ordinated amongst its US, Canadian and Indian offices using the studio’s visual operating system to tie everything together. This enabled artists to meet tight turnarounds and offer effects as a way of speeding up production. “We like to use visual effects to save a production money,” says Nicholson. “For instance, the shot of Rick on the horse was just quickly shot on greenscreen. It was in a parking lot right next to another shoot which was convenient and could be done in a matter of an hour, which let the company move on, as opposed to having to shut down a freeway.”
via fxguide – vfx knowledge – Stargate Studios: Walking (the) Dead.
