The amazing thing is when we started up again, we never shut down once because our protocols were so rigorous. I want the show to feel like a Terrence Malick movie and for the actors to experience as much as they can in reality. "The visual effects had to be as naturalistic and photoreal as possible. I wanted each country to represent a different world and for the actors to feel cold." "I started by saying, 'We are going to shoot 20 per cent of the show on location.' But secretly my goal was to shoot 60 per cent which is what we ended up doing. However, even with the travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Goyer was not prepared to compromise principal photography taking place at Troy Studios in Ireland, Germany, Iceland, Malta, Fuerteventura and Tenerife. There were lots of Sophie's Choices made by David Goyer because you have to hit a number and fit it in the box." Michael Enriquez came in and carried the post and burden of vendor communication. "Chris MacLean couldn't be available while he was supervising on set and was a large component on the creative side in physical production. "I realised early on that we needed a second visual effects supervisor because there was such an overlap between physical production and post-production, and the different time zones," explains Kathy Chasen-Hay, senior VP VFX, Skydance.
Empire ships fire upon the planet of Anacreon (Image credit: Apple TV+)Īn additional 19 VFX vendors had to be brought in to support lead vendor DNEG, Important Looking Pirates and Outpost VFX as the VFX shots for the ten episodes of Season 1 went from 1,500 to 3,900.
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