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Loki Season 2: Sometimes the Best CG is No CG

12th August, 2024  Marvel Studios Production VFX Supervisor Chris Townsend discusses ‘time slipping’ and the surprisingly small number of CG shots, and reliance on capturing shots in-camera, in the sophomore season of the hit Disney+ series, which scored a recent Emmy nomination for Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie.

Just to prevent any misunderstanding: Not only are there visual effects on display in Season 2 of Marvel Studios’ Loki, but, to appropriate one of the many imperishable lines from a certain 1990s sitcom, they’re spectacular. When you’re dealing with phenomena like galactic looms, spaghettification, and time-slipping, inevitably you’re going to be pushing some pixels around in highly sophisticated and creative ways. Yet, as Production VFX Supervisor Chris Townsend discovered, sometimes limiting the use of CG and grounding visuals more firmly in reality can deliver exceptional results.

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