The Visual Effects Artists React series features Stefan Fleet, the overall Visual Effects Supervisor for The Boys on Amazon. He discusses the complexities of creating visual effects for the show, particularly in scenes such as the whale explosion and the laser effects. Fleet explains the process of planning, shooting, and editing these scenes, including the use of practical effects, CGI, and camera techniques. He also shares his experiences working with the show's creators, directors, and actors. The conversation is interspersed with reactions from the hosts and sponsors, including a promotion for Raycon earbuds.
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1. Stefan Fleet is the overall visual effects supervisor for the TV show "The Boys" on Amazon.
2. The show's visual effects team works with 7-10 visual effects companies at any given time.
3. The whale explosion scene in Season 2 was a complicated sequence to pull off.
4. The visual effects team used a full CG water and environment for the whale explosion scene.
5. The only non-CG element in the scene was part of Chase Crawford's body, which was shot on a blue screen outdoors.
6. The visual effects team built a practical whale set for the scene, which was used as both an exterior and interior set.
7. The team used a blood lollipop to create the explosive blood effect in the scene.
8. The special effects team developed a way to create the blood lollipop effect in Season 1.
9. The visual effects team spent a lot of time in research and development to come up with the head explosion effect.
10. The team used a combination of CG and practical effects to create the head explosion effect.
11. The head wedding effect was created by stacking multiple blood simulations together.
12. The visual effects team has to remove breath from actors' mouths in cold scenes because it's visible on camera.
13. The team uses a digital cape for Anthony Starr's character, Homelander.
14. The eye lasers effect was created using a combination of CG and practical effects.
15. The team uses a rule of thumb that if characters are far away, they can be CG, but if they're medium or close-up, they try to avoid using CG.
16. The team uses matte painting to create environments and objects in scenes.
17. The crowd shot in the scene was created using a combination of practical and CG elements.
18. The visual effects team has to add embers and flame pockets to matte paintings to give them movement.
19. Stefan Fleet has an Instagram channel where he posts behind-the-scenes photos and content.
20. Stefan Fleet may post sneak peeks of Season 3 on his Instagram channel once production begins.