Visual Effects Case Study: The Blazing World
Carlson Young strides through digital smoke for The Blazing World. Move the slider to toggle between before and after.
Project Type
Feature Film
Production Company
Greenbelt Films
Director
Carlson Young
Producer
Brinton Bryan
Fun fact! The Blazing World director and star was “Jay Quellin” in the famous “Substitute Teacher” sketch on Key & Peele
Decades after the accidental drowning of her twin sister, a self-destructive young woman returns to her family home, finding herself drawn to an alternate dimension where her sister may still be alive. (IMDb)
Carlson Young’s 2021 Sundance feature The Blazing World, a surreal psychological horror film, features about 50 VFX shots composited by Foxtrot X-Ray in collaboration with our friends at Moontower VFX. Moontower was responsible for all smoke simulation elements, providing Deep passes to Foxtrot X-Ray for integration into the shots using Nuke’s Deep compositing toolset. Foxtrot X-Ray also created the glowing box effect in the film. The purpose of these effects was to create an ethereal, mysterious environment representing the psychological trauma of the main character.
Other projects featuring similar effects by Foxtrot X-Ray include The Faceless Lady, The Legend of La Llorona, and “Monster.”
To discuss how Foxtrot X-Ray can create uniquely stylistic effects to enhance your projects, schedule a meeting with our team of professionals today.