Visual Effects Case Study: Fluorescent Beast
A painting is digitally replaced and set ablaze for Fluorescent Beast. Move the slider to toggle between before and after.
Project Type
Feature Film
Production Company
Conspicuous Pictures
Director
Paul Osborne
Producers
Leslie Wimmer Osborne
Melanie Starks
“I’ve worked with Foxtrot X-Ray on two movies now and can say with confidence that everything about them - their artistry, craft, design aesthetic, professionalism and enthusiasm - is beyond excellent. Paul and his team come to the table with terrific creative ideas that push the quality of the work far beyond any original expectations I had going in. ”
A man is sent on a clandestine business trip by a shadowy executive. The details of the journey withheld even from him, the man must follow a series of mysterious clues to uncover the true nature of his mission. (IMDb)
Foxtrot X-Ray provided over 110 VFX shots for Paul Osborne’s dark comedy Fluorescent Beast. This was our second collaboration with Paul Osborne after working with him on Cruel Hearts. Many shots entailed completely replacing a painting which is pivotal to the story. The painting is ultimately set on fire and destroyed, an effect which was achieved entirely with VFX, providing a much safer set environment during production. Foxtrot X-Ray also provided many shots which were used to enhance the strange and off-putting nature the film is meant to provoke. This included completely removing signs in a mall to achieve an eerily empty atmosphere. Foxtrot X-Ray also used VFX to enhance the unique performance of a critical character by removing all her blinking in the film. These shots required tracking the actor’s face, then blending over frozen frames of her eyes to hide every instance of blinking. This enhanced her performance as being strangely robotic, a fittingly stylistic choice for her role in the story. Additional effects included paint outs, screen comps, and gunfire.
Using VFX to create gunfire is an effective way to maintain safety during production. To learn more about firearms safety on film sets, listen to Paul DeNigris discuss firearms and VFX with multiple filmmakers on the VFX for Indies podcast.
And to learn more about Fluorescent Beast, listen to our episode discussing the VFX process with director Paul Osborne on the VFX for Indies Podcast.
Other projects featuring similar effects by Foxtrot X-Ray include The Blazing World, Inner Demons, and The Last Deal.
To discuss how Foxtrot X-Ray can create uniquely stylistic effects to enhance your projects, schedule a meeting with our team of professionals today.