Visual Effects Case Study: Ice: The Movie

Ice skater in front of empty stands in a still from Ice the Movie
Ice skater in front of a packed crowd in a still from Ice the Movie, with VFX completed by Foxtrot X-Ray

Digital crowd work for Ice: The Movie. Move the slider to toggle between before and after.

Project Type

Feature Film

Production Company

Maddness Pictures

Director

Peter Paul Basler

Producers

Maddison Bullock

Christian Lalonde

Category

Invisible VFX

Ice: The Movie is an inspirational sports drama that tracks the journey of two elite level figure skaters. (IMDb)

Foxtrot X-Ray is proud to have provided roughly 270 visual effects shots to this charming indie movie about Olympic hopeful figure skaters. While at first glance ICE may not seem like a VFX-heavy film requiring almost 300 shots, but in addition to the standard screen replacements and logo paint-outs common to pretty much every sort of production now, Foxtrot X-Ray also contributed significantly to the film's climactic skating competition scenes with extensive crowd replication.

Here's a quick breakdown reel we put together showcasing some of the 270 VFX shots we created for ICE the Movie.