Ingenuity Studios delivered 212 shots on “The Sympathizer” from HBO Max. The work included digital painting, CG set extensions and builds, FX explosions, and full face-replacements for the myriad of characters played by Robert Downey Jr. The series was created by Park Chan-Wook and based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen.
“The Sympathizer’ was an exciting project to tackle - the distinctive period and setting of the series presented a compelling creative challenge for us. Our wide variety of work, including environment extensions, digi-double and creature additions, pyro and fluid simulations, and compositing FX was a real opportunity for us to dip into every corner of the VFX palette and showcase our team’s diverse talents. Each department’s dedication to their craft, and their artistic and technical problem solving enabled us to realize this series’ unique tone and visual style.”
-VFX Supervisor Jack Wesson
Executive Producer | Hallana Paula Barbosa
Senior VFX Producer | Juliana Watson
Comp Supervisor | Ben Stommes
Lead Compositor | Tyler Berger
Lead Compositor | Xiaozhe (Casper) Hong
Lead Compositor | Didier Moreno Daza
CG Lead | Juan Erostique
CG Lead | Kenzo Santos
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