The Killer - Artemple VFX Breakdown

[@zallapo66]

Completely invisible vfx, had no idea this much work was done. Amazing

[@theclosing2454]

idk most of it seemed kinda obvious to me

[@MyNameIsKayser]

It's amazing the work you guys did. Just how seamlessly it blends with the set and the lighting; i was sincerely baffled to see that the window was also a chrome key, i could've swear that shot was real somehow.

[@ourochroma]

I would not have thought that the under-highway needed CGI vegetation. It looks very cool

[@vehzee]

something like that makes me think Fincher overdoes cgi a smidge. I'm sure it would've been cheaper to have a set decorator hang foliage on those beams. I can definitely see why a should-be simple show like Mindhunter is too expensive for netflix tbh

[@SketchTurnerZero]

@@vehzee If you think that, then you don't understand Fincher

[@raksh9]

Absolutely stunning. Surely you'll win awards for this.

[@ix-fx]

Props for more unseen vfx comp, Great stuff guys, love the break down as well!

[@vik.1903]

That was fast! What a treat!

[@jonajona6265]

Such a great breakdown. Love it ❤ Compositing at it’s best.

[@yawner1154]

Never would have guessed any of these shots were vfx!

[@mmdoom]

wow, incredible, those little room window shots of the other people threw me off ! Great work !

[@andreymagnuss]

Incredible work!

[@fredr.]

I was wondering how the hell in Paris they found this location? 🙌 Excellent work

[@linoandhiscamera]

does someone know what combination of programs they are using? especially for the mate paintings?

[@ashleylodewyk7454]

Wow😮That's truly amazing the amount of fvx that went into a simple hotel sequence like that! I kept asking myself, what is real in film these days???

[@gxrsky]

Great work from the Artemple, but as I'm watching these Fincher breakdowns, I can't help but start thinking that he overuses it quite a bit. Many of these shots would have been just fine without these additional touches, imo.

[@Kurskij]

There's way more CGI than what's shown here. At times this was an animated movie. But still: all invisible. Still a masterclass.

[@BlaineWestropp1]

so good!

[@RobertoLopezFlores]

EXTRAORDINARIO !!!!

[@mystrdat]

That's top tier work. Completely invisible, the best kind of visible in vfx. How many artists worked on this and for how long?

[@anthonymisiano256]

Really gorgeous work throughout, and I appreciate the detail of making sure the background in the OS shots were lens blurred properly (example at 1:04), however when I watched the film (and it's now confirmed here) I noticed that the reflections were not, they appeared to just be gaussian (or similar) blurred. Was there a reason for this, beyond render time? It's not something likely noticeable in wide shots/shots featuring many windows at a time, but in all of the killers closeups looking through the "glass" (example at 1:26) it pulled me out and felt or artifice. I'm just curious as to the reason. That mentioned, still, brilliant work throughout the film, and speaking of the glass reflections, I tip my hat to the reflection movement in the shot where the killer opens the window and we see everything flawlessly streak past.

[@kakiFTW]

The blur is simulated lens defocus matched to how the lens would look, with continuous feedback from Fincher. Its not some guessing game.

[@anurandev7337]

It can also be a creative choice by Fincher to not go for a completely physically accurate defocus for stylistic or compositional reasons as he’d want to juxtapose the killer and the reflections just enough but not too much or too little

[@MUX667]

show how you removed the dog tail from the chain fence 😅

[@JB05-f5s]

Good movie

[@reinstate317]

impressive

[@SohrabAmidHozour]

what is the music in this video? love it

[@zachmorley158]

Some of it is so minor I just don’t understand what the reasoning was in making changes.

[@zachmorley158]

Still, very well done

[@tosstoss3227]

i know the opening was chroma key because the perspective is incorrect

[@VFXking]

?

[@sergeymeshkov]

@@VFXkinghe means that parallax effects was incorrect

[@CheekoRobbins]

Yeah, that whole sequence feels off, like the scale is wrong out the window. Feels like a set and greenscreen.

[@tosstoss3227]

@@sergeymeshkov exactly bro

[@tosstoss3227]

@@CheekoRobbins yeah

[@Milan-cf1xe]

Yes Sony NPF 55ß or 750

[@AGoodJoe]

Is this really all the VFX, or is this a clever use of editing by this channel? It’s awesome regardless, but I just wondered if this was the company releasing this or what, being such a recent release of such a wickedly cool film.

[@jesssejohnson]

There is way more VFX done in this movie. For instance the whole scooter chase scene is greenscreen.

[@tallyholightguy5353]

So why aren’t vfx paid more

[@betterinbooks]

people are saying amazing oh my god but why the fuck do these even exist?

[@polypeptide]

Why do what exist? Vfx breakdowns?