'The Boroughs' VFX Supervisor Tara DeMarco on Cross-Department Collaboration for Netflix's Sci-Fi Horror Series
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Christian Zilko
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Summary
Netflix's "The Boroughs," a Duffer Brothers-produced sci-fi series from creators Jeffrey Addis and Will Matthews, uses extensive visual effects to create a Lovecraftian horror setting inside a retirement community. VFX Supervisor Tara DeMarco discusses during IndieWire's Craft Roundtables how the show's impressive visual effects were achieved through close collaboration with other departments on set, emphasizing the importance of cross-departmental prep work for each scene.
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The Duffer Brothers-produced series, which hails from creators Jeffrey Addis and Will Matthews, relies heavily on visual effects to craft its vision of Lovecraftian horror set inside a retirement community.
But while the show might dazzle you with its VFX, many of them were made possible through collaborations with other departments on set.
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