VFX Breakdown Reel Highlights MPCs Atlas Free Fall from Space [Video]

MPC recently delivered 266 VFX shots, from a team of 825 artists, for the sci-fi action-adventure Atlas, directed by Brad Peyton, now streaming on Netflix. Led by VFX supervisor Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet and VFX producers Ryan Valade and Emma Gorbey, the team worked closely with Peyton, production VFX supervisor Lindy DeQuattro, and VFX producer Blondel Aidoo, creating full CG environments, set extensions, spaceships, digital doubles, and FX simulations for epic battle sequences.

The team’s most challenging sequence was Planet Fall. This choreographed free fall from a spaceship in low orbit to a crash landing on the planet’s surface required meticulous planning and execution. The sequence captured the chaos and intensity of a continuous fall, with mechs battling drones amidst a dynamic and ever-changing environment.

“We mapped a fall path from low orbit to the planet’s surface for the action to take place, resulting in a scene covering several dozen kilometers,” said Martin-Fenouillet. “Atlas, in her Arc Suit, needed to …