With
its strong tradition of using visual effects to illuminate a story, Fin
Design + Effects was selected to complete a key sequence in the latest
Marvel Universe blockbuster, Thor: Ragnarok.
Working with
director Taika Waititi, production visual effects supervisor Jake
Morrison and production visual effects producer Cyndi Ochs, Fin's
sequence introduces a brand new character in the form of Jeff Goldblum's
Grand Master, and also kicked off an exclusive 12 minute preview
screening of the movie at the San Diego Comic-Con, enjoying a very
enthusiastic reception from the assembled Marvel fans.
When Thor
is taken prisoner on the planet Sakaar he is forcibly hauled through an
Epcot-style induction tour explaining his new destiny as a gladiator.
Production supplied only foreground footage of lead actor Chris
Hemsworth's performance against bluescreen, tasking Fin with designing
and rendering the intergalactic theme park world around him.