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How the VFX Team Built 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' with LED Walls, Character Work, and Space Sequences

30 days ago

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VFX supervisor Jason Zimmerman joins the befores & afters podcast to walk through the visual effects challenges on Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. The conversation covers the show's virtual production approach using LED walls, character effects for Almond Basket and Rok-Tahk, and the creation of space sequences alongside motion graphics and screen UIs.

An extensive VFX breakdown video accompanies the podcast, offering a detailed look at the before-and-after work across the series. Together, they provide a comprehensive behind-the-scenes account of how the production's visual effects pipeline was designed and executed.