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VFX Shot Breakdowns

Behind the photorealism. Frame-by-frame breakdowns, LIDAR terrain alignment, creature muscle simulations, and composite passes from Hollywood's leading visual effects studios.

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2.39:1 • ACEScg / ACES 1.3
Final Composite
Final Composite
Raw Plate / WIP
Raw Plate / Tracking
Outpost VFX • The Dog Stars (2026)

The Dog Stars: Outpost VFX Builds Ridley Scott’s Arid Wasteland

1240TOTAL SHOTS
ARRI Alexa 35 · Cooke Anamorphic /i Full Frame PlusCAMERA PACKAGE
Supervisor Insights
“We spent four months calibrating weathering algorithms. In an arid post-apocalyptic environment, concrete does not rot like wood—it exfoliates under intense UV.”
— Sebastien Raets, VFX Supervisor
Shot Pipeline Specs
  • Camera:ARRI Alexa 35
  • Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
  • Color Space:ACEScg / ACES 1.3
  • Supervisor:Sebastien Raets
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Breakdown Passes

Pass 1 of 4
01. Raw Plate
01. Raw Plate

Clean physical backlot footage captured in Calgary under overcast daylight.

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The Dog Stars: Outpost VFX Builds Ridley Scott’s Arid Wasteland
Outpost VFX
1240 SHOTS
The Dog Stars (2026) • ARRI Alexa 35 · Cooke Anamorphic /i Full Frame Plus

The Dog Stars: Outpost VFX Builds Ridley Scott’s Arid Wasteland

VFX Supervisor Sebastien Raets breaks down the 1,200+ shots Outpost VFX created for Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars, blending LIDAR drone scans and procedural weathering in Houdini.

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Dune: Part Two — Foundry CopyCat Fremen Blue-Eye Pipeline
Wētā FX & DNEG
1000 SHOTS
Dune: Part Two • ARRI Alexa LF & Mini LF · Ultra Vista Anamorphic

Dune: Part Two — Foundry CopyCat Fremen Blue-Eye Pipeline

How Foundry’s CopyCat machine-learning toolset automated the iconic Fremen blue-within-blue eyes across 1,000 shots, with 40% needing zero cleanup after the AI pass.

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