NAVIGATING THROUGH HATRED

Inspired by the horror writings of H.P. Lovecraft, author Matt Ruff penned Lovecraft Country, which revolves around a 22-year-old African American US Army veteran Atticus Turner searching for his father during the racial turmoil of the 1950s, and encountering a variety of monsters. The novel was adapted into a ten-episode series for HBO by executive producer Misha Green (Underground) who collaborated with visual effects supervisor Kevin Blank (Lost) to achieve the epic scope of the storytelling. 3,500 visual effects were completed remotely by Rodeo FX, Framestore, Important Looking Pirates, Crafty Apes, Blackpool Studios, BOT VFX, RISE FX, and Spin VFX.

“Usually, 3,500 shots are hard on their own and midst a pandemic it is a little harder!” chuckles Blank. “One show that prepared me the most was the NBC series Constantine because everything in every episode was completely different. Every single episode of feels like its own unique piece of entertainment, whether it be an adventure or horror show. There are different creatures and environments, and it’s not something repeated frequently. I was constantly shifting from preproduction, production, and checking in on post to see how things were going.”