Under the sea

Telling the story of a murder investigation aboard a Trident nuclear submarine, the gripping six-part thriller series Vigil presented digital entertainment company Blazing Griffin and VFX studio Goodbye Kansas with a host of creative challenges during production. With complex water simulations, a CG submarine, atmospheric lighting and a host of impressive digital techniques on show, 3D World couldn’t resist talking to each studio and diving deep into their work on the acclaimed BBC series.

GETTING ABOARD

“We were approached in the summer of 2019 when the series was in early prep,” explains Johanne Wood, post-production supervisor at Blazing Griffin, “Blazing Griffin had been gaining a reputation as the go-to place for drama post-production in Scotland, having recently completed work on Shetland and Guilt.” Vigil was the latest in a series of quality drama productions based in Scotland. “This was the biggest drama to come out of BBC Scotland since Blazing Griffin opened,” adds