We are back with a new episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast. This week, I’m chatting with Jamie Barty, VFX Supervisor at FuseFX, about his work on various projects, including Prime Video’s wonderfully weird ‘I’m A Virgo‘.
British-born, but based in Fuse’s Canada office, Jamie has worked on a huge array of shows for the company, including ‘The Orville’, ‘Fort Salem’, ‘La Brea’, ’Snowpiercer’ and ‘Upload’, some of which we delve into during the interview. However, we begin by chatting about his more recent project, ‘I’m A Virgo’, which is available now on Prime Video.
From director Boots Riley, ‘I’m A Virgo’ is a fantastical coming-of-age story of a 13-foot-tall man, Cootie, who is hidden in Oakland, CA, but escapes to experience the world. On his journey, he forms friendships, finds love, encounters awkward situations, and so much more. The series stars Jharrel Jerome as Cootie, Brett Gray, Mike Epps and more.
Our artists make BIG things happen! Check out B&As for ‘I’m a Virgo.’ Now streaming on Prime Video! #VFX provided by #FuseFX pic.twitter.com/XV9P1QhCrg
— FuseFX (@fusefx) August 16, 2023
FuseFX collaborated closely with Boots to create the alternative reality of Cootie. The team implemented many in-camera and VFX tricks to give Cootie his impressive 13-ft tall stature, including miniatures, puppets, full digi-double characters, CG props, shrinking of other characters, and camera/compositing trickery. The team strived to achieve a realistic blend of practical in-camera effects with CG and digital compositing. Listen below!
