When the world looks better without sight 👁️
Creating a visually stunning world for a series about blindness is the kind of paradox only Hollywood could invent. Goodbye Kansas Studios took on the challenge and proved that in See, although the characters can't see, viewers can enjoy a visual feast.
The ingredients of this apocalypse
For this end-of-the-world recipe, the following were needed:
- Ruined cities that would make an urban planner cry
- Brutal battles where every blow is felt (digitally)
- Natural elements wilder than Momoa's hairstyle
- Digital duplicates because one Jason Momoa is never enough
The result is so visceral that even viewers close their eyes... but from the impact, not from blindness. 💥
Technology at the service of instinct
"The biggest challenge was creating a world that the characters can't see, but that viewers can't stop looking at"
The destruction simulations consumed more resources than Baba Voss's entire tribe in a harsh winter. And they're quite resilient. 🏹
The art of making the invisible visible
Balancing raw realism with visual spectacle was like fighting blind... but Goodbye Kansas did it with their eyes closed. The integration of real actors with their digital doubles was so perfect that even the fiercest warriors doubted their instincts.
And that's how a TV era comes to a close: with enough visual power to make one wish the world had really lost its sight... but only from the pain of seeing it end. Does anyone have a cane to find the rewind button? 🎬
Bonus: Technical secrets of digital blindness
For those who want to see beyond:
- The urban ruins used LIDAR scan-based modeling of real locations
- The battles incorporated motion capture with combat choreographers
- The natural elements required custom physical simulations in Houdini
- A special pipeline was developed for hyperrealistic light/shadow integration
All this while maintaining that raw aesthetic that makes the world of See seem as beautiful as it is ruthless. Enough to go blind... but no. 👀