Directors
Ali Abbasi, Kantemir Balagov, & Jasmila Zbanic
Writers
Neil Druckmann & Craig Mazin
Executive Producers
Neil Druckmann, Rose Lam, Asad Qizilbash, Carter Swan, Craig Mazin, Carolyn Strauss, & Evan Wells
Production Companies
Naughty Dog, PlayStation Productions, Sony Pictures Television, The Mighty Mint, Word Games
Distributor
HBO Max
DNEG VFX Supervisor
Stephen James
DNEG VFX Producer
Lauren Weidel & Jess Brown
Release date
15 January, 2023
Won ‘Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode – Season 1; Infected‘ at the 2024 VES Awards |
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Won ‘Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, Game Cinematic, or Real-Time Project; Post-Outbreak Boston‘ at the 2024 VES Awards |
As a main VFX partner for HBO’s hit series ‘The Last of Us’, DNEG was tasked with recreating the dystopian world from Naughty Dog’s acclaimed video game. Our VFX team delivered over 530 shots and 71 sequences across seven out of the series’ nine episodes, with the goal of bringing the iconic locations from the video game to life.
From Austin to Boston to Salt Lake City and Jackson Hole, our DNEG team grew ivy, constructed skylines, built mountains, and destroyed buildings to showcase the post-apocalyptic world.
Supported by extensive on-set photography and LiDAR capture, our global crew turned real city blocks into abandoned wastelands of overgrowth interspersed with paramilitary checkpoints and quarantine zones; simulated building destruction and collapse; and ‘grew’ ivy procedurally along buildings.
In order to find the balance between the haunting destroyed urban areas and the beauty of nature reclaiming them, our team had to ensure that every environment told a story. This foundation led the team to deliver some of DNEG’s most complex and detailed environment, FX and compositing work to date.
A stunning adaptation that should thrill newcomers and enrich those already familiar with Joel and Ellie's journey alike.Simon Cardy, IGN Movies
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