THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY

In the final season of 'The Umbrella Academy', the estranged siblings navigate a new timeline created by their father, Reginald, where they have mysteriously lost their powers. With new enemies on the horizon, the stakes are higher than ever.  

Our FOLKS team has been an integral part of the series since its inception, and we undertook our most important work to date this season, creating some of the series' stunning visual effects. 

OUR WORK

From the earliest stages of production, we were involved in shaping the visual identity of the season, as creative partners to production VFX Supervisor Everett Burrell. Beginning with conceptual work to define the unique characteristics of new creatures inhabiting the timeline, our involvement extended through post-visualization to finalize complex shots. This involved creating characters and environment assets, animation, simulation, and compositing to bring these elements to life seamlessly.

We crafted unique digital versions of Ben and Jen characters in their sickly, pustular forms. They underwent a detailed transformation, eventually merging into a complex, bulbous creature that would grow in several stages, destroying the surroundings with uncontrollable strength, and finally melting into a slimy blob determined to take over the world! 

We were also responsible for enhancing environmental elements for a Christmas-themed sequence, adding crowd characters.

Our experience with 'The Umbrella Academy' has been extremely enjoyable over the seasons, each offering unique creative and collaborative opportunities. Designing our own creatures has been particularly rewarding.

OUR DEDICATED TEAM

The visual effects in the last season of 'The Umbrella Academy' were made possible by the talent and dedication of our team at FOLKS. The team was led by:  

VFX Supervisor | Laurent Spillemaecker 
VFX Producer | Maria Saade
CG and Creature Supervisor | Gabriel Beauvais 

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