The specialist who oversees all visual effects work, planning what VFXVisual effects: any effect added to footage in post-producti... is needed during the shoot and overseeing the execution of those effects in post.
Good VFXVisual effects: any effect added to footage in post-producti... supervision means identifying the right moments to use practical elements on set versus digital effects in post. The VFX supervisorThe specialist who oversees all visual effects work, plannin... is on set to make sure visual effects shots are captured correctly from the start.
VFX Supervisor in the real world
Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson’s Scream (1995), directed by Mark Romanek, was the most expensive music video ever made at the time, with a reported budget of $7 million. Much of that cost went to the VFXVisual effects: any effect added to footage in post-producti... team who built a seamless futuristic spacecraft environment. The VFX supervisorThe specialist who oversees all visual effects work, plannin... was critical in coordinating what was filmed practically against bluescreen on set versus what was created digitally in post.
Related terms
VFXVisual effects: any effect added to footage in post-producti..., CompositingThe process of combining multiple visual elements, live-acti..., DirectorThe creative lead of the music video. They develop the conce..., Director of Photography (DP)The head of the camera and lighting departments. The DP tran..., StoryboardA series of sketched panels showing the key shots or scenes ...