The VFX of "The Peripheral" with Mark Spatny and Jay Worth
Time
Mon, Mar 6, 2023
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM PT
Location/Platform
Lenovo Stage
1015 North Cahuenga Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
+ Live Stream (Twitch & YouTube)
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Join us on Monday, March 6th as we get an inside look into the making of The Peripheral!
We are excited to welcome VFX Supervisors Mark Spatny and Jay Worth to the Gnomon Stage as they break down the effects for season 1 of Amazon's newest science fiction hit The Peripheral, an eight-episode cyberpunk time travel adventure from the producers of Westworld. Our guests will share the creative design process, the challenges of filming in two countries during a pandemic, and the innovative technologies deployed for traditional VFX, virtual production, and CG character animation.
During this presentation, Mark and Jay will discuss designing the look of future London, shooting on a LED volume, volumetric video capture, the use of AI tools, and how the unique robot servants were designed and animated. They will also cover the logistics of producing 2,500 shots with a VFX team working in a hybrid/WFH environment.
If you're a sci-fi fan or interested in VFX workflow, you won't want to miss this behind-the-scenes overview of The Peripheral. Be sure to RSVP to reserve a seat inside the stage and stick around for an audience Q&A at the end of the presentation.
Free parking will be available with validation.
If you can't make it in person, we will be live streaming on the Gnomon Twitch and YouTube channels.
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Speakers
Mark Spatny
VFX Co-Supervisor / Producer for The Peripheral
A graduate of the University of Southern California as a Set and Lighting Designer, Mark Spatny has worked for 25 years in the visual effects industry, supervising and producing VFX for over 400 episodes of television and a dozen feature films. He has earned five Emmy nominations and won twice. He helped create The Visual Effects Society Awards, is currently Co-Chair of the Los Angeles section of the Visual Effects Society, and served nine years as Governor of the Special Visual Effects peer group of the Television Academy. His credits include The Peripheral, Station 19, Heroes, Doctor Who, Lethal Weapon, I Robot, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and Marvel's Runaways.
Jay Worth
VFX Supervisor for The Peripheral
Emmy award-winning Visual Effects Supervisor and Producer, Jay Worth, has spent 17 years working in visual effects. He has been the Visual Effects Supervisor on Fringe, Person of Interest, Revolution, 11.22.63, Counterpart, The Magicians, Living with Yourself, Altered Carbon, Reminiscence, and Westworld for which he won the Emmy for Best Visual Effects in 2017 and was nominated again in 2018 and 2020. His work has also earned him Emmy Nominations for Lost, Fringe, Almost Human, Revolution, and 11.22.63 and a VFX society award for Fringe and nominations on Alias, Revolution, Living With Yourself, and Westworld. He also worked on The Peripheral, released last year, and is currently working on an adaptation of the video game Fallout for Amazon Studios.
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