Andor’s VFX supervisor Mohen Leo and SFX supervisor Luke Murphy have shared what was the hardest effect to pull off in the second season of the Disney+ show.
What was the hardest effect to pull off in season two?
MOHEN LEO The TIE Avenger escape [in the first episode]. I didn’t want to start the season off with something that was only computer generated, so we designed a sequence that starts with a practical set where we can use practical effects.
LUKE MURPHY That thing was [actually built] and it sat on its wings. It was one of the most challenging builds we’ve ever done. It had a steel core and materials used in aircraft — loads of aluminum composite panels, carbon fiber. Actors could touch it and walk into it. Then we could literally lift that thing up with a crane and fly it around.
What shot or effect are you most proud of this season?
MURPHY We had to create a 17-ton electric snowplow for the heist sequence. When that vehicle comes down the street and crashes, it rips up the street for 80 feet. It was so cold that the breakaway material we were using in the street was sticking together. So at the last minute, we had to lift up 400 paving slabs and loosen all the material underneath.
LEO We just had to paint away the camera rail and that’s it. We didn’t augment that in any way. It looked fantastic just as it was.
Read the interview in full here, and stream all episodes of Andor on Disney+.
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