During the Pala Ferry scene, surrounding houses and other objects had to be painted out of the shots. According to Kevin Blank, some extensions of the Hatch that Charlie ran through were actually CG. These included the four-toed statue, the sailboat, the Hurley bird, and the Hatch implosion.
Over 160 effects shots were used for the Season Two finale. In " One of Them", the smoke in the burning oil fields was created using CGI. Kevin Blank was then approached by Damon and Carlton to make the clock CG, and the clock ended up costing just $300 per shot. Though originally shot for " Adrift" and " Orientation" with a real working model, in editing they were shown to be flimsy, and didn't look mechanical enough. The Numbers on the timer are made with CGI. The Pillar of Smoke in " Exodus, Part 1" was created using CGI. When the Black Rock appeared again in " The Brig", the same method was used, although with a photograph from a different angle. While 10% of the Black Rock was actually built as a set piece, the rest of the foam shapes of the rest of the ship were photographed by Kevin Blank, and composited into the shot.
The scene was manufactured in the software Lightwave, as a "bone chain with particle emitters breaking up." The effect was created by Eden Effects, as well as John Teska, the digital artist that as created the smoke monster throughout the duration of the show. The Monster crashing into the sonic fence was created using visual effects. ( Lost: The Complete First Season) (" House of the Rising Sun") The swarm of bees that attacked Charlie, Jack and Kate were made using CGI.
The person striking the ceiling during Flight 815's pre-accident turbulence was rendered using CGI by Digital Dimension (" Pilot, Part 2") The exterior view of Flight 815 from inside the cabin, including clouds and wings, were created using CGI by Digital Dimension The shots of the sky were taken from photos made by Kevin Blank on plane trips. The interior cabin view of Flight 815's tail section falling off was creating using CGI by Digital Dimension artists using Autodesk 3D Studio Max This sequence won Lost the 2005 Visual Effects Society Award (VES Award) for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program. See also: Kevin Blank for details on the polar bear chaps. Polar bears are created using CGI, although originally the visual effect was attempted by a stuffed bear shot out of a cannon, according to Welcome to Oahu. However, the explosives failed to detonate, and the explosion was composited in. One such effects shot, the wing falling and exploding, had been attempted manually with explosives in the wing. The opening nine-minute sequence from " Pilot, Part 1" had approximately 100 visual effects shots, half of the effects shot in the entire pilot. Reference: Episode commentary for " Pilot, Part 1", ( Lost: The Complete First Season)
In " Pilot, Part 1", when Jack opens his eye, his dilating pupil was created using CGI. 2005 VES Award (Visual Effects Society) for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program: Kevin Blank, Mitch Suskin, Benoit Girard, and Jerome Morin, for " Pilot, Part 2"īelow is a list of occurrences of CGI usage on Lost.Abecassis, Kevin Kutchaver, Steve Fong, and Bob Lloyd, for " Pilot, Part 2" 2005 Emmy (57th Annual) Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series: Kevin Blank, Mitch Suskin, Archie Ahuna, Spencer Levy, Benoit Girard, Laurent M.Other effects include stunt-related effects, such as falls or impacts, as well as pyrotechnics such as mortars for dark "earthy" explosions, and gasoline bombs for flaming ones. It can also allow a single artist to produce content without the use of actors, expensive set pieces, or props. Video games usually use real-time computer graphics, but may also include pre-rendered "cut scenes" and intro movies that would be typical applications.ĬGI is used for visual effects because the quality is often higher and effects are more controllable than other more physically based processes, such as constructing miniatures for effects shots or hiring extras for crowd scenes, and because it allows the creation of images that would not be feasible using any other technology. Visual effects, also known as special effects, VFX, FX, SFX and, when applied solely to computer generated effects CGI (for computer-generated imagery), is the application of the field of special effects and/or computer graphics to create effects in films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media.