La Palma has been a massive hit for Netflix, setting viewing records and accumulating both praise and criticism for its giant waves. The “behind the tech, and behind the scenes” talks and videos, enticed 70+ people to join us at Tilt last night!
For those who dont know: La Palma is a Norwegian disaster drama miniseries inspired by the Cumbre Vieja tsunami hazard hypothesis and partially based on the 2021 Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption. The plot follows a Norwegian family on holidays in La Palma as they confront chaos when researchers uncover signs of an imminent volcanic eruption that could trigger a catastrophic tsunami. -Wikipedia
A big thanks to:
- Arne Kaupang, Visual Effects Supervisor, for an introduction to the project, and how it was to hold the reins of this production.
- Haymaker, represented by VFX Producer Andreas Hylander.
- Alf Martin Løvvold, previsualization, for adding sexy music to his presentation and dropping in the subtle “oh yeah” every now and then, and telling us how he took the story from the wonderfull storyboards by Sandra Pilny-Lockertsen, to 3D sequences to further plan out shots and play with angles and emotions.
- Varg Studios, represented by VFX Supervisor Alexander Kadim, who talked us through boiling waters!
- Storm Studios, represented by VFX Supervisor Ivar Rystad, FX Artist Nikita Musatov, and FX Lead, Martin Sverdrup, who crumbled the mountains and landscape at La Palma, and made a 700m (!) high wave.
- Gimpville, represented by Lead FX, Christian Korhonen who showed us how Gimpville sets up big waves, in slices, and lots and lots of whitewater!
And a very big thanks, to all our paying guests who also help make this possible! Without you we would not be able to gather such talent under one roof, and rent Tilt for our events.