Chernobyl VFX Breakdowns by DNEG

Chernobyl VFX Breakdowns by DNEG

Discover how DNEG’s TV team recreated the tragic incidents of Chernobyl. Our brand new FX breakdown for HBO’s Emmy award winning series ‘Chernobyl’ will give you a unique look into the outstanding work of our FX department on the historic drama.

Check out this narrated VFX breakdown of our Emmy Award-winning work for the HBO and Sky series ‘Chernobyl’. Our VFX Supervisor Max Dennison talks you through DNEG’s work on the show, and how VFX provided support for the drama in every shot.

Overall the DNEG crew delivered about 550 shots for the series, designing the reactor 4 building inside and out, developing complex destruction and smoke simulations, creating CG vehicles like cars and helicopters, and animating crowds.

Part 1: Behind the VFX of Chernobyl – “VFX is another character in the show”

Part 2: Behind the VFX of Chernobyl – The importance of authenticity

Part 3: Behind the VFX of Chernobyl – The influence and limits of science

Part 4: Behind the VFX of Chernobyl – How to recreate an iconic scene

Chernobyl is a 2019 historical drama television miniseries produced by HBO and Sky UK. Created and written by Craig Mazin and directed by Johan Renck, the series revolves around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of April 1986 and the cleanup efforts that followed. It features an ensemble cast led by Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, and Emily Watson. The five-part series premiered in the United States on May 6, 2019, and concurrently in the United Kingdom on May 7, to critical acclaim.

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