Magic of Breaking Bad

For Breaking Bad, the TV series currently airing on AMC, Entity FX was tasked with some crucial VFX shots to help tell the story of high school teacher Walter White as he slowly descends into a suburban drug culture. We talk to VFX supe Mat Beck about the creation of a digital fly which torments Walter in one of the episodes.




The original Plate of the glasses shot with tracking dots --- Depth render pass on CG fly




Ambient occlusion render pass on CG fly --- Diffusion render pass on CG fly




CG fly wireframe --- Final shot