Milk were the lead VFX partner for the newly released Netflix’s Scoop, creatively supervised by Ciaran Crowley, Milk VFX Supervisor.
Led by VFX Supervisor Ciaran Crowley, along with 2D Supervisor Henning Glabbart, Milk helped create 259 shots, creatively managed the full process and provided onset supervision for Netflix’s Scoop.
With an all-star cast featuring Gillian Anderson, Keeley Hawes, Billie Piper and Rufus Sewell, Scoop draws inspiration from that infamous Newsnight interview covering the intense lead up to, and securing, Prince Andrew for the prime time slot with Emily Maitlis.
As there are strict protocols around location and reality filming – which is not permitted at the official Royal residences – Milk had to create and deliver the VFX and environment work from scratch. The most complex VFX craft was creating the CG environments. Milk used DMP and 2.5D projections to accurately recreate Buckingham Palace and added CG cars and crowd elements outside the gates along The Mall.
It’s always an interesting challenge to accurately reflect such iconic buildings such as Buckingham Palace and to do it justice with VFX. Scoop is a contemporary show with many topical and recognisable British scenes in it. The ambition is always to make post-production so slick that you wouldn’t know it’s VFX at all! We had a great relationship with Dazzle Pictures, who did all New York Environment work, Red Ring Entertainment and NetFX.
Ciaran Crowley, VFX Supervisor at Milk
The full Milk VFX credit is as follows: Ciaran Crowley, Jo De Mey, Henning Glabbart, Connor Guyler, Miyuki Tatsuda, Simon Wicker, Charles-Henri Vidaud, Bahar Cetin, Craig Gemmil, Hope McAdams, Miranda Kay and Ben Thomas.
Scoop is now streaming on Netflix.
