The Orville VFX: How Pixomondo Craft Space Battles for Season 2

The Orville follows the adventures of a starship, similar to Roddenberry’s Star Trek, with a mission to explore undiscovered lands and peoples. Such space-faring storylines demand ambitious visual effects, and international VFX studio Pixomondo contributed their talents to the show. Explore the breakdown of how they created a massive space battle for The Orville’s Season 2, Episode 9 below:

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And check out the show reel, featuring Pixomondo’s work on Season 2, Episode 8:

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For more insight into Pixomondo’s work on The Orville, see Vincent Frei’s interview with Nhat Phong Tran (VFX Supervisor), Daniel Carbo (VFX Producer), and Matt McClurg (Previz Supervisor).