The Poetry of VFX: Building Gotham with Emmy‑Winning Team of ‘The Penguin’

On this episode of the No Movie College Podcast, GG Hawkins, and visitors Erin Sullivan and Johnny Han take listeners backstage of The Penguin, exploring how a VFX staff builds a gritty, immersive Gotham — from early idea to remaining composite. The dialog covers artistic philosophy, technical workflow, software decisions, collaboration throughout departments, and the emotional stakes of making visuals that really feel each daring and invisible.On this episode, we talk about: What their roles have been on The Penguin, how they broke into VFX, and the way their backgrounds formed their approachThe bridge function of a visible results editor, and the way VFX editors work with administrators, editors, and artistsHow they developed the visible “language” of Gotham: referencing The Batman, leaning into New York components, and creating a definite however constant styleTheir Adobe‑based mostly workflow: utilizing Premiere Professional, After Results, Dynamic Hyperlink, venture assortment, mockups, and the way small components developed into full assetsOn‑set and script‑stage involvement: how they break down scenes with all departments (stunts, manufacturing design, digicam)Sustaining artistic vitality: absorbing inspiration, staying curious, and making small work even when not on paid projectsPractical recommendation for aspiring VFX practitioners: making work usually, being affected person with timelines, and embracing iterationGuestsSubscribe to the No Movie College Podcast on:Get your query answered on the podcast by emailing podcast@nofilmschool.comListen to extra episodes of the No Movie College podcast proper right here:This episode of The No Movie College Podcast was produced by GG Hawkins.