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What if your childhood superhero turned out to be a corrupt, self-serving jerk?  Someone who saved lives — not for the truth and justice — but for fame and a paycheck?  In Evan Goldberg and Eric Kripke’s darkly twisted new tv series The Boys, the titular team of vigilantes take on the worst the super-”hero” world has to offer.  How do they do it? With good ol’ fashioned hard work and a willingness to fight dirty.

With only one week until its season premiere, RSVFX, is thrilled for fans to finally see the top- notch visual effects that we produced over the course of several episodes.

Until then, fans can learn more about what to expect  from The Boys Season 1 on Friday, July 19th at 3:30 p.m. PST at San Diego Comic-con. What secrets will the cast and crew divulge?  We’ll just have to wait and see!

Follow Rocket Science on twitter @RSVFX to keep on-top of the latest news!

After three seasons, of laser-blasting, ship-flipping, bounty-grabbing action, the story of our favorite trio of Killjoys enters its final act. Will Johnny make good his escape? Will Dutch or Aneela come out on top?   Will D’avin finally find peace? There’s only one way to find out!

RSVFX — For multiple seasons, Rocket Science has been the engine driving Killjoys’ amazing visual effects.  Under the watchful eye of VFX Supervisor Anthony Paterson, Producer Lara Osland her cadre of amazing artists have helped bring Michelle Lovretta’s dystopian space opera to life — earning several Canadian Screen Award nominations in the process!

The beginning of the end starts Friday, July 19th at 10/9c on Syfy and at 10 p.m. on Space in Canada.

This week, Rocket Science VFX wrapped its work on Season 4 of The Expanse.  Expectations this season are at an all-time high — and Rocket Science has stepped-up, delivering over 300 expertly-crafted shots of spaceships, complex environments and deep-space drama.

The Expanse will be front-and-centre at San Diego Comicon this Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 1 p.m. local time.  Will we get a “launch date” for Season 4 from Amazon Prime? Is there a Season 5 in the offing? Stay tuned to our Twitter feed @rswvfx to stay up-to-date on your favourite band of interplanetary heroes.

Production has wrapped on Rocket Science VFX’s  artistic contributions to the new Amazon Original Series, “The Boys”.  Led by Senior VFX Supervisor, Tom Turnbull, our team of Rocketeers completed several key VFX sequences over several episodes.   Look for the new series to be released worldwide for Amazon Prime subscribers this summer.

 

AS THE CSA GALA KICKS OFF THIS WEEK RSVFX REFLECTS ON ITS WORK ON KILLJOYS

The Canadian Screen Award’ is a prestigious ceremony held every year by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, honoring top Canadian talent in the film and television industry.  This year, Rocket Science VFX is proud to be nominated for Best Visual Effects for our work on the Space series Killjoys!

While working on Killjoys, Rocket Science created epic battle sequences, massive spaceships and immersive space environments. With the CSA Gala just a day away, lead Killjoys producer, Lara Osland, took time to reflect on the nomination and what it means for the team:

“It really was a privilege to partner with the amazing Michelle Lovretta and the dedicated Killjoys production team. Our talented VFX team had a blast bringing their vision to screen and we’re really grateful for this nomination. ”

Winners for Best Visual Effects are expected to be announced Wednesday March 27th but the live show will air on CBC, Sunday March 31st, 2019 at 8 p.m.

Here’s the full list of our  Rocketeer nominees for Best Visual Effects:

1. Michael Gibson
2. Danny McNair
3. Anthony Paterson
4. Lara Osland
5. Tim Sharp
6. Rachad Meya
7. David Rezek
8. Mohsin Kazi
9. Min Young Kim
10. Chris Doe

Checkout our CSA nominated Killjoys reel at this link:  https://www.rsvfx.com/work/reels/

 

In anticipation of the Season 3.5 premiere of Into The Badlands on March 24 and 25, AMC and Rotten Tomatoes have released a new featurette.  The short film builds excitement for what’s in store in the final episodes and includes interviews with key cast members including Daniel Wu, Nick Frost, Babou Ceesay, Emily Beecham, and showrunners Miles Millar and Al Gough,

 

AMC is celebrating the return of Into the Badlands season 3.5 with a special 2-night 2-episode premiere March 24 and 25, 2019!    Rocket Science artists, led by senior VFX Supervisor, Tom Turnbull, created all the world-building and genre-bending vfx.   Check out the new AMC trailer!

Following a special presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival, Neil Jordan’s feature film “Greta” starring Chloe-Grace Moretz and Isabelle Hupert, in a rare english language role, will be in wide theatrical release March 1, 2019.    Senior RSVFX Supervisor and company president Tom Turnbull, supervised the vfx work on the film and led the artist team for Rocket Science.

The 2019 Canadian Screen Award Nominees have been announced and the Killjoys episode “The Kids are Alright” team have been nominated!   Congrats to production VFX Supervisor Michael Gibson and VFX Producer Danny McNair, RSVFX Supervisor Anthony Paterson, Producer Lara Osland, Coordinator Tim Sharp, and RSVFX Artists Rachad Meya, David Rezek, Mohsin Kazi, Min Young Kim,  and Chris Doe.    We’re going for the win!

 

A successful fan-driven campaign to save the Expanse after it’s season 3 Syfy cancellation resulted in it’s resurrection at a new home with Amazon.   They’ve decided to splash out on season 4 and the whole series in a big way!   As of February 8, Amazon is now the exclusive worldwide streaming home of the Expanse seasons 1-3 in over 200 hundred countries.   If you’ve got Amazon Prime, you can get caught up with the crew of the Rocinante anytime almost anywhere in the world!    We Rocket Scientists are excited to be now in full swing production of Season 4 and we’re looking forward to all the great things Amazon will bring to the party.  Look for the new season to debut later this year.