How Rocket Science VFX Team composited 'The Thing' for Netflix's Wednesday (2022)

RSVFX helps recreate the iconic appendage for Tim Burton’s WEDNESDAY

Emmy nominated visual effects studio Rocket Science (RSVFX) partnered with legendary Director Tim Burton and Show Creators Miles Millar and Allan Gough to help recreate the iconic THING character for the TV series WEDNESDAY, now streaming on Netflix.

Led by Production VFX Supervisor Tom Turnbull and VFX Producer Kent Johnson, within three weeks of release, WEDNESDAY became the second-most watched English-language series on Netflix. John Coldrick, VFX Supervisor and Kayden Anderson, VFX Producer led the RSVFX team.

“We are very proud of our team’s work in helping to catapult WEDNESDAY to one of Netflix’s most watched series. We thank Netflix, Miles, Al and of course, Tom and Kent for collaborating with us on the stand out character ‘Thing’. It has been an immensely rewarding experience. We are looking forward to where this journey takes us in Season 2.” Anthony Paterson, CEO / Executive VFX Supervisor

VFX Breakdown by Rocket Science VFX

RSVFX_WednesdayReel_022023.mp4 from Rocket Science VFX on Vimeo.

Posted by Prabhkirat Singh

Prabhkirat Singh is a senior editor at BehindFilmMaking. He is an award-winning VFX Artist who has contributed in various Feature Films, Music Videos, YouTube Content, Advertising agencies & Animation Studios.