How VFX Helped ‘Invasion’ Deep Space Scene Come Together

variety.com:

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorIn the Apple TV+ series “Invasion,” mankind is faced with an alien attack. But instead of an invasion, the show looks at the psychological aspect and follows five characters around the world.Visual effects were still needed even if the series focused on the trauma aspect.

VFX supervisor Erik Henry says the team delivered more than 1,440 shots for the first season, which included an astro- naut sequence, creating an alien race and their ships.

But due to COVID, one sequence almost didn’t happen — until VFX stepped in.In one episode, Hinata, played by Rinko Kikuchi, wakes up in her spacesuit surrounded by what appears to be deep space.

She hears something indistinguishable, but in space, how is that possible? She struggles to see where the sound is coming from and discovers a far-off white speck, swimming toward it as if in a dream.