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"The Lost Bus" – How to light up California's biggest wildfire

Follow how the RISE FX team recreated large-scale Californian environments for the Academy Award-nominated survival drama "The Lost Bus" and turned a storm into one of the largest wildfires in US history. We’ll explore how USD, reusable templates and artist-driven automation helped a small team manage complex FX – including wind, dust, fire, smoke and embers – across many shots under tight deadlines. Because when everything is already on fire, your artists shouldn’t be.

Jann-Matis Armbröster, FX Artist, RISE | Visual Effects Studios

Jann-Matis Armbröster is an FX Artist at RISE Visual Effects Studios, based in Munich with a passion for magical FX and fluid simulations. His recent credits during his past three years at RISE include e.g. Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, and the Academy Award–nominated survival drama The Lost Bus.

 

Luca Schippmann, FX Artist, RISE | Visual Effects Studios

Luca Schippmann is a Senior FX Artist at RISE Visual Effects Studios Berlin with a passion for character FX and pyro simulations. He has contributed to major productions including Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Fallout Season 1 and 2 as well as The Lost Bus.