As part of our ongoing coverage of films in the lead-up to the Oscar Bake-off on January 11, we talk to Paul Lambert, the film’s Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor, about the incredible epic masterpiece: Dune: Part Two
Following the destruction of House Atreides by House Harkonnen, Paul Atreides unites with Chani and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the universe’s fate, he must prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.
Dune: Part Two was directed and produced by Denis Villeneuve, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jon Spaihts. Paul Lambert was the production VFX Supervisor and he joins the fxpodcast this week to discuss the film in depth.
DNEG led the visual effects, along with several other companies such as RodeoFX, Territory Studio, Wylie Co. and ReDefine. Australian cinematographer Greig Fraser was the DOP. As Paul discusses in the fxpodcast, the film builds on the Dune Part One, which garnered ten nominations at the 94th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and went on to win a leading six awards for Best Original Score, Best Sound, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Film Editing, and of course: Best Visual Effects.
