Arrival Visual Effects Reel Breaks Down the Subtle, Effective VFX of One of Our Favorite Movies of 2016

Dan Van Winkle

Published: Jan 4, 2017 09:52 am

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For a movie about Earth’s first encounter with aliens, Arrival didn’t really play up a grand scale and instead chose to remain more story and character focused—to its benefit. That doesn’t mean it was lacking in the visual effects department, though, so take a look at this VFX reel that shows off some of the obvious and not-so-obvious visual effects that created the movie’s look.

(via /Film, image via screengrab)

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Dan Van Winkle (he) is an editor and manager who has been working in digital media since 2013, first at now-defunct Geekosystem (RIP), and then at The Mary Sue starting in 2014, specializing in gaming, science, and technology. Outside of his professional experience, he has been active in video game modding and development as a hobby for many years. He lives in North Carolina with Lisa Brown (his wife) and Liz Lemon (their dog), both of whom are the best, and you will regret challenging him at Smash Bros.