The Crown
United Kingdom, 2023
Overall VFX Supervisor: Ben Turner, VFX Supervisors: Oliver Bersey (Framestore) & Joe Cork (Rumble VFX), VFX Concept Supervisor: Aurélien Ronceray; Overall VFX Producer: Reece Ewing, VFX Producer: Julia Stannard, CG Supervisor: Tim Zaccheo, VFX Supervisor: Joseph Dymond
Courtesy Netflix Australia
The Crown episode “Dis-Moi oui” uses VFX to recreate Princess Diana’s final day and Prince Harry’s emotional first stag hunt. The stag, fully digital, was carefully animated to behave naturally, adding drama as it dips its head. To depict the Ritz Paris and Place Vendôme, the VFX team combined 260-degree photographs with cutting-edge tools like augmented reality. Filmed on a London backlot, the crew built part of the Ritz and used greenscreens to create a bustling Paris square filled with digital crowds and traffic. These seamless effects ensure history feels authentic without distraction.
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19 March 2028
ACMI: Gallery 1
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ACMI Identifier
197723
Curatorial section
The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Worlds → MW-06. Visual Effects → MW-06-AV03
Object Types
Moving image file/Digital