MV5BMjUyNTA3MTAyM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwOTEyMTkyMjE@._V1_SX214_AL_1 The Maze Runner

Director(s)

Release Date

September 2014

Country

Synopsis

Thomas is deposited in a community of boys after his memory is erased, soon learning they're all trapped in a maze that will require him to join forces with fellow "runners" for a shot at escape.

VFX Studio(s)

Factory VFX Method Studios

Previs Studio(s)

The Third Floor

VFX Supervisor(s)

Eric Brevig Eric D. Christensen Radley Teruel Sue Rowe

The Maze Runner

Building the Mechanical Grievers & Complex Maze Set

Method Studios | DesignFX – WIRED

Based on the hit YA novel of the same name, the upcoming flick The Maze Runner takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. To create the vast maze and relentless mechanical creatures called Grievers, FX experts Method Studios used technical and complicated special FX. Mike Seymour breaks down the tech behind the film.

Effects Type(s)

/* ----------------------------------------- */ /* Content Template: Content Template for Login Layout - start */ /* ----------------------------------------- */ .loggedIn-info { margin: 25px 0 0 25px; color: #444; } #loggin { color: #148426; } #loginRegister { float: left; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 30px; } #logOut { padding-left: 25px; color: #333; } #logOut:hover { color: #880000; }/* ----------------------------------------- */ /* Content Template: Content Template for Login Layout - end */ /* ----------------------------------------- */ /* ----------------------------------------- */ /* Content Template: Single Project Infos - start */ /* ----------------------------------------- */ .projectInfos { float: left; width: 100%; margin: 0 2% 5% 0; border: 1px solid #FFFFFF; background-color: #222; color: #888; text-align: justify; box-shadow: #000000 4px 4px 10px; -moz-box-shadow: #000000 4px 4px 10px; -webkit-box-shadow: #000000 4px 4px 10px; } .projectInfos h2 { text-align: center; background-color: #444; border-bottom: 4px solid #333; margin: 0; padding: 2%; } .projectInfos h2:hover { background-color: #555; } .projectInfos a h2 { display: block; color: #FFF; text-decoration: none; } .projectInfos a:hover { text-decoration: none; }.projectPoster { float: left; width: 100%; margin: 0 0 5% 0; padding: 10% 5%; background-color: #111; border-bottom: 20px solid #FFF; } .projectPoster img { border-top: 4px solid #FFF; border-right: 4px solid #FFF; border-bottom: 12px solid #FFF; border-left: 4px solid #FFF; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; max-width: 210px; height: auto; }.projectInfo { float:left; padding:0.25em 1em; width:100%; } .projectInfo p { float:left; margin:2px 0; padding:0.25em 0; } .projectInfo a { background-color:#148426; border-left-style:solid; border-left-width:6px; border-right-color:#888888; border-right-style:solid; border-right-width:2px; color:#CCCCCC; float:left; margin:2px 0; padding:0.25em 0.5em; } .projectInfo a:hover { background-color:#1bb133; color: #FFFFFF; } .projectInfo label { background:#111111; border-bottom-color:#333333; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-width:2px; float:left; margin:5px 0 0; padding:0.25em 0.5em; text-align:center; text-transform:uppercase; width:100%; } /* ----------------------------------------- */ /* Content Template: Single Project Infos - end */ /* ----------------------------------------- */ /* ----------------------------------------- */ /* Content Template: Project Single Page - start */ /* ----------------------------------------- */ .projectContent { float: left; width: 100%; color: #CCC; position:relative; }.projectHeader { position: relative; width: 100%; height: 430px; background: #000; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: #000 0 0 10px; -moz-box-shadow: #000 0 0 10px; -webkit-box-shadow: #000 0 0 10px; } .projectImg { position:absolute; right: 0; top: 0; width:100%; opacity: 0.5; background: #000; } .projectImg img { width: 100%; height: auto; } .projectImgGradient { width:100%; height: 430px; position: absolute; right: 0; bottom: 0; background: -webkit-linear-gradient(bottom, rgba(30,30,30,0), rgba(30,30,30,.95)); /* For Safari 5.1 to 6.0 */ background: -o-linear-gradient(bottom, rgba(30,30,30,0), rgba(30,30,30,.95)); /* For Opera 11.1 to 12.0 */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(bottom, rgba(30,30,30,0), rgba(30,30,30,.95)); /* For Firefox 3.6 to 15 */ background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(30,30,30,0), rgba(30,30,30,.95)); /* Standard syntax (must be last) */ } #title { padding: 0 10px 5px 10px; margin: 0; }.projectHeaderInfo { position: absolute; bottom:0; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; } .projectHeaderInfo p { margin: 0; padding: 0 10px; text-align: center; text-shadow: #111 2px 2px 8px; -moz-text-shadow: #111 2px 2px 8px; -webkit-text-shadow: #111 2px 2px 8px; } #sliderPostType { text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; }.projectTab { padding-top: -15px; } .nav-tabs.nav-justified>.active>a, .nav-tabs.nav-justified>.active>a:focus, .nav-tabs.nav-justified>.active>a:hover { background-color: #0E631C; color: #FFF; border-bottom-color: transparent; border-radius: 0; } .nav-tabs.nav-justified>li>a { border-left: 1px solid #444; border-right: 1px solid #444; border-radius: 0; } .nav-tabs>li>a { color: #FFFFFF; } .nav-tabs>li>a:hover { background-color: #333333; border-bottom:1px solid #FFFFFF; border-top: none; border-left: 1px solid #444; border-right: 1px solid #444; outline: none; } .nav-tabs li { font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold; } .contentParagraph { padding: 1%; color: #FFFFFF; } .projectVFX { float: left; width: 100%; background-color: #222; box-shadow: #000000 4px 4px 10px; -moz-box-shadow: #000000 4px 4px 10px; -webkit-box-shadow: #000000 4px 4px 10px; }.projectVFX h3 { display: block; color: #FFFFFF; width: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 1%; background: #148426; background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(right, #148426, #0e581a); background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(right, #148426, #0e581a); background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(right, #148426, #0e581a); background-image: -o-linear-gradient(right, #148426, #0e581a); background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #148426, #0e581a); } .projectVFX h4 { display: block; color: #444; width: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 1%; background: #DDDDDD; background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #BBBBBB, #DDDDDD); background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #BBBBBB, #DDDDDD); background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #BBBBBB, #DDDDDD); background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #BBBBBB, #DDDDDD); background-image: linear-gradient(to top, #BBBBBB, #DDDDDD); } .projectVFX blockquote { border-left: 15px solid #FFFFFF; color: #FFFFFF; background: #333333; background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(right, #333333, #222222); background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(right, #333333, #222222); background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(right, #333333, #222222); background-image: -o-linear-gradient(right, #333333, #222222); background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #333333, #222222); } .tab-content { border-left: 1px solid #FFFFFF; border-bottom: 1px solid #FFFFFF; border-right: 1px solid #FFFFFF; border-top: none; } .twentytwenty-container { width: 100%; background-color: #000000; margin: 0 auto 25px auto; z-index: 0; -webkit-box-sizing: content-box; -moz-box-sizing: content-box; box-sizing: content-box; overflow: hidden; position: relative; -webkit-user-select: none; -moz-user-select: none; }.twentytwenty-container img { position: absolute; top: 0; display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; }#stillsRefresh { padding: 5px 15px; width: 100%; background: #050505; text-align: center; } /* ----------------------------------------- */ /* Content Template: Project Single Page - end */ /* ----------------------------------------- */ /* ----------------------------------------- */ /* Content Template: Loop item in Events List Widget - start */ /* ----------------------------------------- */ #listEventDate a { color: #ccc; padding-left: 30px; } /* ----------------------------------------- */ /* Content Template: Loop item in Events List Widget - end */ /* ----------------------------------------- */ /* ----------------------------------------- */ /* Content Template: Social Network and Stats - start */ /* ----------------------------------------- */ #twitterStat { color: #FFF; margin: 0; }/* ----------------------------------------- */ /* Content Template: Social Network and Stats - end */ /* ----------------------------------------- */