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.

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