Union worked on over 400 VFX shots for Danny Boyle’s T2 Trainspotting. This breakdown reel shows some of the ways the team came up with to visualise the fantasy, flashbacks and hallucinations that punctuate the story.
VFX BREAKDOWN
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Meet Adam Gascoyne, Visual Effects Supervisor on T2 Trainspotting. In this video he’ll take you behind the scenes on the film explaining the vision behind the use of VFX in the movie.
VFX BREAKDOWN – Sick Boy’s Pub
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VFX Supervisor Adam Gascoyne takes you behind the scenes on T2 Trainspotting. In this video Adam talks us through Union’s work helping to create Sick Boy’s pub and what it tells us about his state of mind.
VFX BREAKDOWN – Spud’s Tower Block
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VFX Supervisor Adam Gascoyne takes you behind the scenes on T2 Trainspotting. In this video Adam talks us through Union’s work on Spud’s tower block and what it tells us about his state of mind.
VFX BREAKDOWN – The Memory Room
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VFX Supervisor Adam Gascoyne takes you behind the scenes on T2 Trainspotting. In this video Adam talks us through Union’s work on an interesting scene where Begbie is reminded of a past encounter with his father.
VFX BREAKDOWN – George Best
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VFX Supervisor Adam Gascoyne takes you behind the scenes on T2 Trainspotting. In this video Adam talks us through Mark and Simon’s recreation of a George Best goal celebration.
VFX BREAKDOWN – The Last Train
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VFX Supervisor Adam Gascoyne takes you behind the scenes on T2 Trainspotting. In this video Adam talks us through the closing sequence in Renton’s bedroom set to the iconic ‘Lust for Life’ by Iggy Pop.
VFX BREAKDOWN – Spud’s OD
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VFX Supervisor Adam Gascoyne takes you behind the scenes on T2 Trainspotting. In this video Adam shows us how Spud’s overdose was illustrated through his fall from a high rise into the arms of Renton.