The Sandman Season 1

Watch VFX Breakdown Reel

Across 240 Visual Effects shots, the One of Us team — made up of almost 100 artists and led by VFX Supervisor James Brennan-Craddock, VFX Producer Catherine Martin and 2D Supervisor Nathan Remy — take the viewer on a supernatural journey into the realm of the Sandman, where dreams, and especially nightmares, come to life.

BTS: One of Us’ VFX for The Sandman

The series is packed with viscerally gory moments, which the One of Us team embraced with relish, layering in gooey detail to amplify the impact. One example occurs when Dolly removes more than her mask, taking the cinematic Face-off to new levels.

Dreaming up Impossible Dreams for The Sandman

After spending three decades in development hell trying to produce an adaptation of The Sandman that was a worthy extension of the seminal graphic novel, which was originally published in 1989 and went on to span 10 volumes, a dream has finally become a reality for English author Neil Gaiman (Good Omens). 

Credits

Studio
Netflix
Directors
Jamie Childs, Andrés Baiz, Louise Hooper, Mairzee Almas, Mike Barker, Coralie Fargeat, Hisko Hulsing
Visual Effects Supervisor
James Brennan-Craddock
Visual Effects Producer
Catherine Martin
Visual Effects Line Producer
Leila Sen
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Lola Louise Kalyango
CG Supervisor
Felipe Canfora
Compositing Supervisor
Nathan Remy