Fallout S2

The radscorpion sequence was one of the largest we tackled this season, requiring complex animation, interaction and lighting work across nearly every shot. Production had built a practical prop based on early concept art, giving us a grounded scale reference and something real for the actors to play against.

The first challenge was the mouth, both in look and motion - after digging into a wide range of bug references and older creature films, we landed on a hybrid of a fly's mouth and the brain bug from Starship Troopers.

Animation had to balance the weight and mass of a giant creature against the fast, insect-like movement that makes scorpions feel unsettling, culminating in a standout beat where the mother eats a younger scorpion, played with a casual, instinctive quality that reinforced both her predatory nature and the creature's scale.

Smaller creature moments included a two-headed cow and a nest of centipedes, each built to read convincingly within their standalone beats.

For the super mutant, we worked from strong reference footage of Ron Perlman performing his lines, blending our own design work with his features and the game references to strike a balance between fidelity and believability. The skin build carried much of that tension, layering sticky lips, dry and flaking skin, peach fuzz, tear lines and tension mapping to handle discoloration from compression and bloodflow.

On the environment side, we rebuilt the cryo chamber asset to match a redesigned practical set, developing new volume simulations so the chambers could convincingly open both in close-up and en masse. We also extended the new legion camp environment, scaling up the practical tents and structures and populating wide shots with a crowd of legionnaires fighting and dragging away the wounded.