PRODUCTION. THE RIG
Supernatural thriller The Rig made waves on release early this year, but required a huge effects effort to provide its creepy edge. Primary VFX’s director knew the drill... WORDS. Robert Shepherd IMAGES. Amazon Studios & Primary VFX All at sea
G ritty northern and maritime dramas are in vogue right now. Late summer 2021, BBC One’s police procedural Vigil starring Suranne Jones – much set on a submarine – was released, after shooting in Glasgow and across Scotland. Then, stablemate and crime drama Happy Valley returned with a triumphant third series early this year,
“Creating the unearthly spores that shroud the rig was a challenge handed to a number of companies. One of those was Bristol’s Primary Visual Effects” as well as the platform’s first original to be filmed entirely in Scotland – follows a group of workers on a remote Scottish oil rig, who are set to return from the North Sea to the mainland. That’s until they become veiled in an enigmatic mist and otherworldly powers seize control. TO CHILLING EFFECT Creating the unearthly spores that shroud the rig was a challenge handed to a number of companies. One of those was Bristol’s Primary Visual Effects, which having launched as recently as 2019 has already completed projects with Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+, with credits such as The Book of Boba Fett , The Witcher and Fate: The Winx Saga . In fact, it was for its work with Jellyfish Pictures on the aforementioned Star Wars space western miniseries that the firm was rewarded with a role on The Rig .
having filmed mostly in West Yorkshire. The broadcaster also recently acquired North Sea Connection , ‘a dark and brooding thriller’ that aired on RTÉ in Ireland and Swedish streaming service Viaplay. Now, it’s time to talk about The Rig . As the name suggests, the six-part series for Amazon Prime Video – directed by John Strickland ( Line of Duty ) and Alex Holmes,
IN GOOD HANDS John Strickland (Line of Duty, Bodyguard) directed three episodes of the six-part series
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