Squid Game: the VFX challenge with Lux Aeterna
From fxguide: fxpodcast by Mike Seymour, John Montgomery
January 25, 2026 · 27 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the VFX challenges faced in the series Squid Game with insights from key VFX personnel.
We spoke with Emma Kolasinska (Executive VFX Producer) and Tav Flett (Compositing Supervisor) to discuss how they used invisible VFX to support the unscripted television series without breaking emotional or visual authenticity.
People in this episode
Hosts: Mike Seymour, John Montgomery
Guests: Emma Kolasinska, Tav Flett
Topics covered
- VFX
- television
- emotional authenticity
- visual effects
- unscripted series
Keywords
- VFX
- Squid Game
- invisible effects
- television series
- emotional authenticity
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Lux Aeterna
Books & works: Squid Game
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