Maniac

Maniac follows Annie Landsberg and Owen Milgrim, two strangers drawn to the late stages of a mysterious pharmaceutical trial, each for their own reasons. Absolute did much work on the prologue for the hit Netflix show, comprising 3D and 2D animations of space, biology, and the evolution of nature and cityscapes.

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21 September 2018

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The Credits

Director: Cary Fukunaga

Edit, VFX, Animation & Sound: Absolute
VFX Supervisor: Ilia Mokhtareizadeh
VFX Lead: Zdravko Stoitchkov
VFX Artists: Chris Tobin, Carl Godwin Alvarez, Lora Nikolaeva, Elliot Platt, Owen Saward, Jack Kennedy, Arion Mehmeti
CG Artists: Huggy Stephens, James Coore, Sersha Lawrence, Alessandro Caponetti, Aaron Masih

Editor: Tom Boucher

Audio: Joe Worters
Motion Graphics: Sean Cooper, Christine Peters, Dominica Harrison, Niall High
VFX Producer: Kate Desmond
Exec Producer: Dan Bennett

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Visual Effects

Absolute is an award-winning visual effects studio, home to a wealth of world-class artists and with a broad range of services for both Longform and Shortform work.
About Absolute

Originally operating within the commercial realm, circa 2015 saw the studio begin collaborations with filmmakers and content creators across feature films and episodic productions. Absolute have crafted effects across feature films featuring Hollywood stars such as Mads Mikkelsen (Return Of The Goat), Jude Law (The Nest) and Emma Stone (Maniac). Meanwhile, their episodic portfolio boasts solutions for BBC (Great Expectations), Disney+ (Super/Natural) and Prime Video UK (The Rig), whilst How To Be A Person for Channel 4 won a BAFTA.

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Maniac

Maniac follows Annie Landsberg and Owen Milgrim, two strangers drawn to the late stages of a mysterious pharmaceutical trial, each for their own reasons. Absolute did much work on the prologue for the hit Netflix show, comprising 3D and 2D animations of space, biology, and the evolution of nature and cityscapes.

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Release Date

21 September 2018

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