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    Disney’s “Just Beyond” – VFX Before & After

    By SJ GoldenUpdated:No Comments3001 Views

    The Disney+ series ‘Just Beyond’ relied on VFX Legion’s creativity, technical ingenuity, and experience developing and producing intricate digital effects for a complex mix of shots. The genre anthology, inspired by R.L. Stine’s graphic novels,  features eight episodes, each with a different cast and a stand-alone story set in the supernatural realm. Legion was brought on board to design the elaborate effects for ‘Which Witch?’ (Ep. 3) and create the magical feats of digital sorcery that drive the otherworld tale. Headed up by Co-Founder and VFX Supervisor, James David Hattin, Legion’s LA and B.C. studio’s team crafted a variety of digital simulations, seamlessly matching camera angles and blending the photorealistic imagery with practical footage. Throughout the story, conjurations are manifested by a range of dynamic visual effects simulated by artists in Houdini.

    SPW Credits

    Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi, Young Adult
    Streaming Service: Disney+

    Production Companies:
    20th Century Fox Television, Boom! Studios, KatzSmith Productions

    Ryan Zaragoza – Director

    Executive Producers: David Katzenberg, Seth Grahame-Smith, Aaron Schmidt, David Walpert, Stephen Christy, Marc Webb
    Co-Executive Producers: R.L. Stine, Jeffrey Downer, Rob Rosell

    R.L. Stine – based on the BOOM! Studios graphic novels by Seth Grahame-Smith – created by Mitali Jahagirdar – written by

    Visual Effects: VFX Legion LA/B.C.
    James David Hattin – visual effects supervisor, Antonio Gallardo – visual effects producer, Nate Smalley – head of production Legion/LA, Dylan Yastremski – head of production Legion/B.C., Alanna O’Brien – visual effects coordinator, Matthew Noren – visual effects coordinator, Mace Al-Hendi – quality control coordinator, Joseph Soloway – quality control coordinator, Rommel S. Calderon – cg supervisor, Eric Ebling – cg artist, Julian Gleizer – cg artist,Bryan Shepperd – cg artist, Ruy Delgado – tracking artist, Michael G. Jackson – tracking artist, Dave Tipper – matte painter, Nick Guth – digital compositor, Matthias Lowry – digital compositor, Eugen Olsen – digital compositor

    ScreenWork Categories:Behind The Scenes
    Discipline:Visual Effects



    Go RVing, Explore Commercial Productions and Director Jeremy Pinckert Don’t Want You to Go There in a Hotel!

    Tuesday, March 4, 2025
    "Hotel Hassle" directed by Jeremy Pinckert.

    Commercial production company Explore and director Jeremy Pinckert went to a familiar well to pull inspiration for their latest production for Go RVing. "Hotel Hassle" was initially conceived as an audio-only campaign, but Go RVing's SVP/CMO Karen Redfern asked Explore to adapt the script into a new, live-action commercial. The adaptation from audio ads to digital commercial spots involved adding re-written lines and a few iconic scenes from Pinckert’s ideas that provided anchor moments for the ads. In particular, 'Hotel Hassle' features a room key that just won’t open the door. The visual he added (a round sensor on the door where the key unlocks) not only modernized the ad into the age of tap, but also gave the spot a technology vs. human undertone, invoking the AI-character Hal from Stanley Kubrick’s '2001 A Space Odyssey.'
    Explore and Pinckert also added a visual hook to the ending of the spot that leaned on his own experiences traveling with his family. He found his hands were always full, clutching a few bags, random loose objects, his phone, and of course, his coffee. In the commercial, there is a moment where all of the frustrations are just too much for the protagonist and he almost curses in front of the family. What if the director added an action where the protagonist accidentally spills their coffee and the camera freezes precisely at this moment?
    "Hotel Hassle", part of Go RVing's larger Don't Go There! campaign, is currently being broadcast nationwide via strategic digital channels.
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