Interviews
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From puppets to pixels—inside the making of “Project Hail Mary”
Project Hail Mary blends practical filmmaking and cutting-edge VFX into an emotional, character-driven sci-fi epic. Behind the scenes, the team balanced evolving camera formats, 2,000 VFX shots, and an ambitious post workflow, while keeping the story at the center of every creative decision. We chatted with visual effects editor Warren Hickman and first assistant editor Matt Raichel about blending practical and digital filmmaking, managing technically demanding productions, and how Evercast kept things moving along.
Jessica Cyrell
7/27/26
