THE ORVILLE
An American science fiction comedy-drama series created by and starring Seth MacFarlane. The Orville is set on the titular U.S.S. Orville (ECV-197), a mid-level exploratory space vessel in the Planetary Union, a 25th-century interstellar alliance of Earth and many other planets.
Tippett Studio worked on Season 1 and is currently completing work for Season 2.
Tippett is delighted to have blasted back into space for Season 2 of Seth MacFarlane’s popular FOX science fiction comedy-drama series, “The Orville.” Tippett was the sole VFX studio working on comical alien blob Yaphit, who works on the mid-level futuristic spaceship. Though lacking in bones and muscles, the translucent alien was a technological challenge for Tippett’s VFX crew.
“Yaphit is a surprisingly complex character – he is polymorphic and only emotes with his mouth. Plus, his transparency means long render times for complex lighting effects. On the animation side, we’ve loved being a part of Yaphit’s character development through the season, helping him mature from comedic sidekick to courageous hero.” Nicole Watt, VFX Producer.
Client
20th Century Fox
Producers
Ken Kokka & Nicole Watt
VFX Supervisor
Eric Leven
Animation Supervisor
Brian Mendenhall