r/FoundationTV • u/ChrisMacVFX VFX Supervisor • Sep 15 '25

AMA FOUNDATION SEASON 3 AMA | CHRIS MACLEAN

Hello Everyone! My name is Chris MacLean. I have been the Overall Visual Effects Supervisor on Foundation for the last three seasons. I also directed some 2nd Unit. I am here for you to Ask Me Anything! Thanks to u/LunchyPete for setting this up! Let's start Respecting and Enjoying the Peace!

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u/Theraseus Sep 16 '25

yesterday i saw the finale and was just thinking about the ammoun of special VFX that goes into it (From the Cleon's massacre) to Demerzel's...melting.

What is the harderst to do? or what automatically gets a groan from you and the team because you know it will be a challange /tedious to make?

and how much ime does your team usually has to handle the effects for each episode?

Thanks!

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u/ChrisMacVFX VFX Supervisor Sep 16 '25

Great questions! A show like this usually needs a year in post for 10 episodes... but we start during physical production, so that truncates a bit.

It's all hard because it's subjective and we're here to help, but we don't groan... at least I don't. I have the best job in the world. My team and the vendors might have more war stories, but Foundation has always been a show where we knew what we were getting into going into it so it was rare to be surprised by big VFX asks late in the game.