India’s VFX Revolution: IGN India Spoke With RRR Visual Effects Supervisor Pete Draper About Creating the S.S. Rajamouli Epic and More

India’s VFX Revolution, the latest show from IGN India highlights the skills of the visual effects industry along with the quality of VFX used across multiple mediums in India. The range of mediums includes movies, tv shows, short films, video games, advertisements, and a lot more. The debut episode of the series sheds a spotlight on the making of 2022’s biggest hit, RRR.

The series talks about the changes VFX has undergone across the Indian film and TV industry including somewhere newer segments like video games and more. This interview- series will feature conversations from industry leaders in the VFX sector, as they delve deep into how visual effects have evolved over the years.

India’s VFX Revolution Episode 1 on RRR is out now

The first episode of the series features Pete Draper, the visual effects supervisor behind the S.S. Rajamouli-directed RRR, starring N.T. Rama Rao Jr. and Ram Charan. Set on a budget of around INR 550 crores, the film garnered a whopping INR 1258 crores at the worldwide box office.

RRR became a major success worldwide for the action and visual spectacle that Rajamouli created. In the video, Draper talks in detail about how visual effects were used to bring Rajamouli’s vision to life. Before working on RRR, Draper has had experience working with the famed Telugu director on his previous projects such as Eega and the Baahubali franchise.

In the video, Draper details the various action-packed scenes from RRR. From Bheem’s audacious attempt to catch a tiger to Raju’s power-packed effort to arrest a rioter from a crowd, the season premiere explains how a particular scene is set, shot, and then enhanced using visual effects. Along with that, there’s even some behind-the-scenes knowledge on that epic climactic battle featuring the two protagonists at a lot more.