Netflix - Fate: The Winx Saga - Breakdown
Freefolk is delighted to announce their delivery of a significant award of VFX as lead vendor for season two of Netflix series, Fate: The Winx Saga.
Dave Houghton, who the Freefolk team worked with previously on Cursed for Netflix, was the overall VFX Supervisor. The Freefolk crew were led by VFX Supervisor, Steve Murgatroyd, CG Supervisor, Harin Hirani, and VFX Executive Producer, Meg Guidon.
The team were tasked with creating numerous ethereal elements for the series including fire, water, ice, air bubbles, writhing muscles, glowing veins, vines, a protective magical barrier for Alfea College and a portal as well as as an elaborate banqueting hall ceiling adorned with mangrove like tree roots.
Celebrating 20 years, we are a team of Emmy winning creative artists, technicians, producers and problem solvers who use post-production as their toolbox. Working closely with clients in the advertising, film, TV and music industries, we provide a full-service post-production and VFX offering including high-end colour grading, 2D & 3D visual effects, shoot supervision, animation, design, direction and concept.Established in London in 2003 as Finish, we became Freefolk in the autumn of 2016. Soon after this we launched our Film & Episodic department to work on episodic TV for the likes of Netflix, Paramount, TNT, Universal and Warner TV. The standard of top-level artistry and personalised, bespoke service that we provide our clients has become our calling card. We're committed to upholding the independent spirit that has always set us apart and given us the sterling reputation we stand behind today.Our clients have consistently voted us into the Televisual Magazine's annual surveys on Facilities 50 and Top 10 Commercials Post Houses and our artists have won multiple prestigious awards including an Emmy Award, BAFTA TV Craft nominations, British Arrow Crafts, Midsummers, Kinsale Sharks, LIAA and D&AD Yellow Pencil.