A range of effects shots including a bomb explosion for a scene, set in Afghanistan, that required actors to appear engulfed in a fireball.

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Client BBC1

Brief Create a range of shots including a bomb explosion for a scene, set in Afghanistan, that required actors to appear engulfed in a fireball.

How it was done VFX supervisor Tanvir Hanif used Digital Fusion to combine digital pyro elements created in Maya 3D with explosions, in order to create the illusion of a massive explosion. In total, more than 135 visual effects shots were completed for the series.

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