Digital effects by Telson, Twinpeans and Oddmood in 'The Last Days' get a Gaudí

The post-production and editing of the film was carried out by Apuntolapospo, also from Tres60 Grupo. Telson made 200 plans with digital retouching over four months.

The digital effects carried out by Telson, together with Twinpeans and Oddmood, for the film The Last Days, directed by Alex and David Pastor, have been recognized by the Catalan Film Academy with a statue at the VI Gaudí Awards 2014.

In addition to Telson, Apuntolapospo, a company also belonging to Tres60 Grupo, has also participated in the film, which also received an award for Best Cinematography, and was responsible for the editing, color correction, and digital and photochemical mastering of the film.

Likewise, the great winner of the awards, To the wound y Card to Eva, winner of the Gaudí Award for Best Television Film, have also had the collaboration of Apuntolapospo, who carried out the post-production.

On the other hand, The last days It is a favorite in the upcoming Goya Awards, where the digital effects made by Telson, Twinpeans and Oddmood have also been nominated, among 10 other nominations.

Other films nominated for the Gaudí Awards, although they did not ultimately win the statuette, such as Son of Cain, Yesterday never ends y Cologne smell They also carried out post-production at Apuntolapospo.

More than 200 plans with digital retouches

Telson made and designed the digital effects for this science fiction film that narrates the effects caused by a mysterious disease that is devastating the entire planet.

In addition to the essential color schemes, matte paintings were made to recreate textures and settings. An entire sequence was also reinforced with digital rain showers, placed in layers in depth, thus unifying the showers filmed for different shots.

Telson made more than 200 shots with digital retouching under the supervision of directors David and Álex Pastor. Among them, the agoraphobia effect stands out, which required intense collaboration between directors and technicians, since in this type of effects it is essential to combine a high technical level with great creative capacity.

Another of the most spectacular effects was the one that digitally recreated camera movements that cannot be filmed, such as cameras that pass through grilles and glass and others that fly from building to building over the Vía Laietana in Barcelona. To do this, it is not only necessary to recreate the movement in depth, but also the change in perspective that the real movement of a camera would entail.

In total, Telson's award-winning work involved four months of work involving two graphic artists and a supervisor who used tools such as Nuke and Flame to take the viewer to this apocalyptic fictional world.

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