Brazilian studio Miagui created the VFX for two episodes in the Netflix limited series Senna, which launched on November 29. Miagui makes its debut in the VFX market as one of the main vendors of the series, alongside Scanline.
The project is directed by Vicente Amorim and Júlia Rezende. Produced by Gullane, Senna tells the story of the late Brazilian Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna.
Led by directors Cássio Braga and Carlos Kulpa, Miagui recreated racing scenes from the 1984 and 1988 Monaco GPs entirely in CG. The task took about a year to complete and brought together a team of around 60 Brazilian artists from several departments.
The VFX team recreated the streets of Monaco with historic accuracy, utilizing visual references from the period. Miagui digitally reconstructed more than 120 buildings surrounding the circuit, as well as hundreds of elements faithful to the period.
Miagui also digitally developed and created …