This Is How VFX Actually Looks Before FX

Green screen → grey blockout → final composite. Same shot, three stages.

Most VFX breakdowns skip the middle layer. That grey placeholder stage is where 90% of the work actually happens — lighting match, contact shadows, and geometry blocking before a single pixel of fire exists.

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