Girish Balakrishnan

Creative Innovation @Netflix (formerly Global Director of Virtual Production). Visualized movies in real-time at @DigitalDomainDD & @MPC_Film. Always tinkering.

[Girish Balakrishnan @_MasterG_]

@davidmlally It’s no DoctorG but honestly feels like being part of a secret club adding these letters at the end of my name - appreciate you 🚀

[Girish Balakrishnan @_MasterG_]

@THR @tvaziri I think you’d appreciate Marion & Jabbar’s response to the question: “What’s something you wish more audiences took into consideration when they’re looking at effects or something about your artistry that you feel isn’t entirely recognized by viewers?”

[Girish Balakrishnan @_MasterG_]

@brad3d @CofaxC Best Breakfast Burritos in LA, hands down

[Girish Balakrishnan @_MasterG_]

Such a special night every year reconnecting with and celebrating visual effects at @TheAcademy bake-off, but what made this one so special was seeing the range of artistry on display, from indie to blockbuster and from truly global films to animation 🎥

[Girish Balakrishnan @_MasterG_]

Learn more in this great feature by @ianfailes:

[befores & afters magazine @beforesmag]

Crafting a plane crash, and its aftermath, for @FilmBayona's ‘Society of the Snow’ --> Behind the scenes of the tale of the 1972 Uruguayan rugby team air disaster, including a special behind the scenes VFX video featurette. Watch and read at @beforesmag https://t.co/iywImJdo48

[Girish Balakrishnan @_MasterG_]

👏🏽 Love seeing directors celebrating ALL the crafts of moving movies 👏🏽

Even more invisible is the real-time virtual scouting @UnrealEngine & LED ICVFX with @disguise_one that brought the pre-production & on-set experience to life. Innovation can truly come from anywhere 🇪🇸

[JA Bayona @FilmBayona]

Yes, they are “invisible” but, trust me, they are THERE.
Take a look at the extraordinary job done by the VFX, special effects and stunt teams who made possible to tell the Society of the Snow true story with painstaking attention to detail and realism.
Thank you, @Laura_Pedro, El Ranchito VFX, @twinpinesVFX, @Lamppostvfx, @MiopiaFx and @GlassworksVFX!

#SocietyoftheSnow
#LaSociedadDeLaNieve

In theaters this week
January 4 on Netflix

[Girish Balakrishnan @_MasterG_]

.@ZackSnyder deserves a lot of credit for being personally open and eager to lean into new ways (and technologies) to connect with his fans - which makes our job fun 🚀

[FOX Sports: NFL @NFLonFOX]

Julian @edelman11 steps into the world of @RebelMoon with the help of director Zack Snyder #RebelMoonTrailer

[Girish Balakrishnan @_MasterG_]

Super proud of our teams and partners for helping putting this together for fans around the world to step into the world of our biggest stories! 🎥

[Steven Weintraub @colliderfrosty]

Here’s @ZackSnyder directing fans at #CCXP23. @netflix set up a virtual set for #rebelmoon & people can do a scene which is then inserted into trailer which you’re sent after. Tons of fans are here wanting to be directed by Snyder. I’ve never seen a director do this at a con.

[Girish Balakrishnan @_MasterG_]

Representation Matters. Loved seeing our culture represented in #AcrossTheSpiderverse

[Girish Balakrishnan @_MasterG_]

I tend to be intentionally selective on where I speak publicly, but an area of personal passion is sharing my journey and perspective on innovation in entertainment with filmmakers and students of filmmaking. @TheAcademy
📺https://t.co/GqbXAHWbee
📚https://t.co/MPzY6nPsXV

[Jorge R. Gutierrez @mexopolis]

Hollywood

[Girish Balakrishnan @_MasterG_]

@ballmatthew @loudmouthjulia @ballmatthew you should jump into an episode of Downstream!

[Netflix @netflix]

To quote Guillermo del Toro:

[Girish Balakrishnan @_MasterG_]

@Dan_Farah Congrats Dan!!! 💕🎉

[Girish Balakrishnan @_MasterG_]

Bow down to the 👑

[ESPN @espn]

The moment LeBron made history 🤩

(via @NBA)

[Stefan Drury @stefdrury]

An in-depth thread from our wonderful #LostOllie Showrunner @ShannonTindle_1 on our collaboration and VFX work on the show. Some great insight and stills of the love and artistry the team at @ILMVFX poured into the @netflix limited series.
Read and then watch!

[Netflix @netflix]

You can watch all of our 2023 Academy Award® nominated films here: https://t.co/RnEg0qlnKh

[Girish Balakrishnan @_MasterG_]

@Stu_FX

[Valentina Vee @valentinavee]

I wanna know who edited this so I can bow down to them. I don’t think regular people realize how difficult it is to edit a multi-movie trailer like this, and to choose the exact right sound bites from both the movies and the overarching song. This is a masterwork.

[Girish Balakrishnan @_MasterG_]

@jnmograph 😏 There’s a reason I snapped a pic on this one 🌶️
@fxguidenews and @beforesmag have done great recaps on what they showcased. Multiple plane, cockpit, FX, and environment extensions grounded in practical photography

[Girish Balakrishnan @_MasterG_]

Hanging out watching some Visual Effects