Gotham VFX Breakdown Details Creation of Noir Aesthetic

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By Megan Tambio

Published Jun 11, 2017

CoSA VFX has released a detail behind-the-scenes look at the visual effects that made Gotham look like a noir, comic book-inspired feat.

Gotham capped off its third season last week, but before you can start theorizing what's to come next year when the show returns, relive some of Season 3's most visually-stunning moments.

The digital effects team for Gotham, CoSA VFX, has released a reel breaking down its extensive work within the city of Gotham. Watch below and be astounded by the staggering amount of work that went into designing the show's aesthetic.

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Gotham's aesthetic has always been more comic book noir/camp than gritty realism. This Season 3 reel reveals that's quite literally by design -- everything from Mr. Freeze's icy weaponry, to even elements as basic as crowds and buildings, are completely digitalized and inserted into the scenes. It gives a new appreciation for Gotham's cast, who have apparently been working with green screens more than we could have ever imagined these past three seasons.

If CoSA VFX's brand of digitized super powers looks familiar, that's because the company has also worked on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. .

Starring Ben McKenzie, David Mazouz, Camren Bicondova, Donal Logue, Robin Lord Taylor, and Morena Baccarin, and so many more, Gotham returns with Season 4 this fall on Fox.