Watch in HD. Based on the popular novel of the same name by Veronica Roth, Divergent tells the tale of a world spit into factions based on human virtues. Our heroine Tris discovers that she does not fit in to any one group and is labeled 'divergent' and determined a dangerous individual by the ruling government.
The action takes place 100 years from now and Method Studios were brought onboard as the lead VFX vendor to provide invisible effects in terms of creating a dystopian Chicago, supernatural effects and physically demanding action scenes.
Method's crew was led by visual effects supervisor Matt Dessero. Overall, 381 shots were completed, creating a variety of complex environments, set extensions, digital doubles and CG characters. Jim Berney was the production's visual effects supervisor, with Greg Baxter producing.
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