Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
Extended Version | IndieWire TV Craft Roundtables
How do visual effects artists bring impossible worlds, creatures, and moments to life while making them feel completely real?
VFX artists Betsy Paterson (Stranger Things), Hnedel Maximore (Spider-Noir), Hoyt Yeatman (Ted), and fellow Emmy-contending visual effects creators join IndieWire's Jim Hemphill for an in-depth conversation about the art and technology behind television's most ambitious productions.
From designing complex visual sequences and building digital environments to creating invisible effects that audiences never notice, the panel explores the evolving role of visual effects in modern television. The artists discuss their creative process, collaboration with directors and production teams, and the challenges of balancing innovation with storytelling.
In this extended edition of IndieWire's TV Craft Roundtables, these VFX professionals share behind-the-scenes insights into the work that helps shape the worlds of Stranger Things, Spider-Noir, Ted, and other standout series.
IndieWire's TV Craft Roundtables is now streaming on PBS SoCal, the PBS App, IndieWire.com, and across IndieWire's social channels.
Extended Version | IndieWire TV Craft Roundtables
How do visual effects artists bring impossible worlds, creatures, and moments to life while making them feel completely real?
VFX artists Betsy Paterson (Stranger Things), Hnedel Maximore (Spider-Noir), Hoyt Yeatman (Ted), and fellow Emmy-contending visual effects creators join IndieWire's Jim Hemphill for an in-depth conversation about the art and technology behind television's most ambitious productions.
From designing complex visual sequences and building digital environments to creating invisible effects that audiences never notice, the panel explores the evolving role of visual effects in modern television. The artists discuss their creative process, collaboration with directors and production teams, and the challenges of balancing innovation with storytelling.
In this extended edition of IndieWire's TV Craft Roundtables, these VFX professionals share behind-the-scenes insights into the work that helps shape the worlds of Stranger Things, Spider-Noir, Ted, and other standout series.
IndieWire's TV Craft Roundtables is now streaming on PBS SoCal, the PBS App, IndieWire.com, and across IndieWire's social channels.
