In films like Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 the natural environment plays as much of a role as any of the characters, and so the VFX needs to be invisible. In the right hands, it can be some of the best VFX you'll see on screen. The sky, the mountains, the earth and the water ground the viewer with a strong sense of place that suspends disbelief and enables the story to unfold.
Watching this picture, you take for granted that natural elements, such as the New Mexico hillscape and the river that winds its way through most of the plot, are real. But they’re not.
