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WestWorld interview discusses visual effects and taking inspiration from Red Dead Redemption

Visual Effects Supervisor Jay Worth continues his conversation about WestWorld, going into how the world was created and also the influence that Rockstar's landmark western had on the series.

Ozzie Mejia

November 13, 2018 5:05 PM

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What goes into creating the majestic setting of WestWorld? The folks at GamerHubTV attended this year's View Conference and got a special opportunity to speak to one of the key figures behind the sci-fi phenomenon, Visual Effect Supervisor Jay Worth.

Beyond going into the origins of WestWorld's visual effects and how Game of Thrones paved the way for the show's visual style, Worth also discusses another source of inspiration: Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption.

"We definitely talked about it a lot," said Worth. "We looked at key frames, we talked about story elements, we talked about scenarios. We had all those discussions at the very beginning of the project, which really did inform a lot of those decisions early on. I'm really excited to see what happens with the next game coming out. I mean, actually honestly interested to see what sort of things I might see cribbed from WestWorld in the new game!"

If you missed it, be sure to check out the first part of our interview with WestWorld's Jay Worth. For more interviews like this, be sure to subscribe to Shacknews and GamerHub.TV on YouTube.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?