Green-Screen Acting Debut: Thomasin McKenzie Teases Major Challenge in Fallout Season 3
A first with green screen
McKenzie told Collider Ladies Night that Fallout Season 3 will bring her a new on-set experience: acting in front of a green screen. The series is currently filming, after its third season was announced before Season 2 aired.
She recalled seeing a large green screen during her walk-on role in The Hobbit, filmed in Wellington, but said she did not act in front of it. McKenzie has performed to tape before, using a camera mark as a stand-in, but said the scale of this work will be different.
A world built with effects
Fallout adapts Bethesda’s video game franchise, showing locations including Vault-Tec bunkers, a Brotherhood of Steel camp and New Vegas. The production combines practical and visual effects, filming in places such as Namibia and on sets that use Volume technology.
McKenzie said the upcoming work would be an interesting challenge. The series’ post-apocalyptic setting and effects techniques offer a different experience from her previous roles.
Joining a show she loves
McKenzie said she watched the first two seasons and fell in love with the series. She was excited to join the show, noting that friends around her were enthusiastic about her casting.
She joins fellow newcomers Aaron Paul, Manny Jacinto and Emily Mortimer. Season 3 also features returning cast members Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins, Aaron Moten and Kyle MacLachlan.
First time filming in Los Angeles
The production marks McKenzie’s first time working in Los Angeles, though it is her fourth time working in the United States. She said she was excited by the prospect of filming in Hollywood.
McKenzie also described growing up wishing she were American so she could be part of that world. Her upcoming projects include a leading portrayal of Audrey Hepburn in Dinner with Audrey, as well as Victorian Psycho, which is set to hit theaters this weekend.
Key points
- McKenzie is preparing to act in front of a green screen for the first time.
- Fallout Season 3 is currently filming after being announced before Season 2 aired.
- The actor said she watched the first two seasons and became a fan.
- Season 3 is McKenzie’s first production in Los Angeles.