Working the Yellowstone: Putting the “Special” in SFX | Paramount Network

You’ve only got one chance to get the shot? Don’t worry. Garry Elmendorf and the Yellowstone special effects team have it handled. In this behind-the-scenes look, brought to you by ZipRecruiter, we explore special effects that make the show pop. Yellowstone airs Sundays at 8/7c on Paramount Network.

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Yellowstone is a drama series that follows the Dutton family, led by patriarch John Dutton (Kevin Costner). The Duttons control the largest contiguous ranch in the U.S. and must contend with constant attacks by land developers, clashes with an Indian reservation and conflict with America's first national park.

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[bloun]

Props to these guys behind the scenes and thanks to the good folks at Yellowstone for letting us know who they are. They're awesome. I gotta think with this season's theme being all about "revenge" from last season, it was probably smart to increase the size of your crew. I anticipate a lot more guns, explosions and collisions to come. Thanks for doing all you do.

[whazzupio]

I love that the show is basically all practical

[christelvedo]

"Create the dance!" Fascinating work!

[conniearcher]

I think YellowStone is the greatest TV Series ever. imo

[interestinoldschool]

Kicking myself for not watching Yellowstone from the start. The wife and I binged the first three seasons a couple weeks back, now it sucks having to wait a week between episodes. Love it though.

[sammmarti]

These guys are great getting things ready

[amandasansone]

Love it! I’ve been wanting to see some behind the scenes stuff of my fav show!

[rageintothelight]

Man I was wondering how they filmed those shootouts because it was wild!

[CraigMullins]

Where is the show now? why a different state?

[flybyby]

How come when Kayce's Ram hit the blue van and NO air bag deployment.

[bnsflover]

Paramount, about transformers rise of the beast

[ComedyBros]

I understand that this show is fiction, but the writers ground the characters in a "real" world with "real-life characters/consequences." It's hard to take the show seriously when the main characters consistently survive absolutely insane situations (Beth being blown up, Kacey getting high powered rifles fired at him from 10ft away with only a 6" thick piece of wood protecting him, etc). I think the handling of these scenes could be executed better to produce a much more realistic outcome.

I'm not hating, as I love this series. However, what I mentioned above does bother me.