Netflix's "The Witcher" uses less CGI technology to make the scene expression closer to reality

In the Netflix version of The Witcher TV series, it is inevitable that monsters described in the book and in the game will appear, and Geralt needs to fight them. In the stills that have been circulated now, we can already see the existence of monsters such as Kikimore and Foglet, but the audience had better not expect to see gorgeous CGI synthetic special effects, because the producers prefer to use props to shape monsters.

In an interview with SciFi Now, producer Lauren S. Hissrich said that if props and prosthetics can create the image of monsters and monsters, then she believes that this will always take priority over computer-generated CGI.

"Obviously these monsters don't exist in the real world, so we used a lot of prosthetics and props to 'arm' the actors rather than CGI creations. If Geralt is fighting a monster, I'd rather have him fight something real than swinging at a void in front of a green screen."

“The Witcher uses CGI technology, but at the same time uses as many real environments and materials as possible. We shot in some amazing locations in Poland, Austria and Hungary.”

Hissrich said that cutting back on CGI gave The Witcher a more realistic expression, and in a show that tends to be dark and scary, the effect is often much better than what CGI technology can produce.

Netflix's "The Witcher" will be officially launched on December 20th.