Whalefall Production Designer Shares Camera Innovation

Production designer Ramsey Avery explains how VFX and practical sets created new cameras for 'Whalefall'.

By Sarah Shachat · IndieWire

Oct 21, 2026

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Whalefall Production Designer Shares Camera Innovation

Production designer Ramsey Avery explains how VFX and practical sets created new cameras for 'Whalefall'.

In brief

Production designer Ramsey Avery explains how VFX and practical sets created new cameras for 'Whalefall'. Whalefall production designer Ramsey Avery built whale stomach sets that required custom cameras for the film. Originally reported by IndieWire.

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Whalefall Production Designer

WHALEFALL, Austin Abrams, 2026. © 20th Century Studios / Courtesy Everett Collection

Ramsey Avery built whale stomach sets for 'Whalefall' using practical sets and VFX.

Five Stomach Sets Created

WHALEFALL, Austin Abrams, 2026. © 20th Century Studios / courtesy Everett Collection

The team made five different stomach sets, including a mouth and esophagus for the sperm whale.

Custom Cameras Invented

WHALEFALL, Austin Abrams, 2026. © 20th Century Studios / Courtesy Everett Collection

Avery and the team invented new cameras to capture the whale's interior without VFX.

The takeaway

Whalefall production designer Ramsey Avery built whale stomach sets that required custom cameras for the film.

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