“The FX in TRON: Legacy have an almost Einsteinian elegance: They infuse light with gravity.” – Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

“The artificial world is wonderfully well-rendered.” – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

“Legacy is beautifully constructed.” – Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times

It took almost 30 years to come up with a sequel, but TRON: Legacy is finally here, opening in most markets worldwide today. By most accounts – whether or not you think the original is classic or kitsch – Legacy is a visual achievement.

It’s also a global one, and one in which Vancouver Film School graduates had a big part. It was shot in Vancouver, and the stunning visual effects were completed at studios both in North America and abroad. VFS graduates of 3D Animation & Visual Effects contributed, but so did alumni from programs like Makeup Design for Film & Television and Film Production (and in some cases Foundation Visual Art & Design).

Remarkably, the VFS grads who helped make the visual effects – definitely one of TRON‘s standout elements – worked out of Vancouver, Toronto, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and Mumbai. This alone says a lot about the global network of VFS alumni – students from all over coming here, then graduating into a worldwide talent pool.

We’ve confirmed just under 30 grads on TRON: Legacy, and we have absolutely no doubt there’s more. (And if you or someone you know is a VFS grad and worked on the film, we hope you’ll let us know!)

Current list after the jump! Congrats to all!

Luis Francisco Aguilar, Roto Artist
Christopher Ahrens, Lighting TD
Ferda Guray Ayaokur, Track/Matchmove Artist
Kelsey Ayukawa, Digital Roto and Paint Artist
Cesar Rodriguez Bautista, Stereoscopic Prep/Paint/Roto Artist
Jelmer Boskma, Matte Painter
Sebastian Buenrostro, Roto Artist
Craig Calvert, CG Supervisor
Ben Case, Roto and Paint Artist
Anibal Castellanos, VFX Tracking
Borae Cho, Pipeline TD
Pedram Daraeizadeh, Digital Production Administrator
Daphne de Jesus, Digital Paint and Roto Artist
Luis Alejandro Guevara, Digital Production Coordinator
Phaneendra Gullapalli, Render I/O Administrator
Justin Hanika, Lighting Technician
Himanshu Khatri, Surfacing Artist
Alberto Landeros, Digital Compositor
Jose Julian Karam Lopez, Digital Compositor
Ian Parra, Digital Artist
Erin Peters, Makeup Effects Lab Technician
Tom Piedmont, Roto/Paint Artist
Daniel Pomares, Compositor
Crissy Renaud, Makeup Effects Lab Technician
Kristin Sedore, Senior Lighter
Richard Sur, Senior Lighting Technical Director
Aditya Talwar, Lighting Technical Director
Anna Tonrungroj, Roto and Paint Artist
Dmitry Vinnik, CG Lead/Technical Supervisor