"Wednesday" Explained: UNCSA experts react to cinematography, VFX, viral dance

Academy-award-nominated filmmaker Tim Burton is a household name. His most recent project, "Wednesday," is a certified smash hit amongst audiences and longtime fans of everything creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky and all together ooky — breaking the record for most hours viewed in its first week for an English-language series on Netflix.

From the striking and unmistakable cinematography style and realistic depictions of monsters, werewolves, vampires and the fan-favorite severed hand, "Thing," to Jenna Ortega's now-viral dance that took the internet by storm, the "Addam's Family" spin-off series is yet another notch in his belt of cult classics.

But how did Burton and his team bring the fantastical world of "Wednesday" to life? Our UNCSA experts have the answers.

School of Filmmaking faculty and "Beetlejuice" cinematographer Tom Ackerman joins fourth-year cinematography student Katelyn Adkisson to dissect the hit series and detail the cinematographer's role in storytelling. Director of Visual Effects and Immersive Media for the School of Filmmaking and "Hellraiser" special effects coordinator Bob Keen and fourth-year visual effects student Mark Jabourian analyze the series and discuss the vital role VFX plays in storytelling. School of Dance faculty and pro choreographer Ashley Lindsey and fourth-year ballet student Avery Davis react to Ortega's dance performance and analyze her creative process.