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5 June 2020

Award-winning Moonraker VFX welcomes new Art Director

Alex Dilworth is welcomed to the team as new Art Director.

SPOTLIGHT ON…Digital Orchard: Continuing to grow in community and capability

For this month’s Spotlight feature, Callum Just, Founder and Company Director of Digital Orchard, talks to UK Screen Alliance about how Digital Orchard began, their latest expansion, and what milestones they've had over the last nine years.

1 June 2020

Elstree Studios re-starts production recommending implementation of Industry guidelines

Elstree Studios is undertaking it's first production this week since the lock-down commenced almost three months ago, adhering to guidelines in place to protect the safety of staff and clients.

27 May 2020

Jellyfish Pictures expands virtual studio to grow global talent pool

The move is the company’s next stage of development after opening a large virtual VFX and animation studio at the end of 2019.

22 May 2020

KELEBEK MEDIA DEVELOPS ISADORA MOON SERIES BASED ON GLOBAL HIT BOOKS

Option secured by the independent production house Kelebek Media to create a 2D animated series featuring Harriet Muncaster’s beloved characters.

18 May 2020

Framestore is the VFX master builder for latest LEGO commercial

The LEGO Agency, director David Mellor and production company HighlyUnlikely partnered with Framestore to provide a host of full-throttle VFX for its latest commercial ‘Drive What You Love’.

15 May 2020

Clear Cut Group delivers remote voice over to picture solution

Clear Cut announce the delivery of Remote Voice Over to Picture services, offering clients the opportunity to record 'to picture' from the safety of their own home with an accredited microphone and creative oversight of the recording.

14 May 2020

Spotlight On…Locksmith Animation: 250 crew working from home to produce their first feature

This month our spotlight is on Locksmith Animation as we're talking to Sarah Smith, co-founder of the acclaimed Locksmith Animation studio, the UK’s premiere high-end CG feature animation studio who use their craft to tell unique, original stories, that delight and entertain.

Union Grow CG Cannabis for The Gentlemen

Union VFX provided invisible visual effects work in Guy Ritchie's action-filled crime comedy film, The Gentlemen starring Matthew McConaughey and Hugh Grant.

6 May 2020

Moonraker VFX x-rays the earth in 3D for new Nat Geo series

New seismic data used to create 3D imagery that ‘visualises the impossible’.

28 April 2020

Digital Orchard hire Charlie Noble in-house to lead post services

Digital Orchard bring experienced DIT and workflow supervisor Charlie Noble in-house to lead its post services

21 April 2020

Cinelab London Install Second DFT HDR Scanity

The new scanner answers growing demand from (major studio productions) and those requiring archive and restoration services.

20 April 2020

Elstree Studios used for Emergency Ward Installation Vehicles

The film studios is providing a secure holding area for emergency ward installation vehicles responding to the COVID-19 outbreak.

16 April 2020

Vine FX Sole VFX Vendor for War of the Worlds

The Cambridge based facility delivered 500 shots for the Fox episodic drama with their established pipeline of in-house and remote artists.

3 April 2020

Freefolk’s Explosive VFX For ITV & Britain’s Got Talent

Freefolk, Soho based post production studio have brought razzle dazzle to ITV’s film to launch the return of their flagship show, Britain's Got Talent.

23 March 2020

Freefolk Announces Return of Futurefolk Internship Scheme

This will be the VFX studio's third annual talent seeking initiative.

18 March 2020

Timeline provides full post-production on two BBC Sport Relief documentaries

Timeline Television North in MediaCityUK provided BBC Sport with full post-production on both the Greg James’ Sport Relief Heroes and 2020: Gareth Thomas’s Tour de Trophy documentaries.

16 March 2020

Elstree Studios’ response to COVID-19/ novel coronavirus

Film and Television Studio Elstree Studios has released a statement on their status concerning their response to the Coronavirus outbreak.

13 March 2020

WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2020 BRITISH ANIMATION AWARDS

Lupus Films, Blue-Zoo, and Magic Light Pictures were among the prestigious winners of this year's awards, as well as Aardman Animations who took home four awards on the night.

4 March 2020

Spotlight On… Mackinnon and Saunders: Master craftspeople pulling the strings behind high-profile productions

In this month's Spotlight feature, UK Screen Alliance talks to Ian Mackinnon, co-founder of the widely-acclaimed Mackinnon and Saunders, specialists in Character design, puppet build and animation production for television, features and commercials.