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8 October 2018

Framestore appoints Suzanne Jandu Head of 2D

Framestore is pleased to welcome Suzanne Jandu as Head of 2D in London, working across its Advertising, Television and Immersive divisions.

7 October 2018

Cinesite has named Caroline Garrett head of its London VFX studio

The accomplished production executive will handle day-to-day operations for the London VFX studio after nearly a decade with the company.

MPC Film’s Character Lab Team Creates Wolves and Ice Age Animals for Studio 8’s Alpha

Working closely with Production VFX Supervisor Jeffrey A. Okun, MPC Film’s visual effects team were given the challenge of creating 16 photoreal characters and five environments for the Ice Age world of Studio 8’s Alpha.

Framestore Conquers El Capitan in 360° for National Geographic Documentary Films’ ‘Free Solo’

Framestore and National Geographic Documentary Films are excited to announce the premiere of Free Solo 360° which debuted September 21 at the 2018 Los Angeles Film Festival.

1 October 2018

Gorilla does Online and Finishing for the New Season of Doctor Who

This autumn sees an exciting collaboration between BBC Studios and the Cardiff based post-production company for long running sci-fi drama.

26 September 2018

Test driving the future: Framestore and Noitom achieve Hyper Reality for Volkswagen Group China Import

Framestore proudly presents the VW Touareg Hyper Reality Test Drive, unveiled September 26th in Zhuhai, China.

25 September 2018

Anthony Gibbs promoted to Creative Director at Framestore

Framestore is pleased to announce the promotion of Anthony Gibbs to Creative Director, from his previous position of Design Director.

24 September 2018

MPC Film Upgrade the VFX in The Predator

MPC Film’s team were led by VFX Supervisors Richard Little and Arundi Asregadoo, creating 500 shots for the latest Predator movie. The majority of the work required hero animation for the Upgraded Predator and additional work included the Predator Dogs, FX effects and a CG swamp environment.

17 September 2018

Spotlight on…Warner Bros. De Lane Lea: Facility Expansion Plans and the Future

The award-winning audio post production house Warner Bros. De Lane Lea has flourished for over 70 years in the post-production business. Their highly skilled technical team, operations, and support staff work closely with their creative talent to deliver specialised and collaborative creative expertise, dedicated to the craft of post-production for motion pictures, television, gaming and commercials.

Freefolk VFX create and direct new trailer for 11th Doctor Who series

Freefolk created and directed CG for the trailer for the 11th series of Doctor Who. The new, and first female doctor, is revealed under a shattering glass ceiling, directed in-house by Freefolk’s Jason Watts for BBC Creative.

16 September 2018

NextGen Skills Academy: Inspiring the Next Generation of Creatives

NextGen Skills Academy (or NextGen for short) was set up by Government and the Games, Animation and VFX industries in 2014 in response to the NextGen Report, which highlighted skills shortages in the creative industries.

10 September 2018

Welsh Post-Production Team Gorilla expands to new central Cardiff Facility

Gorilla opens a second facility near its former base on Cathedral Road which includes 10 permanent edit suites, with reception and technical assistance to compliment their HQ in Cardiff Bay.

9 September 2018

Clear Cut Pictures strengthens their Audio team with new appointment

Clear Cut Pictures is delighted to announce that highly experienced Dubbing Mixer Nick Ashe is joining their award winning audio team.

Freefolk win Emmy for work on The Alienist

Freefolk, the Soho based VFX studio is thrilled to announce that they won a Creative Arts Emmy on Saturday night.

4 September 2018

Ross Urien of The Mill London promoted to Creative Director

The Mill London is excited to announce the promotion of Ross Urien to the role of Creative Director.

22 August 2018

NextGen Skills Academy Opportunities available

NextGen Skills Academy (or NextGen for short) is an organisation which brings industry and educators together, to develop the next generation of digital talent in the Games, Animation and VFX industries

Freefolk’s new Campaign with Confused.com

Freefolk’s slick VFX for a world of confusion in the new campaign for Confused.com by Karmarama and Somesuch director Aoife McArdle.

16 August 2018

Spotlight on…Cinelab London: The UK’s Newest Lab Leading the Field

Managing Director Adrian Bull tells UK Screen Alliance what Cinelab London's new installations have to offer, and their favourite recent feature film projects.

14 August 2018

WBDLL welcomes Asa Shoul to the team

Warner Bros. De Lane Lea (WBDLL) announced today that industry leading Colourist Asa Shoul is joining the company as key creative talent for the new picture Services department launching this September.

8 August 2018

Trixter, Germany’s Leading VFX and Animation studio partners with Cinesite

The deal strengthens Cinesite’s leading position in visual effects and feature animation for the independent privately-owned studio.