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8 January 2021

Axis Studios recreate Elizabethan London for Sky One’s A Discovery of Witches

Experienced visual effects team made a historically accurate recreation of the English capital for Sky Productions' and Bad Wolf's gripping second season of the period fantasy series.

7 January 2021

BlueBolt Deliver Majestic VFX for ‘The Great’ series

The award winning facility delivers over 300 shots for the series, created by The Favourite co-writer, Tony McNamara and produced by MRC Television for Hulu.

VFX SUPERVISOR ARTEMIS OIKONOMOPOULOU JOINS CINESITE LONDON

Visual effects and On-Set supervisor with 20 years’ experience brings her creative vision to the studio where she started her career

CAKE TO DISTRIBUTE NEW RAGDOLL SERIES B.O.T. AND THE BEASTIES

The kid's entertainment and animation specialist is working with Ragdoll Productions to distribute the new preschool 2D animated series.

1 January 2021

Freefolk’s Curious VFX for The Third Day

The award winning visual effects facility delivered 80 shots for the Sky / HBO drama miniseries, during lockdown.

16 December 2020

Spotlight On… Artem: The Pioneers of Practical SFX

This month, we talk to Mike Kelt, Chair and Co-Founder of Artem, an industry-leading physical special effects company equally as happy to build things as it is to blow them up. For over 30 years Artem has been making models, building animatronics, simulating weather, and doing whatever it takes to bring directors’ imaginations to life.

15 December 2020

Applications open for free Nuke Compositing course with Victor Perez

Nuke Compositing for Film Professionals taught by award-winning senior VFX artist Victor Perez (The Dark Knight Rises; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; Lés Miserables) delivered by DV Talent, supported by The Foundry, and funded by ScreenSkills Film Skills Fund.

10 December 2020

Fifty Fifty Provide Picture-post for Rugby Doc Everybody’s Game

Fifty Fifty Post provided colour grade and online work for client Doc Hearts, for Amazon Prime Video Sport’s documentary about growing diversity within the Rugby Union.

8 December 2020

THE PRODUCTION GUILD ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2020 INNOVATION AWARDS IN ASSOCIATION WITH WARNER BROS. STUDIOS LEAVESDEN

Commended productions include ‘First Day: On Set’, ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’, ‘War of the Worlds’ & ‘The Pursuit of Love’.

2 December 2020

Salamandra.uk: 20 Awards in 2020

Accolades Galore For Female Led Animation Studios, Salamandra.uk, an SME on the rise.

30 November 2020

MAGIC LIGHT PICTURES REVEAL ZOG AND THE FLYING DOCTORS CHRISTMAS IDENTS FOR BBC ONE

Magic Light Pictures are providing festive family treats to BBC audiences from the animated world of Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler, in idents running up to the premiere of Zog and the Flying Doctors.

27 November 2020

Artem SFX provides the hot seat for the Graham Norton show’s Big Red Chair

Working with client So Television, special effects specialists Artem provided the new Big Red Chair rig for the new season of the BBC's hit talk show The Graham Norton Show.

24 November 2020

DNEG connect science and the silver screen with release of new black hole imagery

The multi-award-winning visual effects and animation company's visuals created for Christopher Nolan’s 2014 film ‘Interstellar’ correspond to the first image of an actual black hole.

WINNERS OF RTS CRAFT & DESIGN AWARDS 2020 ANNOUNCED

The winners were announced Monday 23rd November, at a virtual celebration hosted by radio broadcaster, actor and spoken word artist Mim Shaikh, with a special message from RTS Patron, HRH The Prince of Wales.

16 November 2020

Axis Creates In-Game Cinematics for Sony’s PlayStation 5 Launch Title: Sackboy: A Big Adventure

Multi-award-winning animation and visual effects company - reveals the collaborative workflow behind the in-game cinematics for Sony Interactive Entertainment & Sumo Digital’s new Playstation 5 launch title game Sackboy: A Big Adventure.

Gorilla TV wins at the Cardiff Business Awards 2020

Gorilla is “thrilled” to have been crowned a winner at the sixth annual Cardiff Business Awards on Friday November 13^th in a virtual ceremony hosted by Jamie Owen.

Framestore delivers most ambitious VFX work to date for ‘The Crown’ Season 4

Having recreated Heathrow in the 1960s for the third series of The Crown, Framestore has returned to Netflix’s royal drama, providing VFX work on 230 shots throughout Season 4.

12 November 2020

Axis Create Visual Spectacle for latest Music Video from K/DA

Teamed with Riot Games, Axis Studios created the music video for virtual girl group K/DA's latest single, "MORE", which premiered live on the League of Legends' channel on YouTube.

11 November 2020

DNEG appoint Paul Salvini as Global Chief Technology Officer

DNEG, one of the world’s leading visual effects and animation companies, has appointed Paul Salvini as Global Chief Technology Officer as part of the next stage of the firm’s global development.

10 November 2020

Brushstroke Make-Up and Hair Academy relocates to Elstree Studios

The Academy is opening a new training facility at Elstree Studios and is currently enrolling for courses starting March and September 2021, relocating from its previous home at Shepperton Studios.