A Christmas Carol
Creator Steven Knight gives A Christmas Carol a darker twist in this brand new trailer. Framestore’s London team are thrilled to have been the creative partner for VFX – coming to our screens soon 🎄
Wonder Woman 1984
Over the weekend, the first trailer for Wonder Woman 1984 finally debuted. Fans are loving the 80s vibes & keep your eyes peeled for some stunning Framestore shots towards the end from our London studio 👌
Mulan
Check out the new trailer for Disney’s re-imagining of Mulan, featuring beautiful VFX work out of MTL.
The Aeronauts
Congratulations to all who worked on The Aeronauts, which has been nominated for Best Visual Effects at the Critics Choice Awards. See here
His Dark Materials
There’s a lot of love out there for the breakdown videos we shared this week from the latest episode of HDM, with our final breakdown below receiving nearly 50 thousand views overnight. Head over to our instagram or twitter to see all three.
The Witcher
There’s a war brewing. The final trailer for Netflix’s The Witcher has arrived and sets the scene for one epic showdown.
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Done out of the NY office, Framestore delivered 140 shots spread over 6 episodes for the third season of Amazon Prime Video’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Get binge-watching now 👀
Toyota – Yellow Paper
Working with Saatchi & Saatchi LA and led by Creative Director, Ben West (LA), the Framestore team got to work on the snowy setting adding icy conditions to the road, surrounding buildings and falling snow.
Press
New Digs
our CEO, William Sargent talks to Animation Xpress about the company’s ambitious plans for its Mumbai outpost. Read the full article here
The Crown
Deputy Head of 2D, Ollie Bersey (LDN) talks to Broadcast in this article about recreating a 1960’s Heathrow Airport for The Crown.
Started from the bottom now we here
Lead Paint and Roto Artist, Jack Kilyan (LDN) spoke to Animation Xpress about his career in VFX; from Runner to Lead artist
What we’ve been up to
B’ars
CG Supervisor, Alan Woods (LDN) and VFX Supe, Christian Kaestner (MTL) headed to Barcelona last week to present at the b’Ars VFX conference. Alan dove into the magical sequences we created for Mary Poppins Returns while Christian Kaestner focused on the work we did for The Aeronauts. They were joined by Launchpad Recruiter, Annie Barlow (LDN) who spoke to aspiring VFX artists to scope out future talent.
Good deeds
The MTL office have been busy collecting donated clothing from generous employees to give to organisations like La Maison du Père and Chez Doris.
Festivities
The MTL office hosted a Secret Santa/ Potluck party for their hardworking support teams.
Elf on the Shelf
Ever get the feeling you’re being watched, CHI office? For those not in the loop, like myself, Elf on the Shelf is a Christmas tradition where a responsible elf is ‘sent’ from the North Pole to encourage children (or in this case, fully grown Framestorians) to behave themselves.
You’ve been [Framed]
Software Developer, Chen Davies (LDN) spills on what she couldn’t live without and her last brush with danger. FYI, if you’re looking for a snack it seems Chen’s desk is a good place to go for biscuits. See her chat with [Framed] here.
That’s it for this week, hands up who still hasn’t done their Christmas shopping…
