Oscar Nomination
This week The Midnight Sky was nominated for a Best Visual Effects Academy Award, the news comes after last week’s BAFTA nominated for Special Visual Effects. Congratulations to all you talented individuals!
Deja Moo
Framestore teams up with MikeTeevee and RESET once again to give the purple cow a new lease of life in these new Experian spots.
Press
Evening Standard
Lucy Killick talks to the Evening Standard on London VFX and how Framestore have found creative solutions when faced with challenges presented by the pandemic. See here.
Screen International
Kaya Jabar chats with Screen International on how the VFX Community is grappling with Coronavirus. Read here.
What we’ve been up to
In conversation with David E. Talbert
MD Chloe Grysole (MTL) spoke to David E. Talbert (or ‘Big Daddy’ – had to be there) on his career and working with Framestore on Jingle Jangle. If you missed it catch up here.
FUSE
(deep breath…) CCO Tim Webber, VFX Supe Theo Jones, Lead TD, Engine Grant Bolton, Head of VR Karl Woolley, Realtime Supe Nestor Prado, Exec Producer Simon Whalley, and Director, Global Talent Development Andrew Schlussel discuss how ground-breaking project, FUSE (Framestore Unreal Shot Engine) is taking filmmaking to the next level.
VFX Festival
VFX Supe Matt Twyford (LDN) spoke to the virtual crowd at VFX Festival on those jaw-dropping VFX moments from Project Power.
Recruitment Live Q&A
Head of Talent, Amy Smith (LDN) and Recruiter Nikita Nabanita (MUM) went live to take on the burning questions of the public in anticipation of the opening of our new Mumbai studio. You can catch it here.
Spot the difference, HDM edition
James McAvoy (aka Lord Asriel) created his daemon Stelmaria as his showstopper bake on The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer. An uncanny resemblance, don’t you think?
That’s it for this week – catch you next time!
