Sensational Stills from Leave the World Behind
Following the trailer drop, we can now see some stunning stills from Leave the World Behind which features some amazing work done by our team in MEL under VFX Supervisor, Avi Goodman.
Leave the World Behind premiers at the AFI Fest on October 25th and hits Netflix on December 8th.
Welcome Dell Technologies
An oldie but a goodie! This past summer, our NY studio collaborated with director Isaiah Seret, VMLY+R and Biscuit Filmworks on two spots for Dell Technologies’ “Welcome to Now” campaign, which initially launched at Dell Technologies World in Las Vegas.
Press
Variety Oscars Predictions
Variety have unveiled their early predictions of next year’s Oscar VFX contenders, and plenty of Framestore features are in the mix. LDN VFX Supervisors, Andy Kind and Alexis Wajsbrot were both given a mention for their incredible work on The Little Mermaid and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3. Other ‘top-tier possibilities’ featuring Framestore’s skill, craft and innovation include Rebel Moon, Barbie and Wonka.
Click here for the full rundown.
British Arrows Interview
Junior Rigger, Nathan Clark, LDN, was interview by British Arrows this week as part of their Arrows in Flight series for the winners of last years Young Arrows Award for for his work on Three Mobile’s ‘Jeff’s World’.
Read the full interview here.
Befores and Afters
Explore the brilliant work of our artists on Foundation as production side VFX Supervisor Chris MacLean talks to befores & afters‘ new podcast about the big VFX moments in the show!
Listen to the podcast here.
It’s a Wrap
Au Revoir Rebel Moon Part 1: Child of Fire
After eighteen months of hard work, Rebel Moon Part 1 has finally wrapped. The teams in MTL (led by Bob Winter) and VAN (led by Bryan Litson) with support from the FX and Comp teams in LDN and MUM included over 500 people and contributed 582 shots with 69 assets. Congratulations everyone on this out-of-this-world achievement – we can’t wait to see your work come December!
Bye Bye Borderlands
This week the team in MEL, led by VFX Supe Avi Goodman wrapped on Borderlands. This action-packed adaptation promises to scratch our sci-fi itch and suit fans of the video game classic down to the ground. The team’s work includes creatures, ships and environments and a certain wiseacre robot, which, as well as knocking our socks off, also drew some fantastic praise from the production-side team. Nice work, folks!
See Ya Season 2 of Loki
Congratulations to LDN and MUM on delivering Loki S2. Led by VFX Supervisor, Matthew Twyford, this hotly anticipated second series has some truly jaw-dropping effects that used every part of the pipeline – Art Department, VisDev, and Pre-production, as well as the final visual effects. Special mention to Visualisation Supervisor, Michelle Blok and the FPS team, whose postvis was extremely well-received by the client.
Loki S2 premieres on Disney+ next week, with new episodes arriving every Thursday.
Awards
Wonderful AEAF Wins 🏆
A huge well done to our teams in LDN, MTL, and MEL on their hard work being recognised at the Australian Effects & Animation Festival!
Slumberland and 1899 won Silvers in Feature Film Animation and TV Opening Titles while Top Gun: Maverick won Bronze for the ‘Feature Film VFX’ category. A special mention to Sky Sports – Enjoy the Ride and Three – Jeff’s World which received Special Merits for VFX and Animation in Commercials.
In other news
Journey into the realm of AI and Machine Learning
Join Technology Strategist, Lorna Dannielle Dumba as she hosts a multi-part series on the future of AI and Machine Learning (ML) in the work we do at Framestore. Lorna is joined by Chief Creative Officer, Tim Webber; VFX Supervisor, Theo Jones; and Chief Technology Officer, Michael Stein as they discuss the key initiatives where we are using AI/ML, the latest developments and a sneak peak of some of our demos. You can also find two Q&A sections with questions from LDN, NY, CHI, LA, VAN and MTL and from MUM and MEL.
Watch the full series here.
Catching up with the future of immersive entertainment
This week we heard about the future of location-based experiences and immersive attractions with Eugénie von Tusnzelmann in a webinar version of her Cannes Lions presentation. She explores what makes these experiences so compelling and how they might develop in future.
Watch the webinar here.
MTL’s Stairs Challenge 🏃🏽
Now that Summer has passed, it also means that the Framestore Stairs Challenge has ended. An astonishing total of 226 958 stairs have been climbed collectively.
A BIG thanks to all the Framestore people who decided to participate in the challenge. Let’s go FitStore… I mean FrameStairs… You know what I mean!
Mario Kart in MTL
The Video Game Club oversaw a lunchtime session of Mario Kart last week, in one of its Vision Rooms — things got pretty intense and some friendships may have been broken…
Creativity at Kinsale Sharks
Some of our LDN team made an appearance at Kinsale Shark Awards this week enjoying the 62nd year of the festival and all of the creative events happening over the week. Keep an eye out for the Advertising and Digital shortlist announcement on October 2nd.
Reminder that MUM and VAN will be on holiday on Monday!
That’s all folks!