Cinesite
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Industry | Film Visual effects |
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Founded | 1991 |
Headquarters | Official office: 10 Little Portland Street, London, England, United Kingdom W1W 7JG International offices: 500-565 Great Northern Way, Vancouver, Canada V5T 0H8 500- 250 St-Antoine West H2Y 0A3, , |
Number of locations | 3 (2022) |
Services |
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Divisions | Cinesite VFX Cinesite Animation Cinesite Vancouver Image Engine Trixter VFX L'Atelier Animation Aniventure (affiliate) |
Website | https://www.cinesite.com/ |
Cinesite Studios (also known as Cinesite VFX or simply Cinesite) is an independent, multinational business which provides services to the media and entertainment industries. Its head office in London opened for business in 1994, initially offering services in visual effects for film and television, subsequently expanding to include feature animation.
Divisions of Cinesite and its partner companies Image Engine[1] and TRIXTER operate in London, Montreal, Berlin, Munich and Vancouver with more than 1,200 employees.
History
Foundation
Cinesite opened its doors in Los Angeles in 1991 to help with the digital restoration of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.[2] The restoration was released in 1993, and Cinesite moved to its current head office in London in 1994. There, it originally operated as a service bureau for Kodak's Cineon digital film system. Both locations subsequently evolved to become full service visual effects facilities. In 2003, Kodak merged the Cinesite Hollywood office into LaserPacific.
In May 2012, Kodak sold Cinesite to a UK-based private investor.[3] Current ownership is a combination of its existing management team supported by private investment.
International growth
After Cinesite became independent from Kodak in 2012, it began a sustained period of international growth.
In January 2014, with the support of Investissement Québec, Cinesite announced its opening of 27,000 sq ft studios in Montréal and a feature animation division at that location.[4] Its initial employment target was reached 18 months early, in August 2015.[5] Since opening, it has contributed visual effects to productions including Rocketman (2019), Mary Poppins Returns (2018), Ant-Man and The Wasp (2018), Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) and San Andreas (2015).
In July 2015, Cinesite announced its acquisition of Vancouver-based visual effects facility Image Engine, known for its work on productions including Jurassic World (2015), Chappie (2015), Battleship (2012), Zero Dark Thirty (2012) and District 9 (2009), for which it received an Academy Award nomination. In March 2017, it acquired Vancouver-based animation studio Nitrogen Studios and in August 2018 the German VFX studio TRIXTER.[6]
In June 2018, Cinesite was placed in the annual Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 league table, which ranks the UK's highest performing private firms by international growth.[7]
Visual effects
The Cinesite group of visual effects companies includes its own brand services, along with partner companies Image Engine and TRIXTER.
Notable feature film productions Cinesite has created visual effects for include Avengers: Endgame (2019), Mary Poppins Returns (2018), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), The Commuter (2018), Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), Spectre (2015) and The Revenant (2015), for which it won a Visual Effects Society award in 2015. Cinesite has completed work on all eight films in the Harry Potter franchise in addition to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and seven films in the James Bond franchise.
Cinesite television work includes Lost in Space Seasons 1 & 2 (2019), The Witcher (2019), Raising Dion (2019), Outlander: Brave New World (2019), Murder Mystery (2019), American Gods: Season 1 (2018) and Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018). Cinesite has won Emmy awards for Generation Kill (2008) and Rome (2006) and nominations include American Gods: Season 1 and Band of Brothers (2002).
Cinesite won a Visual Effects Society award in 2021 for its work on Universal Studios' stage-based stunt show The Bourne Stuntacular.[8] The show also won an award from the TEA (Themed Entertainment Association) which stated, "The high level of technical achievement and the creative application in creating a spectacular, immersive experience makes The Bourne Stuntacular a worthy recipient of this honor."[9]
Feature animation
On 8 February 2016, Cinesite announced the launch of a dedicated feature animation division at its Montréal Studios. Since then, it has worked with production partners to complete Charming (2018) and Gnome Alone (2018) for 3QU Media and The Star (2017) for Sony Pictures Animation.
In February 2017 it announced a collaboration with the Harold Lloyd Estate to create animated features based on the silent film icon Harold Lloyd.[10] Cinesite has also announced that it is working with River Productions on an animated production of the Irish stage show, Riverdance, which will feature music by Grammy Award-winning production composer Bill Whelan.[11]
Vancouver-based animation company Nitrogen Studios was rebranded under Cinesite soon after its acquisition by the group in March 2017.[12] Since then, it has worked for MGM on The Addams Family (2019).[13] In 2022, Cinesite acquired the Montreal-based L'Atelier Animation.[14]
Credits
VFX 2000-Present
- "Aquaman & The Lost Kingdom" (2023)
- "The Witcher (TV series)" (2023)
- "Avenue 5" (2023)"
- "Matilda (2022 film)" (2022)
- "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" (2022)
- "Peter Pan & Wendy" (2022)
- "Thor: Love & Thunder" (2022)
- "The Man Who Fell to Earth (TV series)" (2022)
- "Moon Knight (TV series)" (2022)
- "The Last Bus (TV series)" (2022)
- "Halo (TV series)" (2022)
- "Cyrano (film)" (2022)
- "Spiderman: No Way Home" (2021)
- "Wheel of Time (TV series)" (2021)
- "No Time to Die" (2021)
- "Respect (2021 American film)" (2021)
- "Black Widow (2021 film)" (2021)
- "The North Water (TV series)" (2021)
- "Space Jam: A New Legacy" (2021)
- "Tribes of Europa" (2021)
- "Fate: The Winx Saga" (2021)
- "Dark (TV series)" (2020)
- "Locke & Key (TV series)" (2020)
VFX 1996-2019
TV series
Year | Film Title | Network | Notes |
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2001 | Band of Brothers | HBO | Miniseries |
2005-2007 | Rome | ||
2008 | Generation Kill | Miniseries | |
2017-2021 | American Gods | Starz | |
2018-2021 | Lost in Space | Netflix | |
2019-present | The Witcher |
Animation credits
See also
- Digital Domain
- DNEG
- Framestore
- Industrial Light & Magic
- Moving Picture Company
- Rhythm and Hues Studios
- Sony Pictures Imageworks
- Weta Digital
- Image Engine
References
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (3 July 2015). "Visual Effects Companies Cinesite, Image Engine Merge". Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ "About - Cinesite Studios". Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ 2012-05-11T17:36:00+01:00. "Kodak sells Cinesite". Broadcast. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ Kelly, Amanda. "Visual effects company Cinesite to open offices in Montreal". Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ Codère, Jean-François (8 February 2016). "Cinesite choisit encore Montréal". Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ Clarke, Stewart (9 August 2018). "Cinesite Buying Trixter, Germany's Leading VFX Outfit". Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Britain's Mid-market Private Companies With Fastest-Growing International Sales Revealed" (PDF). Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ Giardina, Carolyn (21 May 2021). "Visual Effects Society Awards: 'The Midnight Sky' Tops Feature Competition". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021.
- ^ "THEA Award For Outstanding Achievement - Live Attraction Spectacular". TEA Awards. 19 November 2020. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021.
- ^ Amidi, Amid (20 February 2017). "Cinesite To Make Animated Features Starring Comedy Icon Harold Lloyd". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ Clarke, Stewart (29 January 2018). "British VFX Company Cinesite Secures $70 Million Finance Package". Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ Frazer, Bryant (7 March 2017). "Cinesite Acquires Sausage Party Animator Nitrogen Studios". Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ McLean, Thomas J. "Cinesite Set to Animate MGM's CG 'The Addams Family'". Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Cinesite Acquires Montreal Studio l'Atelier Animation". 20 July 2022.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (19 April 2022). "Andy Serkis To Direct Animated Adaptation Of George Orwell's 'Animal Farm'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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