The Infinite Staircase Cinesite built an integral part of the interior of Hogwarts, the great marble staircase where a large portion of the action, battles in particular, takes place. It was built as a very large CG asset that could appear in many scenes through out the film at different times of day, and also […]
The Art of VFX settles down with Simon Stanley-Clamp, VFX Supervisor at Cinesite, to discuss work on “On Stranger Tides” What is your background? I began my career creating high-end VFX, idents and graphics for commercials and TV. My first feature film project was a pre-visualisation role for “Lost in Space” (1998). Before joining Cinesite […]
Adriene Hurst of Digital Media World interviews Simon Stanley-Clamp, VFX supervisor, and Michele Sciolette, head of VFX technology about Cinesite’s work on “On Stranger Tides” The team at Cinesite opens ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ with a thrilling chase through the streets of old London, led by VFX Supervisor Simon Stanley-Clamp. Of the […]
CGsociety’s Paul Hellard gets a look in on Cinesite’s work for the Battle: Los Angeles. The film follows a marine platoon that’s battling against an alien invasion. Cinesite’s Ben Shepherd was that facility’s VFX Supervisor, responsible for a tally of 110 shots. There was also a fair bit of asset swapping between the studios too. […]