Category: Press

FXGUIDE: Russian Roulette – Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

Jack Ryan – which follows a former Marine (Chris Pine) uncovering a plot to devalue American currency – features several Moscow and New York locations that could not always be filmed at their actual locations, the involvement of the film’s visual effects teams, led by principal vendor Cinesite was crucial. One such location was the […]

FXGUIDE: What’s the Dish on Cinesite’s Beans?

When Cinesite wanted to promote their animation capabilities and add to the studio’s already impressive showreel, they decided to push forward on a short film. That project became Beans, a faux commercial directed by animator Alvise Avati and produced by animation director Eamonn Butler. We talk to both artists about the evolution of this moon-monster […]

3D Total: Cinesite’s Beans – Animated Short

Beans is the first animated short film to be made at Cinesite. Animator Alvise Avati and animation director Eamonn Butler reveal all in an exclusive ‘making of’ feature Beans on toast As far as animated shorts are concerned, Cinesite’s Beans is pretty short. But as a display of high-resolution, terrifyingly real creatures in stark lighting, it […]