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CG Society: Production Focus – John Carter

John Carter

What does it take to create a planet? A lot more effort than can fit in a seven day week. Ask the hundreds of artists at Cinesite who spent two years creating Martian environments, cities and airships for Disney’s film John Carter, or the 120 animators plus several hundred in the supporting cast at Double […]

DIGITAL MEDIA WORLD: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Harry Potter

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: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

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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 […]

DIGITAL MEDIA WORLD: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

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 […]