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Cinesite announce new investment and financing of US$112m to enable the group to execute its five-year strategy

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London, UK – December 16th, 2019 Cinesite announced today it has secured investment from Gryphion Capital Investments along with new banking facilities from Barclays and NatWest which amount to US$112m. Working together Barclays and NatWest will initially provide Cinesite with up to US$52 million for general funding and revolving credit facilities. The independent studio group […]

Vancouver GM Tara Kemes Q&A – The importance of Diversity and Inclusion at Cinesite

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Tell us about your background. I started out studying Asian Studies and Japanese, then briefly became a make-up artist before an opportunity as a production assistant at an animation studio arose. That turned out to be a great fit for me, and what was initially a Summer job led to a permanent role in Human […]

Laura Brousseau, Head of Lighting at Cinesite Vancouver, talks about the importance of lighting in The Addams Family

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Why is lighting so important in animated films? Lighting is a key tool in supporting the story visually, conveying mood and expressing emotion. The impact that lighting choices have is truly wide-ranging. It can be effective in simple ways such as directing the viewer’s eye by smartly placing our lights and shadows, or it can […]

Cinesite Artists Talk about Their Work on The Addams Family

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It took two years for a 240-person crew to produce The Addams Family. A total of 1,173 shots were done across the 86-minute length of the film. To put into perspective what was involved to just create one character’s look, a total of 85,000 hairs were required to generate Cousin Itt. Guided by director Greg […]