Cinesite VFX Supervisor Matt Johnson tells a tale of two “digital” cities in recreating key environments for Marc Forster’s new zombie film. Listening to Matt Johnson describe Cinesite’s efforts in Marc Forster’s World War Z, your first thought is, “Jeez, I wish I owned the coffee concession on that shoot!”  Keeping the look of the film […]

World War Z begins in Philadelphia where former United Nations worker Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) is stuck in heavy traffic. Suddenly a large garbage truck takes out a police motorcyclist and the many cars around him. Gerry catches a glimpse of strange behavior as hordes of people escape what seem to be other crazed humans – soon revealed […]

The final battle in ‘Iron Man 3’ brings together the heroes and villains at night at a floodlit, abandoned marina. This was the primary sequence Marvel approached Cinesite to work on. “We came onto the production just nine weeks before delivery, which is an unusual situation for our team,” said VFX supervisor Simon Stanley-Clamp. “We […]

Simon Stanley-Clamp explained the Cinesite’s work on PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES on his last visit to The Art of VFX. He then worked on JOHN CARTER and today he explains his work on IRON MAN 3. How did Cinesite get involved on this show? We were approached by Production and asked to […]