Since its inception in 2014, Cinesite’s Feature Animation division has been working with filmmakers to deliver compelling stories that are created with increasingly complex, and progressively higher quality animation. Our feature animation departments work collaboratively together to breathe life into the characters and places these stories rely on. In this series, we will explore each […]
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 […]
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 […]
Visual effects veteran brings his creative expertise to the studio’s senior team. Cinesite’s London studio recently welcomed VFX supervisor Ben White, who joins the company with 20+ years of features and episodic experience. Ben has worked as a CG/VFX supervisor on a variety of large-scale features, including Guardians of The Galaxy, Avatar, Man of Steel, […]