Saturday 23 January 2016

VFX companies (not finished)

Molinare: Molinare started as a small studio in 1973 specialising in sound and vfx. In 2012 Molinare was placed in administration by Centuary Communications, soon after, it was bought out by Steve Milne and Next Wave Partners.

Molinare has worked on many projects including Doctor Who, Man On The Moon, and Dracular. They often allow companies to work using their facilities, for example Carnival Films.

Their studios are based on 34 Fouberts Place in London.



MPC: MPC (or moving picture) is a well known vfx studio based in London, but branches out into other countries across the world. They are part of the Next Gen Skills Academy. MPC have done a number of blockbuster films such as Man of Steel, Spy, Goosebumps, The Revenant, and many more. They are working on a few large projects in 2016 such as Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad.

MPC has had countless awards and nominations, such as an Academy Award for best visual effects in The Martian, a BAFTA nomination for Best Visual Effects for The Martian, and a VES nomination for Outstanding Visual Effects for Fast & Furious: Supercharged.
Milk: Milk is an independent visual effects company with studios in London and Cardiff, they create innovative and complex sequences for high-end television and feature films they were founded by award-winning VFX Supervisors and Producers, (Will Cohen, Sara Bennett, Nicolas Hernandez, Jean-Claude Deguara, Murray Barber).

They have won numerous awards (Including two BAFTA Television Craft Awards for our 
work on the BBC’s Doctor Who), and have worked on numerous large titles such as: The Martian, Beowulf, Snow White and the Huntsman, and Hercules.


Lola VFX: Lola VFX was established in 2000 by Rob harvey and are most famous for facial recognition especially in Captain America and most recently on Ant Man with Michael Douglas, in which they made him look much younger. They often use programs such as Softimage, XSI, Flame, Nuke, and Flash.

They have won an Oscar for the best visual effects in Gladiator, as well as a BAFTA nomination for the same film.




Framestore was set up in 1986 and is based in London, however they have offices based in New York, Los Angeles, and Montreal. Framestore acquired the CFC (Computer Film Company) in 1997.

Framestore are well known for their work on movies such as: The Martian, Everest, Paddington, Pan, Guardians of the Galaxy, Gravity, and many, many more. Some smaller work they have helped with includes the intro sequence to Die Another Day and Doctor Who.

They are nominated for an Oscar for best visual effects for The Martian in which they completed over 300 shots, they're also nominated for best picture for The Martian.










The Senate is a visual effects company most known for invisible effects and CG environments. They were founded in 2002 and are based in Middlesex, London.

The Senate is most known for work on The Martian, Downton Abbey, Wrath of the Titans, My One And Only, and many, many more.

With under 50 employees The Senate is a smaller company, but always provide the best when it comes down to effects, especially in background environments.



Its registered office in London opened in 1991, offering services in visual effects for film and television. It subsequently opened a studio in Montreal in 2014, for visual effects and feature animation.

In August 2015 it was announced that Cinesite had merged with Vancouver-based visual effects company Image Engine. Cinesite has completed visual effects for all eight films in the Harry Potter franchise.

Other than Harry Potter, Cinesite is known for; Robocop, Skyfall, Iron Man 3, World War Z, and many other big titles.



Method Studios is an award-winning international visual effects group with facilities in Los Angeles, Vancouver, New York, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, London, Sydney and Melbourne. As an artist-driven company known for its creativity, we service high-end feature film, commercial, television, games and motion graphics clients in the global marketplace.

Built around an exceptional team of visual effects professionals, Method's international facilities provide a full range of visual effects services including conceptual design, look development, on-set supervision, 3D animation/CGI, matte painting, compositing and finishing. With our global reach accented by our boutique accessibility, we have the capacity to service clientele wherever production is situated.




Double Negative is an award winning VFX studio founded in London in 1998. They have offices situated around the world in countries such as; Canada, England, and Singapore.

2013 saw the launch of Double Negative Films formed specifically to provide VFX support and investment to British-qualifying productions, its first film being Ron Howard’s critically acclaimed Rush.

They have had countless awards and nominations for critically acclaimed movies such as Inception, Intersteller, Harry Pottor and the Deathly Hallows pt2, Hercules, and so many more.



Digital Domain was founded in 1993 by James Cameron, Stan Winston and Scott Ross and is one of the largest visual effects studios in the world. The company’s headquarters is located in Playa Vista, California. Digital take part in multiple parts of the Industry, including movies, commercials, video games, music videos, concerts and virtual reality projects.

Digital Domain has earned Academy Awards for best VFX in ‘Titanic’, ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ and ‘What Dreams May Come’. More recent films they were nominated for are X-Men; Days of Future Past. Iron Man 3 and Transformers; Dark of the Moon.




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