Cinesite
Multi-genre vendor across features and animation.
London, UK · Cinesite Studios
About
Overview
Cinesite was founded in 1991 in London as the visual-effects arm of the Eastman Kodak Company. Kodak sold the studio to its management in 2012, and the now-independent group has expanded through a string of acquisitions — Image Engine in Vancouver (2015), Trixter in Munich (2017), Method Studios' feature pipeline (2018), and an animation studio in Montréal — into a multi-site operation handling live-action visual effects and feature animation under one roof.
The studio's feature-VFX credits run from the early 1990s through current Bond and Marvel entries. Cinesite has been credited on Mad Max: Fury Road (Method Studios era), Skyfall, Dunkirk, Captain Marvel, and the recurring Bond cycle, with a smaller volume of Oscar-nominated invisible-effects work on prestige drama. The company's feature-animation arm produced Riverdance: The Animated Adventure and is co-producing several animated features under deals with Aniventure and 20th Century Studios.
Cinesite is privately owned and headquartered in London. The Vancouver and Montréal studios handle the bulk of North-American tentpole work; Trixter in Munich serves European producers and runs the Marvel TV pipeline.
Specialties
Techniques
Highlights
Career-defining work
Hand-picked films from the studio's filmography with an editorial note on what made the work distinctive.
Sandstorm and convoy environment work credited under the broader Method Studios / Cinesite group.
Glencoe and London environment work supporting the practical photography that defined the film's look.
Aerial-combat extensions and water-line composites that supplemented the IMAX practical photography.
Locations
Offices · 5
- LondonGBHQ
- VancouverCA
- MontréalCA
- MunichDE
- MumbaiIN
Credits
Filmography — 3 productions
References
Further reading
- Cinesite — Wikipediawikipedia
- Cinesite official "Work" galleryCinesitestudio page
- Trixter joins Cinesitefxguidefxguide