When J.J. Abrams' feature film "Star Trek" was released in theaters in 2009, there seemed to be a clear creative mandate at work. "Star Trek" was set prior to the events of the 1966 TV series on which it was based, telling an alternate timeline version of how the well-known "Trek" characters all first met. Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto), and the rest of the crew were all depicted as younger, hotter versions of themselves, each one more youthful and impulsive than their adult counterparts from 1966.
Given the hot-headedness of the Enterprise crew and the entire 2009 film's "action-packed" vibe, the mandate mentioned above seems to have demanded the filmmakers kick everything into Overdrive. It's as if they wanted critics to respond with the phrase, "This ain't your grandpa's 'Star Trek.'"
It's worth noting that the writers of "Star Trek" -- Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman -- were basing...
Given the hot-headedness of the Enterprise crew and the entire 2009 film's "action-packed" vibe, the mandate mentioned above seems to have demanded the filmmakers kick everything into Overdrive. It's as if they wanted critics to respond with the phrase, "This ain't your grandpa's 'Star Trek.'"
It's worth noting that the writers of "Star Trek" -- Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman -- were basing...
- 3/30/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Sir William Sargent, CEO and founding member of Oscar-winning VFX studio Framestore, whose work includes blocbusters such as “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” and “No Time to Die,” has revealed he is stepping down.
Chief operating officer Mel Sullivan will replace him, with a mandate to focus on the company’s strategic direction.
Sargant, who has been at Framestore for 26 years, will remain with the wider business, focusing on the Framestore Company 3 Group.
CFO Claire Price will oversee the finances of Framestore and Company 3 from July while Fiona Walkinshaw is upped to CEO of film and episodic and Charles Howell serves as president of global advertising and content.
Sullivan comes from a finance and corporate brokerage background. She joined Framestore in 1998 and is described as having “played a pivotal role” in helping the company grow from a London-based VFX studio to a global player with eight offices across four continents.
Chief operating officer Mel Sullivan will replace him, with a mandate to focus on the company’s strategic direction.
Sargant, who has been at Framestore for 26 years, will remain with the wider business, focusing on the Framestore Company 3 Group.
CFO Claire Price will oversee the finances of Framestore and Company 3 from July while Fiona Walkinshaw is upped to CEO of film and episodic and Charles Howell serves as president of global advertising and content.
Sullivan comes from a finance and corporate brokerage background. She joined Framestore in 1998 and is described as having “played a pivotal role” in helping the company grow from a London-based VFX studio to a global player with eight offices across four continents.
- 5/12/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Framestore founding member and CEO William Sargent has stepped down after 26 years in the role at the Oscar-winning VFX studio. Mel Sullivan has been made the company’s new CEO, effective from this week.
Going forward, Sargent will focus on the wider Framestore Company 3 Group, the post-production giant that Framestore acquired with Aleph Capital and Crestview partners in 2020.
Sullivan has been with Framestore since 1998, most recently serving as the company’s COO. The new role will see her increase her focus on the company’s strategic direction. New group CFO Claire Price will take on the day-to-day financial responsibilities for Framestore and Company 3 as of July 1.
Sullivan began her career in finance and corporate brokerage. Since joining Framestore, she’s played a pivotal role in growing the company from its London roots and a staff of 150 to a global company with eight offices across four continents and more than 3,000 artists,...
Going forward, Sargent will focus on the wider Framestore Company 3 Group, the post-production giant that Framestore acquired with Aleph Capital and Crestview partners in 2020.
Sullivan has been with Framestore since 1998, most recently serving as the company’s COO. The new role will see her increase her focus on the company’s strategic direction. New group CFO Claire Price will take on the day-to-day financial responsibilities for Framestore and Company 3 as of July 1.
Sullivan began her career in finance and corporate brokerage. Since joining Framestore, she’s played a pivotal role in growing the company from its London roots and a staff of 150 to a global company with eight offices across four continents and more than 3,000 artists,...
- 5/12/2022
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
VFX studio Framestore has tapped Simon Devereux as its new director of global talent development.
He will oversee Framestore’s training and global workforce at the company, which has worked on blockbusters including “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Wonder Woman 1984,” ensuring they remain at the forefront of technology, creativity and innovation.
Devereux, whose 20-year long career spans VFX, games and television, joins from Sony PlayStation. He is also the founder and leader of Access:vfx, a transatlantic industry body focused on increasing inclusivity and representation in the VFX industry.
At Sony Playstation, Devereux was responsible for pan-Europe learning and development programme, diversity and its mental health learning agenda.
He previously oversaw the global training curriculum at The Mill and has also worked at Channel 4.
Framestore prides itself on its training and development programmes, which go beyond sessions on new software and tech and include opportunities for staff to develop skills...
He will oversee Framestore’s training and global workforce at the company, which has worked on blockbusters including “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Wonder Woman 1984,” ensuring they remain at the forefront of technology, creativity and innovation.
Devereux, whose 20-year long career spans VFX, games and television, joins from Sony PlayStation. He is also the founder and leader of Access:vfx, a transatlantic industry body focused on increasing inclusivity and representation in the VFX industry.
At Sony Playstation, Devereux was responsible for pan-Europe learning and development programme, diversity and its mental health learning agenda.
He previously oversaw the global training curriculum at The Mill and has also worked at Channel 4.
Framestore prides itself on its training and development programmes, which go beyond sessions on new software and tech and include opportunities for staff to develop skills...
- 1/26/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Oscar-winning VFX firm Framestore has opened the doors to its awaited purpose-built studio in Mumbai, India.
The 30,000 square-foot facility, which was initially due to open in 2020 but was delayed by the pandemic, currently houses 120 Indian VFX specialists working across titles such as His Dark Materials (HBO/BBC), The Little Mermaid (Disney) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (Sony). Framestore says it is adding professionals in compositing, tracking and Cfx, and is aiming to reach a 300-person team in early 2022.
The site is located in the Goregaon area of Mumbai in the Nesco It Park of Filmi Nagari. The facility’s phase two build-out aims to double the studio capacity next year.
“Stepping through the doors and feeling the studio crackle with life is a real joy after so much hard work,” said Akhauri P. Sinha, Managing Director Mumbai. “While the pandemic delayed the physical opening we’ve already started to bond as a team,...
The 30,000 square-foot facility, which was initially due to open in 2020 but was delayed by the pandemic, currently houses 120 Indian VFX specialists working across titles such as His Dark Materials (HBO/BBC), The Little Mermaid (Disney) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (Sony). Framestore says it is adding professionals in compositing, tracking and Cfx, and is aiming to reach a 300-person team in early 2022.
The site is located in the Goregaon area of Mumbai in the Nesco It Park of Filmi Nagari. The facility’s phase two build-out aims to double the studio capacity next year.
“Stepping through the doors and feeling the studio crackle with life is a real joy after so much hard work,” said Akhauri P. Sinha, Managing Director Mumbai. “While the pandemic delayed the physical opening we’ve already started to bond as a team,...
- 10/27/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Following the announcement on Nov. 4 that Framestore — the visual effects house whose work on Gravity and Blade Runner 2049 won VFX Oscars — in partnership with London-based Aleph Capital and New York-based Crestview Partners acquired postproduction giant Company 3, VFX business Method Studios and their sister companies, Framestore founder and CEO Sir William Sargent spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about why he pursued the mammoth VFX deal, plans for the combined companies and his vision of where the VFX and postproduction business is heading.
The company declined to reveal purchase price and terms of the deal, but the combined businesses now make up a global VFX ...
The company declined to reveal purchase price and terms of the deal, but the combined businesses now make up a global VFX ...
- 11/18/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Following the announcement on Nov. 4 that Framestore — the visual effects house whose work on Gravity and Blade Runner 2049 won VFX Oscars — in partnership with London-based Aleph Capital and New York-based Crestview Partners acquired postproduction giant Company 3, VFX business Method Studios and their sister companies, Framestore founder and CEO Sir William Sargent spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about why he pursued the mammoth VFX deal, plans for the combined companies and his vision of where the VFX and postproduction business is heading.
The company declined to reveal purchase price and terms of the deal, but the combined businesses now make up a global VFX ...
The company declined to reveal purchase price and terms of the deal, but the combined businesses now make up a global VFX ...
- 11/18/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After more than three years of rancour and political infighting, the U.K. finally leaves the European Union at 11Pm tonight, bringing closure to one of the most unsettling chapters in the country’s history.
A transition period running until the end of 2020 will now take effect, during which trade negotiations between the E.U. and U.K. will be finalized. This means that little will change in the short term for the U.K. film and television industry, and its European and international partners. But longer term, and depending on the outcome of trade negotiations, Brexit is likely to lead to both challenges and opportunities for the U.K.’s buoyant creative industries.
What is clear is that in recent months, the mood around Brexit has changed. A large majority of the U.K.’s creative industries voted to stay within Europe, and have expressed sadness and regret that...
A transition period running until the end of 2020 will now take effect, during which trade negotiations between the E.U. and U.K. will be finalized. This means that little will change in the short term for the U.K. film and television industry, and its European and international partners. But longer term, and depending on the outcome of trade negotiations, Brexit is likely to lead to both challenges and opportunities for the U.K.’s buoyant creative industries.
What is clear is that in recent months, the mood around Brexit has changed. A large majority of the U.K.’s creative industries voted to stay within Europe, and have expressed sadness and regret that...
- 1/31/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
Visual effects and animation studio Framestore, which won Oscars for “The Golden Compass,” “Gravity” and “Blade Runner 2049,” and whose recent work includes “Avengers: Endgame” and “Spider-Man: Far From Home” in movies, and “His Dark Materials” and “Watchmen” in TV, has launched Fps, which offers a suite of pre-production services.
The move sees the company’s previs, virtual production, techvis and postvis services built out, and aligned with Framestore’s art department, virtual production team and R&d unit, and integrated with the company’s VFX and animation teams. The move builds on its previous work, and the knowledge gained during its eight-year joint venture with visualization company The Third Floor in London.
The team behind Fps (Framestore Pre-production Services) is led by Alex Webster, who joins as managing director, pre-production services, from running The Third Floor. He will report to Fiona Walkinshaw, Framestore’s global managing director, film.
Webster...
The move sees the company’s previs, virtual production, techvis and postvis services built out, and aligned with Framestore’s art department, virtual production team and R&d unit, and integrated with the company’s VFX and animation teams. The move builds on its previous work, and the knowledge gained during its eight-year joint venture with visualization company The Third Floor in London.
The team behind Fps (Framestore Pre-production Services) is led by Alex Webster, who joins as managing director, pre-production services, from running The Third Floor. He will report to Fiona Walkinshaw, Framestore’s global managing director, film.
Webster...
- 1/28/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Costs around new visa requirements could prove prohibitive for sector which employs one-third of its workforce from Europe.
Deal or no deal, the UK visual effects sector is facing almost certain loss of mid to long-term competitiveness under the high costs and red tape of visa proposals post-Brexit.
“London’s position as a European powerhouse is at risk,” warned Framestore CEO and co-founder William Sargent. “We are a centre of excellence but if barriers are erected then other clusters in other cities will emerge.”
Antony Hunt, CEO of the Cinesite Group, said, “We will always benefit from highly-skilled overseas artists...
Deal or no deal, the UK visual effects sector is facing almost certain loss of mid to long-term competitiveness under the high costs and red tape of visa proposals post-Brexit.
“London’s position as a European powerhouse is at risk,” warned Framestore CEO and co-founder William Sargent. “We are a centre of excellence but if barriers are erected then other clusters in other cities will emerge.”
Antony Hunt, CEO of the Cinesite Group, said, “We will always benefit from highly-skilled overseas artists...
- 2/15/2019
- by Adrian Pennington
- ScreenDaily
Costs around new visa requirements could prove prohibitive for sector which employs one-third of its workforce from Europe.
Deal or no deal, the UK visual effects sector is facing almost certain loss of mid to long-term competitiveness under the high costs and red tape of visa proposals post-Brexit.
“London’s position as a European powerhouse is at risk,” warned Framestore CEO and co-founder William Sargent. “We are a centre of excellence but if barriers are erected then other clusters in other cities will emerge.”
Antony Hunt, CEO of the Cinesite Group, said, “We will always benefit from highly-skilled overseas artists...
Deal or no deal, the UK visual effects sector is facing almost certain loss of mid to long-term competitiveness under the high costs and red tape of visa proposals post-Brexit.
“London’s position as a European powerhouse is at risk,” warned Framestore CEO and co-founder William Sargent. “We are a centre of excellence but if barriers are erected then other clusters in other cities will emerge.”
Antony Hunt, CEO of the Cinesite Group, said, “We will always benefit from highly-skilled overseas artists...
- 2/15/2019
- by Adrian Pennington
- ScreenDaily
J. Mark Travis, a theater, film and television producer, and former chief of staff to pastor Dr. Gene Scott of University Cathedral, died Dec. 25 after a short illness at Glendale Adventist Medical Center, where he had served on the Foundation Board. He was 61. Travis, who began his career as a music agent representing such composers as Don Ellis and Jack Nitzsche, turned to film producing in 1975, teaming up with impresario Bill Sargent and film producer David Permut. Together they videotaped a one-man stage production, Give ‘em Hell Harry!, starring James Whitmore as President Harry Truman, in front of
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- 12/31/2012
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This is regarding the Your Highness: Swords & Sorcery Supreme event we posted on Facebook. If you’re just hearing about it now, the RSVPs are closed and counted and we will not be taking anymore. Thanks for your understanding.
Wow. We had quite a day trying to get this event set up, and due to some miscommunication, things got… well.. miscommunicated. Let’s start from the beginning! We get a lot of opportunities to bring you guys advanced promotional screenings for soon-to-be-released films. These opportunities usually come in the form of a studio request and are usually promoted via Facebook. Facebook isn’t necessarily the strongest system for managing the sheer volume of excited people RSVPing to these events, however, and this became very clear today.We are already moving forward on a new system that will allow us to announce RSVPs to our loyal Facebook followers but use...
Wow. We had quite a day trying to get this event set up, and due to some miscommunication, things got… well.. miscommunicated. Let’s start from the beginning! We get a lot of opportunities to bring you guys advanced promotional screenings for soon-to-be-released films. These opportunities usually come in the form of a studio request and are usually promoted via Facebook. Facebook isn’t necessarily the strongest system for managing the sheer volume of excited people RSVPing to these events, however, and this became very clear today.We are already moving forward on a new system that will allow us to announce RSVPs to our loyal Facebook followers but use...
- 3/24/2011
- by Caitlin Stevens
- OriginalAlamo.com
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