The summer movie season has arrived — bringing with it the usual panoply of blockbusters, spectacular action and eye-popping visual effects. And, as always, supporting this groundswell of big-budget extravaganzas, such as this year’s “Solo: A Star Wars Story” and “Avengers: Infinity War,” is the specialized work of thousands of highly skilled visual effects artists and technicians.
But somewhat counterintuitively, even though many of these films are breaking box office records, the effects houses that create this magic are struggling.
“It’s an incredibly competitive industry,” explains Kelly Port, a visual effects supervisor at VFX house Digital Domain, who worked on “Infinity War.” “For as much money that’s spent on visual effects, it’s an incredibly low-margin business.”
That’s partly because state-of-the-art effects work is hugely labor-intensive; it can take a massive crew eight months to a year of full-time work to finish one film. Such a large...
But somewhat counterintuitively, even though many of these films are breaking box office records, the effects houses that create this magic are struggling.
“It’s an incredibly competitive industry,” explains Kelly Port, a visual effects supervisor at VFX house Digital Domain, who worked on “Infinity War.” “For as much money that’s spent on visual effects, it’s an incredibly low-margin business.”
That’s partly because state-of-the-art effects work is hugely labor-intensive; it can take a massive crew eight months to a year of full-time work to finish one film. Such a large...
- 5/30/2018
- by Calum Marsh
- Variety Film + TV
HBO‘s Game of Thrones is well known for its amazing production values, with unrivaled locations and a voluminous cast. Sometimes, though, the location and cast aren’t enough to convey the vast, epic sights and numbers required for the series. No worries, of course, because they have SpinVFX on board, with the most spectacular, seamless visual effects ever produced for a series.
We’re happy to share the latest gasp-inducing featurette released by the company, which showcases highlights of their Season 3 work, along with a press release giving credit where it’s due.
Featurette: Game of Thrones – Season 3 by Spin VFX
Over the Wall
Aug, 9 2013
Spin announces their work on Season 3 of HBO’s Game of Thrones
“We thank HBO and the VFX Production team for the opportunity to work on such a challenging and rewarding production as Game of Thrones. We are extremely proud of the work that...
We’re happy to share the latest gasp-inducing featurette released by the company, which showcases highlights of their Season 3 work, along with a press release giving credit where it’s due.
Featurette: Game of Thrones – Season 3 by Spin VFX
Over the Wall
Aug, 9 2013
Spin announces their work on Season 3 of HBO’s Game of Thrones
“We thank HBO and the VFX Production team for the opportunity to work on such a challenging and rewarding production as Game of Thrones. We are extremely proud of the work that...
- 8/12/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
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