Cinesite Opens 2011 Inspire Programme to Help Grow the Next Generation of VFX Talent

12.01.2011

Cinesite, one of the world’s leading film visual effects houses, is now receiving applications for its 2011 internship programme, “Inspire”, which helps develop young visual effects talent. Following the success of the 2010 programme, which has seen both of last year’s winners Chris Mulcaster and Alex Betancourt go on to work on the upcoming blockbusters Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and John Carter of Mars at the company, Cinesite has brought the internship programme back for another year.

“Inspire has proved to be a great platform for us to find and nurture young talent and to put something back into the visual effects industry,” commented Antony Hunt, managing director of Cinesite. “We’re expecting the standard of applications this year to be even higher and the volume of interest throughout the pre-registration period has already overwhelmed us. Helping to develop the visual effects sector by giving new talent a chance to shine is something that is vital to our industry. I wish everyone who applies the best of luck.”

For the 2011 programme Cinesite is broadening access to Inspire by accepting applications from students who are due to graduate in 2012, as well as 2011 graduates. Students who have already graduated may also apply. The company is looking to receive applications from people with interests in the following areas: shader writing, pipeline programming, digital matte painting, animation, lighting, texturing, modelling, FX and compositing.

The closing date for applications is 1 April 2011. For full terms and conditions, please visit http://www.cinesite.com/internships

With one of the largest and most comprehensive facilities in Europe, Cinesite’s visual effects team has the capacity and creativity to produce all manner of effects, both digital and physical, for feature films and broadcast projects of all scales. Their award-winning team of highly talented visual effects artists take filmmakers' ideas and turn them into spectacular cinematic reality.

Cinesite is currently working on Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Warner Bros.), John Carter of Mars (Disney/Pixar), Battle: Los Angeles (Sony/Columbia), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Disney/Bruckheimer) and X-Men: First Class (Twentieth Century Fox).