Category: Press

FXguide: Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

In order to demonstrate that the powers of the Tablet of Ahkmenrah are diminishing, it was shown to be corroding. Proof previs’d the look for these tablet shots, with Cinesite completing the finals. “The clients supplied an initial static concept which we used as a start point for the look of the green corroded surface,” says […]

The Art of VFX: Hercules – Simon Stanley-Clamp

Last year, Simon Stanley Clamp talked to us in details about the Cinesite’s work on IRON MAN 3. He then supervised the visual effects of movies such as WORLD WAR Z, ROBOCOP and EDGE OF TOMORROW. How did Cinesite get involved on this show? We were subcontracted the sequence by Double Negative. Decisions for this […]

Digital Arts: Cinesite’s Battle Tactics for Hercules Are Revealed

MGM/Paramount Pictures’ latest release, starring Dwayne Johnson in the title role, is directed by Brett Ratner, with VFX supervision by John Bruno and Dean Wright. Cinesite’s Visual Effects Supervisor was Simon Stanley-Clamp. Having completed his legendary twelve labours, Greek demigod Hercules has his life as a sword-for-hire tested when Cotys, the Lord of Thrace and his […]