13 Facts About Framestore

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Framestore is a British animation, visual effects company and creative studio based on Chancery Lane in London.

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Framestore employs about 2500 staff - 1000 in London, and 1500 spread across offices in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Montreal, Mumbai and Beijing.

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3.

Framestore was founded in 1986 by husband and wife William Sargent and Sharon Reed, together with three friends.

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In 1997 Framestore acquired the Computer Film Company, which was one of the UK's first digital film special effects companies, developing technology for digital film scanning, compositing, and output.

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5.

In 2004 Framestore opened their first satellite office in New York City, to focus on advertising.

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In 2013 Framestore opened an office in Montreal, followed by another in Los Angeles the same year.

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Framestore worked on projects such as Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Beauty and the Beast, and Paddington 2.

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Company worked on the 2017 film Darkest Hour directed by Joe Wright, working out of the Montreal facility of Framestore to create historically accurate backdrops for 85 shots in the film, including battle scenes.

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Team created around 300 shots for the 2017 film Blade Runner 2049, with Framestore winning a special visual effects award at the 2018 British Academy Film Awards.

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10.

Framestore has been awarded two Scientific and Technical Academy Awards, and 14 Primetime Emmys.

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11.

In 2008, Framestore won their first Oscar for Best Visual Effects for the film The Golden Compass; they won the BAFTA Award for that film the same year.

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12.

Framestore was nominated for Oscars in 2009 and again in 2010 (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1).

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Framestore has collaborated with companies and advertising agencies to create trade characters, and created an attempted photorealistic computer-generated Audrey Hepburn for a Dove chocolate advert.

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