The Digital Art Department
Fantastic News, Black Mirror fans!
Black Mirror’s San Junipero won two Emmys for both ‘Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special’, AND ‘Outstanding Television Movie’.
A huge congratulations go to; Charlie Brooker, Annabel Jones, Laurie Borg, and director Owen Harris for creating such an incredible episode, and making working on it so much fun.
** EXCITING AWARD NEWS!**
Playtest just won best VFX at the Bulldog Televisual Awards! Thank you all for your vote, and congratulations to Justin and the extremely talented VFX team behind this unique Black Mirror episode. We are so proud that we stuck the page up our notice board!
Extremely happy as well to see featuring in the magazine one of our images for BBC Rio Olympics, BBC Sport winning the first prize for Live Sport. And congrats to Black Mirror for its Best Music and Best Drama-One Off Serial!
Great new article from Maxon Cinema 4D about our use of the Cinema 4D software!
Check it out: http://blog.maxon.co.uk/who-is-using-cinema-4d
Save the date! This Barbican’s sci-fi exhibition re-creates the set of 15 Million Merits, the Black Mirror episode that owned us a Bafta nomination for Best Production Design!
Get booking. Get cycling.
**EXCITING BAFTA AWARD NEWS**
The amazing team behind the VFX of Playtest Black Mirror, led by our very own Justin Hutchinson-Chatburn, is nominated for a BAFTA Craft Award! Congratulations!
http://www.bafta.org/…/craft…/tv-craft-awards-nominees-2017…
** NEW INTERVIEW!**
http://www.pushing-pixels.org/…/invisible-digital-worlds-in…
Our co-founder Dan May just did a brilliant interview with Pushing Pixels, detailing his experience as VFX Art director on Black Mirror. Have a read to know more about how to make it into the industry, and what it is like to work on projects like Maleficent, Quantum of Solace and Nike The Last Game.
Once again, Painting Practice collaborated with Passion Pictures to make a brand new and exciting Compare the Market advert!
You’ll all recognise the influence here – Alexander and Sergei are having a lovely dinner together on the deck of a great ship when Alexander chokes on his food. Sergei comes to his rescue and they both end up at the tip of the deck, arms floating in the wind, Celine singing in the background…
For more information, check out the Compare the Market website: https://www.comparethemarket.com
We worked closely with Passion Pictures to create this beautiful and heart-warming tale of friendship, all in gorgeous CG animation. One of our proudest jobs!
Congratulations to Justin, Sammy and Alessandro for their hard work, ranging from art direction, concept art and sketches to 3D and Digital Matte Painting.
EXCITING NEW ARTICLE! Maxon Cinema 4D wrote a little something on Painting Practice’s work on the upcoming Watership Down adaptation!
Check it out here:
http://blog.maxon.co.uk/painting-practice-using-cinema-4d-o…
*EXCITING NEWS! BRAND NEW INTERVIEW PUBLISHED IN PUSHING PIXELS! **
‘Back in the 80’s I began to train as a fine artist. Before I started that degree, I made a little book of cartoon illustrations. Somebody took that book to an animator and they offered me a job on an unknown project called “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”, incredibly I turned it down, saying that I wanted to be a fine artist! Of course, as we all know, it turned out to be a seminal live action animation movie and when I saw the finished thing I knew I wanted to work in film.’ Joel Collins, Black Mirror Series Designer
Read more here: http://www.pushing-pixels.org/
Collide, directed by Eran Creevy, will be out in American cinemas on the 24th of February!
Starring Nicholas Hoult, Felicity Jones, Anthony Hopkins and Ben Kingsley, the film promises to be intense with incredible fast-speed vfx, explosions and car chases. Yet the story focuses on the love shared between the two main characters, despite all the dangers they have to face. Painting Practice was heavily involved in the production design and vfx of the film, with exciting previz, concept and set design work.
How far would you go for the one you love?
Incredible news! Black Mirror’s Playtest is nominated for the VES’ Outstanding Visual Effects in Photoreal Episode Award!
Well done to Russell McLean, Grant Walker, Christopher Gray and our very own Justin Hutchinson-Chatburn for this amazing achievement!
https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/…/15th-annual-ves-awar…
