Framestore Visit

Last week the globally renown and award winning VFX company, Framestore, asked id-East to come along to their head quarters on Wells Street in London to learn more about what cutting edge VFX is, how to get work and key attributes that recruiters in the visual effects world are looking for. The aim of the visit was to really enthuse students about the wonders of what working in the world of special effects could be like and what they might expect to be to be doing within it.


id-East invited students and tutors from the schools and colleges participating in the project to come along and spent an hour in the main cinema of Framestore with Ben Owen the Crew Manager and Recruiter at Framestore. Ben introduced the business of Framestore and then showcased some of the incredible work that they have done on films like the spectacular 3D Avatar; the visually award winning Sherlock Homes and the feature length animation Tales of Despereaux. Some of the demonstrations really highlighted the processes involved in building up an image and Ben explained some of the work that takes place in getting an idea worked through to completion. He also suggested the forms of key industry standard technical expertise expected from those successful in gaining employment at Framestore as well as the dedication and commitment.


It was a really successful visit which left students inspired and informed with some being absolutely blown away by the level of detail in some of the special effects being used in producing moving images in multiple media, including advertisements, animation, TV interludes and film. One student exclaimed “I had no idea there was so much to it, it’s amazing, a bit scary just the level we need to get to, but amazing!” Everyone who attended seemed really impressed and keen that more activities take place which expose them to real live industry expectations.


The next visit on offer to the id-East partnership will be a little later this week to Channel 4, which will also give id-East students even more insight into the world of working in the media!


If you would like any more information or would like to be involved then please do contact Sarah Williams at The Creative Way (s.williams@uel.ac.uk).