![]() In late 2005, Tim Burke, overall VFX supervisor for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, approached Double Negative to come on board as the lead VFX vendor for the show. ![]() While the film’s credits list 11 companies as having worked on the visual and special effects (see the end of the story for a listing), we catch up with Double Negative and a few of the other key effects houses that contributed to the film. Yates actually had a lot of television experience earlier in his career including directing the critically acclaimed TV movie The Girl in the Cafe – a Richard Curtis penned script that was nominated for 2 Golden Globes. The film was directed by David Yates who is also directing the next film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The company has grown over recent years, and in this week’s podcast we talk to Paul Franklin from Double Negative about Harry Potter’s Order of the Phoenix, and the some 900 shots completed by Double Negative. We also have notes from some other vfx shops involved in the movie.ĭouble Negative was awarded the vast majority of shots on the fifth Harry Potter film, making this the largest film Double Negative has done. We provide our own Patronus to explain the true wizards behind Privet Lane, giants, and charms, as well as go inside the Ministry this week in our fxpodcast with Double Negative’s Paul Franklin. ![]() Find out more on DNEG’s website.Harry Potter is one of the great publishing stories of our time and the Warner Brothers films have consistently produced Muggles gold. The announcement from DNEG comes only weeks after Disney announced a new animation studio in Vancouver.ĭNEG is currently seeking qualified candidates to join their growing team. While Vancouver is well known for being a Hollywood production hub, the animation buzz has certainly grown over the last month. ![]() “Growth in our Canadian talent and capabilities will help us strategically align with the demands of the entertainment industry and seize upon our new growth initiatives and content creation opportunities,” said CEO Namit Malhotra in a statement.ĭNEG has worked on other major blockbuster productions like Tenet, and the new Bond film, No Time to Die.Īlongside the Vancouver expansion, DNEG is adding 500 employees to their studios across Canada. The Vancouver team will be working on five new feature animation projects. The studio helped produce the movie First Man, which went on to win an Oscar for its visual effects work.ĭNEG also earned an Oscar for Blade Runner 2049, helping develop some of the stunning backdrops for the sci-fi thriller.īefore this expansion, the studio in Vancouver only worked on VFX, which is separate from the animation work the new studio will be doing.
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