EXCLUSIVE: The UK-based VFX and animation firm Jellyfish Photos has made two senior hires in an enlargement of its VFX division.
Industrial Mild & Magic and NVIZ alum Jamie Wooden has been appointed Head of Compositing. Wooden joins with over 22 years of compositing expertise. He most not too long ago labored on Netflix’s characteristic Coronary heart of Stone and has labored on a number of main film franchises, together with Star Trek, X-Males, The Wizarding World, and MCU titles.
Pete Seager has additionally joined the Jellyfish Photos VFX group as Head of CG. With a broad background as a CG Supervisor, Lighting Lead, and Rendering Supervisor, Seager has labored within the VFX business for over 16 years. His credit embody work on big-budget options like the most recent Bond entry, No Time To Die, Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, The Matrix Resurrections, and Avengers: Endgame.
Commenting on the brand new hires, Phil Greenlow, Managing Director, VFX, stated, “It’s a privilege to welcome Jamie and Pete into the Jellyfish Photos fold. Their mixed a long time of expertise and huge data of high-end VFX communicate for themselves, and their distinctive views complement our artistic management completely. Collectively, they make a very thrilling addition to the group.”
Wooden stated he was “genuinely delighted” to be becoming a member of the Jellyfish “VFX crew.”
“Their distinctive office tradition and unwavering dedication to high-quality visible results and craftsmanship seems like the perfect match for me, so I’m excited to collaborate with the gifted group and be a part of their continued success,” he stated.
Seager added: “It’s incredible to hitch Jellyfish Photos, and I’m grateful for this distinctive alternative. With a lot creativity and ambition inside the group, I’m trying ahead to working carefully with everybody to assist push the boundaries of what we will obtain in VFX.”
Jellyfish Photos’ VFX output for 2024 consists of Ellen Kuras’ Lee, starring Kate Winslet, Constellation for Apple TV+, and the upcoming collection Nautilus. The corporate’s different previous credit embody Wes Anderson’s The Great Story of Henry Sugar and Netflix’s Stranger Issues.
