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OCTOBER 23, 2003 at 12:23 PM
Posted by CHEESER
Source: PR Newswire
Award-winning special effects company Framestore CFC
, which is currently hard at work on some film magic for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, has opened an office in New York devoted to their advertising clients.
The company, which has won international acclaim for work including Xbox's Mosquito, Levis Odyssey, and Chrysler's Golden Gate, is creating a New York team made up of key London talent which will later be supplemented by new team members from the New York community. The team will be supported by technology such as Alias' Maya and Discreet's Flame, as well as proprietary production tools for communication, collaboration and pre visualisation.
Framestore CFC was also responsible for the basilisk and flying Fawkes in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
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Witch
Points: 585
harryzbestgurl says:
I thought that the basilisk and Fawkes looked very realistic in COS. Now I know whose responsible for that!!! Framestore CFC did a great job!
Posted Oct 23, 2003 at 12:31 PM EST
Animagus
Points: 19544
Sirius-Ella says:
Thats cool! YAY SPECIAL EFFECTS GO HP WO WO WO WO
-sirius-ella-
Posted Oct 23, 2003 at 12:41 PM EST
Keeper of Harry's Fate
Points: 8934
TheOneWhoMustBeNamed says:
I have seen their work before and it is really good. It is realistic and often comes with a sense of humor.
Posted Oct 23, 2003 at 12:42 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1506
Paint Horse says:
It seems that having anything to do with HP, turns out to be magic.
Posted Oct 23, 2003 at 12:48 PM EST
Snape's Woman
(Moderator)
Points: 5392
Prof. Andaxia Moonstar says:
They have very good work. I took several computer graphics and special effects classes in college, so I know how the effects are achieved, but it is still "magic." Ah, they are using Maya - great program. I can't wait to see what they come up with for PoA.
Posted Oct 23, 2003 at 1:23 PM EST
High Inquisitor
Points: 23483
KT Lady says:
Thats really cool..I cant wait to see all of the special effects in POA, like the boggart, dementors, all of the animagus transformations as well as the quidditch scenes...cant forget those! I am really excited about this movie...I think its going to be the best so far!
Posted Oct 23, 2003 at 2:30 PM EST
Lycanthropist for W.S.S.
Points: 3603
Alchemist 530 says:
They do a REALLY great job- fawkes was GREAT! I can't wait to see buckbeak and the werewolf- hope that they're just as good! Once again- CANT WAIT TILL JUNE!
Posted Oct 23, 2003 at 4:53 PM EST
Witch
Points: 585
Joyce says:
They have done a wonderful job with the Harry Potter films so far. I can not wait to see what they come up with for future films. I loved Fawkes in COS.
Posted Oct 23, 2003 at 6:56 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1303
wahnaroo22 says:
Wow! They went all the way to New York to get the special effects done! Now if only they would come here to shoot a few seens. Preferably in Idaho, but I am not picky, you know! ;)
Posted Oct 23, 2003 at 7:15 PM EST
Crookshanks Caretaker
Points: 3836
hermionefan1 says:
The company did an awesome job at making everything in the HP movies look realistic. Kudos to them, i hope they work on all the HP films.
Posted Oct 23, 2003 at 8:21 PM EST
Student
Points: 257
Hellodoggy says:
I'm glad they're doing to special effects. I have seen some stuff they've done before, and it's really good. Atleast we know HP has good special effects.
Posted Oct 23, 2003 at 9:14 PM EST
Witch
Points: 561
zorro says:
That is graet. the specil effect did improve with the second movie. the first one was ok. but in the second one . alot of the specil effects looked realy real.
Posted Oct 23, 2003 at 9:31 PM EST
Transfiguration Professor
Points: 2990
Choralee says:
It is good to see that a company in Britain has come so far due to the HP films and all that they are branching out into the US! From what I have seen, the guys at Framestore CFC can give Lucas and his Dreamworks a run for their money!
Posted Oct 23, 2003 at 10:00 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2391
HPN4eveRon says:
That is so cool. I want to do that when i grow up. Be a computer animator and do special effects and stuff. I love computers and i love the wya special effects come out. They really interest me. That woukld be so cool to work on a Harry Potter movie. Maybe i will have a job in computer animating by the time the 7th movie comes out!
Posted Oct 23, 2003 at 10:54 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1068
Penumbra says:
That's cool! The basilisc and Fawkes did look realistic I agree! Good for them.
Posted Oct 24, 2003 at 12:01 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1826
snapelupinfan says:
Much work for them in PoA, the Dementors, Buckbeak, the animagus transformations and and and...
I'm really interested how they are going to do the Dementors. I always thought they must look a little bit like the Ringghosts (or how do you call them?) in LotR. Hope they look really scary!
Posted Oct 24, 2003 at 5:22 AM EST
Witch
Points: 750
siriusgurl says:
Thats cool, I remember hearing for POA it took a really long time to create the dementors
Posted Oct 24, 2003 at 12:23 PM EST
Head Girl
Points: 434
Tippytoes says:
Special effects are awesome and I'm glad they're working hard on the dementors. We don't want to see corny effects.
Posted Oct 24, 2003 at 2:32 PM EST
Witch
Points: 574
Tonks007 says:
They are awsome and i think that its cool that they are trying to expand there talents to others.
Posted Oct 24, 2003 at 7:25 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1092
quidditch_queen says:
Awesome! That's really cool. The movie will be GREAT!!!
Posted Oct 26, 2003 at 1:18 PM EST
Head House Elf
Points: 2755
Dobby says:
That's cool! I can't wait for the movie!
Posted Oct 26, 2003 at 6:49 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1990
HarrysGran says:
I'm looking forward to the Dementors too... Somehow I always think of Darth Vader. Don't know why - maybe it's because he hasn't any face too. Ah, I hope they are pretty gruesome... no eyes, no nose, just a mouth - brrrr.
Hope the guys will do a good job - well they've got time enough I think (they needn't hurry as for PS)
Posted Oct 27, 2003 at 3:25 AM EST
Witch
Points: 684
Malakite says:
Special Effects are a pretty huge industry now. The more the merrier. The competition is only bound to make things better!!!
Posted Oct 27, 2003 at 2:25 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
(Moderator)
Points: 1217
shadowlife says:
Cool let's sneak in and sneak a peek, HA HA HA.
Posted Nov 20, 2003 at 4:22 PM EST
Death Eater
Points: 6201
Voldemort's Heir says:
Wow. Those guys did a great job with the basalisk and fawkes. I thought they both looked great. All the effects in Harry Potter have been very good so far.
Posted Feb 6, 2004 at 2:01 AM EST
Curse Breaker
(Moderator)
Points: 3786
Galilea says:
The special effects are going to be just awesome. I think the one I am looking forward to the most are the dementers. Such scary things in the books.
Posted May 12, 2004 at 7:18 PM EST
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