![]() ![]() Work started in November 2005 with a small previsualisation and concept team being installed at Leavesden studios whilst Double Negative VFX supervisor, Paul Franklin, started laying down the groundwork for a pipeline that would touch almost every area of the finished film. Burke was keen to bring Double Negative on board as early as possible in the visual effects development process so as to get the maximum level of creative integration. 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. Dneg will also be bringing its recruitment road show to Chennai and Bangalore soon - details of recruitment events will be posted on Dneg's social media channels and website.Harry Potter is one of the great publishing stories of our time and the Warner Brothers films have consistently produced Muggles gold. ![]() Recruitment for the new Chennai facility has already begun, and the company has a call out for a wide range of VFX, technical and support roles. As part of Dneg's international network, the Mumbai team has contributed to films such as 'The Fate of the Furious', 'Wonder Woman' and 'The Mummy'. ![]() We are developing a state-of-the-art studio that complements and supports our existing facilities and provides a cutting-edge working environment for our staff." Dneg's Chennai facility is being opened on the back of the success of its Mumbai facility, which was launched in August 2016 and has grown to a staff of over 900 employees. "There is an abundance of filmmaking talent in the South of India, and we are excited to open our doors to local creatives, technicians and support staff. "We're delighted to announce our new facility in Chennai," said Double Negative CEO Matt Holben. The new studio, due to open in late summer 2017, is Dneg's fifth international facility, joining its existing facilities in London, Vancouver, Los Angeles and Mumbai. New Delhi, July 8 (ANI): Double Negative (Dneg), one of the world's leading visual effects companies, has announced the launch of a new VFX facility in Chennai.
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