Editing Framestore (section)

==History==
===Foundation===
Framestore was founded in 1986 by William Sargent and Sharon Reed, together with three friends.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/comedy/article/downton-abbeys-special-effect-on-framestore-0h7fd3w98 |title=Downton Abbey's special effect on Framestore |website=[[The Times]] |access-date=28 August 2020 |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020151351/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/downton-abbeys-special-effect-on-framestore-0h7fd3w98 |url-status=live |last1=Kelly |first1=Liam }}</ref> [[Tim Webber]] joined Framestore in 1988 and led the company's push into digital film and television, developing Framestore's [[virtual camera]] and motion rig systems. In 1992, Mike Milne started the [[CGI animation|CGI]] department, adding computer-generated imagery animation to the company's range of facilities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lifetime Achievement Award |url=https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-craft-and-design-winners-2008 |website=Royal Television Society |date=24 January 2011 |access-date=11 November 2019 |archive-date=11 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111160217/https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-craft-and-design-winners-2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Merger with CFC===
In 1997, Framestore acquired the Computer Film Company, which was one of the UK's first digital film visual effects companies, developing technology for digital film scanning, [[compositing]], and output. CFC was founded in London in 1984 by Mike Boudry, Wolfgang Lempp (now CTO at [[Filmlight]]) and Neil Harris ([[Lightworks]]). CFC's first film was ''[[The Fruit Machine (1988 film)|The Fruit Machine]]'', in 1988, which utilised early morphing techniques.<ref name=FRUIT>Rickitt, Richard (2000). ''Special Effects: The History and Technique''. London: Virgin Publishing. {{ISBN|0-8230-7733-0}}</ref>

In 2004, Framestore opened their first satellite office in [[New York City]], to focus on [[advertising]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Filer |first1=Joey |title=Interview with Framestore President James Razzall |url=https://reelchicago.com/article/james-razzall/ |website=Reel Chicago |date=28 November 2018 |access-date=11 November 2019 |archive-date=11 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111165552/https://reelchicago.com/article/james-razzall/ |url-status=live }}</ref> This was followed by another office in [[Iceland]] in 2008, which has since been closed and has reopened as a local VFX company, RVX.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biography of Dadi Einarsson |url=http://barsvfx.com/rvx-dadi-einarsson/ |website=Barcelona International Arts & VFX Fair 2019 |access-date=11 November 2019 |archive-date=11 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111161522/http://barsvfx.com/rvx-dadi-einarsson/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2013 Framestore opened an office in [[Montreal]], followed by another in [[Los Angeles]] the same year.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kelly |first1=Brendan |title=Framestore's visual effects won an Oscar, built a Montreal home base |url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/framestores-visual-effects-won-an-oscar-built-a-montreal-home-base |website=Montreal Gazette |access-date=10 November 2019 |archive-date=10 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110165843/https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/framestores-visual-effects-won-an-oscar-built-a-montreal-home-base |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Canadienne |first1=Presse |title=Visual-effects studio Framestore to add 150 jobs in Montreal |url=https://montrealgazette.com/business/local-business/visual-effects-studio-framestore-to-add-150-jobs-in-montreal |website=Montreal Gazette |access-date=10 November 2019 |archive-date=10 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110165840/https://montrealgazette.com/business/local-business/visual-effects-studio-framestore-to-add-150-jobs-in-montreal |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Christiansen |first1=Mark |title=Framestore Los Angeles |url=https://blog.frame.io/2016/08/30/crib-framestore-los-angeles/ |website=Frame.io Insider |date=30 August 2016 |access-date=10 November 2019 |archive-date=10 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110165859/https://blog.frame.io/2016/08/30/crib-framestore-los-angeles/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014, it launched a production arm.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/news/framestore-launches-prod-n-arm-1117939631/|title=Framestore launches prod'n arm|last=Dawtrey|first=Adam|date=2006-03-13|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-03-18|archive-date=1 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301044317/http://variety.com/2006/film/news/framestore-launches-prod-n-arm-1117939631/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Early projects for the company include the delivery of its first feature animation project ''[[The Tale of Despereaux (film)|The Tale of Despereaux]]'' with Universal;<ref>{{cite web |last1=Desowitz |first1=Bill |title=Building a Better Mousetrap for 'Despereaux' |url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/building-better-mousetrap-despereaux |website=Animation World Network |access-date=11 November 2019 |archive-date=16 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816222421/https://www.awn.com/animationworld/building-better-mousetrap-despereaux |url-status=live }}</ref> the completion of Europe's first [[digital intermediate]] for the film ''[[Chicken Run]]'' in 2000;<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bosley |first1=Rachael K. |title=A Model Thriller |url=https://theasc.com/magazine/oct05/curse/page1.html |website=American Cinematographer |access-date=11 November 2019 |archive-date=11 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111165550/https://theasc.com/magazine/oct05/curse/page1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> contribution of scenes for the 2009 film ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'',<ref>{{cite web |last1=Frei |first1=Vincent |title=AVATAR: Jonathan Fawkner,VFX Supervisor, Framestore |url=https://www.artofvfx.com/avatar-jonathan-fawkner-vfx-supervisor-framestore/ |website=Art of VFX |date=4 February 2010 |access-date=11 November 2019 |archive-date=11 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111165553/https://www.artofvfx.com/avatar-jonathan-fawkner-vfx-supervisor-framestore/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and the completion as a production project of four British feature films which opened in theaters between during 2009 and 2010.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McCarthy |first1=Todd |title=Me and Orson Welles |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/me-and-orson-welles-1200470866/ |website=Variety Magazine |date=8 September 2008 |access-date=11 November 2019 |archive-date=11 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111165551/https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/me-and-orson-welles-1200470866/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Acquisition by CIH ===
In November 2016, Framestore agreed to let the [[Shanghai]]-based Cultural Investment Holdings Co acquire 75% of it for £112.50 million.<ref name=GUARD>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/nov/03/framestore-sale-china-group-harry-potter-paddington-doctor-strange|title=Harry Potter special effects firm looks east with sale to China group|last=Kollewe|first=Julia|date=3 November 2016|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=4 November 2016|archive-date=4 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104150141/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/nov/03/framestore-sale-china-group-harry-potter-paddington-doctor-strange|url-status=live}}</ref> The company worked on projects such as ''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]'', ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', and ''[[Paddington 2]].''<ref name=CHINESE>{{cite web|url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/vfx/gravity-dr-strange-vfx-studio-framestore-bought-chinese-firm-144472.html|title='Gravity,' 'Dr. Strange' VFX Studio Framestore Bought by Chinese Firm|last=Failes|first=Ian|date=3 November 2016|publisher=CartoonBrew|access-date=3 November 2016|archive-date =5 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105125021/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/vfx/gravity-dr-strange-vfx-studio-framestore-bought-chinese-firm-144472.html|url-status=live
 }}</ref> In April 2017, Framestore announced that they had opened a third US location, in [[Chicago, Illinois]].<ref name=CHICAGO>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/04/27/framestore-opening-third-us-location-chicago|title=Framestore opening third US location in Chicago|last=O'Brien|first=Kyle|date=27 April 2017|publisher=TheDrum|access-date=28 February 2018| archive-date =28 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228223700/http://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/04/27/framestore-opening-third-us-location-chicago|url-status=live}}</ref>

The company also worked on the 2017 film ''[[Darkest Hour (film)|Darkest Hour]]'' directed by [[Joe Wright]], working out of the Montreal facility of Framestore to create historically accurate backdrops for 85 shots in the film, including battle scenes.<ref name=DARKEST>{{cite web
 | url =https://www.creativereview.co.uk/how-framestore-recreated-history-in-darkest-hour/|title=Film Week: How Framestore Recreated History in Darkest Hour|last=Williams|first=Eliza|date=2 February 2018|publisher=Creative Review|access-date=28 February 2018|archive-date=28 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228223818/https://www.creativereview.co.uk/how-framestore-recreated-history-in-darkest-hour/|url-status =live}}</ref>

The team created around 300 shots for the 2017 film ''[[Blade Runner 2049]]'', with Framestore winning a special visual effects award at the 2018 [[British Academy Film Awards]].<ref name=AWARDS>{{cite web|url=https://www.awn.com/news/framestore-celebrates-bafta-vfx-win-blade-runner-2049|title=Framestore Celebrates BAFTA VFX win for 'Blade Runner 2049'|last=McLean|first=Tom|date=20 February 2018|publisher=AWN|access-date=28 February 2018|archive-date =24 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124025647/https://www.awn.com/news/framestore-celebrates-bafta-vfx-win-blade-runner-2049|url-status=live}}</ref> They have also worked on ''[[Black Mirror]]'', creating props such as the 60s-style spaceship in the premiere of the fourth season.<ref name=BM>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/news/motion-graphics/how-framestore-created-60s-style-spaceship-in-black-mirror-season-4-episode-1/|title=How Framestore created the 60s-style spaceship in Black Mirror Season 4, Episode 1|last=Harris|first=Miriam|date=4 January 2018|publisher=Digital Arts Online|access-date =3 November 2016|archive-date =28 February 2018|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180228223627/https://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/news/motion-graphics/how-framestore-created-60s-style-spaceship-in-black-mirror-season-4-episode-1/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2020, Framestore announced that they have acquired Deluxe's former creative assets including [[Method Studios]] and [[Company 3]] to expand their VFX and post-production landscapes.<ref>{{cite web|title=VFX Industry Shakeup: Framestore Buys Company 3 and Method|url=https://www.awn.com/news/vfx-industry-shakeup-framestore-buys-company-3-and-method|website=Animation World Network|first=Dan|last=Santo|date=November 4, 2020|access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref>