Effects Associates
Effects Associates is a physical-effects facility based in Pinewood Studios and one of the longest serving such companies in Europe. It is a division of the digital visual effects and post-production facility Cinesite (Europe) Ltd.
History[edit]
Effects Associates was established in 1972 by a group of four British special effects supervisors, including Martin Gutteridge. Gutteridge bought out his partners by 1981[citation needed] and in 1999 the company was purchased by Cinesite (Europe) Ltd[citation needed]. Together, the companies offer a full visual effects service.
Awards and nominations that Effects Associates and its affiliated supervisors have received include Emmy Award nominations for Hornblower series 2, Cleopatra, Ironclads and War and Remembrance; an Oscar for Alien (Special Effects Supervisor Nick Allder); Oscar and BAFTA nominations for Little Shop of Horrors; and a BAFTA award for The Fifth Element.
Directors Effects Associates have worked with include Richard Loncraine, Guillermo del Toro, Stanley Kubrick, Tim Burton, Ang Lee and Sydney Pollack.
Services[edit]
Effects Associates houses one of the largest effects equipment-hire stores in Europe. They also provide special-effects services including pyrotechnics, atmospherics, special effects supervision and technicians, mechanical effects and maritime effects.
Previous projects[edit]
- The Dark is Rising
- Blood and Chocolate
- The Da Vinci Code
- Wimbledon
- Hellboy
- Thunderbirds
- Blade II
- Enigma
- Eyes Wide Shut
- Notting Hill
- The Peacemaker
- Sense and Sensibility
- [Santa Claus The Movie