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Tomorrow! 7th May at FMX we'll be diving deep into out industry challenges, current market and thoughts on leadership insights data and future hopes.

If you're @fmxconference come and join us! Our talk will also be available online from this weekend.

#vfx #animation #gaming

🎙️ OUT NOW: University, College, Apprenticeship… or None of the Above? Part 2

If Part 1 explored the routes in… Part 2 asks the harder question: what actually happens when those routes meet reality?

From apprenticeships to university, non-linear careers to AI anxiety, this is the reality check every parent, teacher and aspiring VFX professional needs to hear.

💬 What our guests had to say:

Samuel Gallant (@framestore)
“No route is a golden ticket! You still have to prove yourself once you’re in.”

Joshua Ebanks (@ilmvfx)
“I didn’t go to university. I figured it out by asking questions and talking to people.”

Marsida Shpendi (Student at @unioftheartslondon)
“The real pressure hits when you realise: education ends… and then what?”

Andy McNamara (@cinesite)
“We’re still figuring AI out in industry… so education is even earlier in that journey.”

Ben White (@blueboltvfx)
“Passion gets talked about a lot. But determination is what actually gets you in.”

Emily Birkett (@vine.fx)
“Getting in is just the start... Staying in is where the real work begins.”

🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. Link in bio!

Because the truth is… There’s no single ‘safe’ path into VFX anymore. Just different ways forward, and what you do with them.

#ACCESSVFX #VFXPodcast #CareersInVFX #AnimationCareers

“My visual effects film school… in a box!” 🎬

The @accessvfx podcast is back with Part 2 of ‘University, College, Apprenticeship… or None of the Above?’ where we continue our conversation into the real routes into VFX and animation.

This time, we’re joined by:

Sam Gallant – Tracking Artist at @framestore (and former apprentice)
Joshua Ebanks – Senior Production Coordinator at @ilmvfx
Marsida Shpendi – BA Computer Animation & VFX student at @unioftheartslondon
Andy McNamara – Generative AI Lead at @cinesite
Ben White – VFX Supervisor at @blueboltvfx
Emily Birkett – Mid Compositor at @vine.fx (and former apprentice)

In this teaser, Sam and Emily share what it actually feels like to land in a studio early, working on real shows, learning fast, and navigating the reality of being one of the youngest in the room.

Early responsibility. Real pressure. And yes… age bias.

🎧 Full episode dropping on Monday!

#ACCESSVFX #VFXPodcast #CareersInVFX #AnimationCareers #CreativeCareers

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the Watersprite 2026 Awards! 🏆✨

Congratulations to all the outstanding filmmakers celebrated at the 17th Watersprite Film Festival Awards Ceremony with Amazon MGM Studios. Your creativity and storytelling continue to inspire! 🎬🌟

#waterspritefilmfestival #amazonmgmstudios #studentfilmmakers

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the Watersprite 2026 Awards! 🏆✨

Congratulations to all the outstanding filmmakers celebrated at the 17th Watersprite Film Festival Awards Ceremony with Amazon MGM Studios. Your creativity and storytelling continue to inspire! 🎬🌟

#waterspritefilmfestival #amazonmgmstudios #studentfilmmakers

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the Watersprite 2026 Awards! 🏆✨

Congratulations to all the outstanding filmmakers celebrated at the 17th Watersprite Film Festival Awards Ceremony with Amazon MGM Studios. Your creativity and storytelling continue to inspire! 🎬🌟

#waterspritefilmfestival #amazonmgmstudios #studentfilmmakers

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the Watersprite 2026 Awards! 🏆✨

Congratulations to all the outstanding filmmakers celebrated at the 17th Watersprite Film Festival Awards Ceremony with Amazon MGM Studios. Your creativity and storytelling continue to inspire! 🎬🌟

#waterspritefilmfestival #amazonmgmstudios #studentfilmmakers

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the Watersprite 2026 Awards! 🏆✨

Congratulations to all the outstanding filmmakers celebrated at the 17th Watersprite Film Festival Awards Ceremony with Amazon MGM Studios. Your creativity and storytelling continue to inspire! 🎬🌟

#waterspritefilmfestival #amazonmgmstudios #studentfilmmakers

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the Watersprite 2026 Awards! 🏆✨

Congratulations to all the outstanding filmmakers celebrated at the 17th Watersprite Film Festival Awards Ceremony with Amazon MGM Studios. Your creativity and storytelling continue to inspire! 🎬🌟

#waterspritefilmfestival #amazonmgmstudios #studentfilmmakers

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the Watersprite 2026 Awards! 🏆✨

Congratulations to all the outstanding filmmakers celebrated at the 17th Watersprite Film Festival Awards Ceremony with Amazon MGM Studios. Your creativity and storytelling continue to inspire! 🎬🌟

#waterspritefilmfestival #amazonmgmstudios #studentfilmmakers

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the Watersprite 2026 Awards! 🏆✨

Congratulations to all the outstanding filmmakers celebrated at the 17th Watersprite Film Festival Awards Ceremony with Amazon MGM Studios. Your creativity and storytelling continue to inspire! 🎬🌟

#waterspritefilmfestival #amazonmgmstudios #studentfilmmakers

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the Watersprite 2026 Awards! 🏆✨

Congratulations to all the outstanding filmmakers celebrated at the 17th Watersprite Film Festival Awards Ceremony with Amazon MGM Studios. Your creativity and storytelling continue to inspire! 🎬🌟

#waterspritefilmfestival #amazonmgmstudios #studentfilmmakers

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the Watersprite 2026 Awards! 🏆✨

Congratulations to all the outstanding filmmakers celebrated at the 17th Watersprite Film Festival Awards Ceremony with Amazon MGM Studios. Your creativity and storytelling continue to inspire! 🎬🌟

#waterspritefilmfestival #amazonmgmstudios #studentfilmmakers

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the Watersprite 2026 Awards! 🏆✨

Congratulations to all the outstanding filmmakers celebrated at the 17th Watersprite Film Festival Awards Ceremony with Amazon MGM Studios. Your creativity and storytelling continue to inspire! 🎬🌟

#waterspritefilmfestival #amazonmgmstudios #studentfilmmakers

From large-scale fires and cg environment builds to seamless set extensions and subtle atmospheric enhancements, our latest VFX breakdown showcases how our 3D and 2D teams worked together to deliver cinematic visuals grounded in realism and tension for @itv's 'After The Flood Season 2'. Every detail was crafted to support the drama while keeping the fires feeling powerful and authentic. 🔥

After The Flood Season 2 is streaming now on @itv. 📺

Thank you to @olliecowan1 for the reel! ✂

#VineFX #AfterTheFlood #AfterTheFloodS2 #ITV #VFX #Fire #Blood #BehindTheScenes #VFXBreakdown #VFXBreakdowns #CG #2D #3D

Our Awards are sponsored by some of the absolute best in the business!✨

Without them, it wouldn’t be possible to reward our talented filmmakers for their work and it’s partnerships with amazing companies like these that makes the entire festival possible.

Our Awards are sponsored by some of the absolute best in the business!✨

Without them, it wouldn’t be possible to reward our talented filmmakers for their work and it’s partnerships with amazing companies like these that makes the entire festival possible.

**SPOILERS**

After The Flood S2 is OUT NOW streaming on @itv 📺

Check out our teaser for the gripping return of ITV’s hit crime drama. As the town continues to reel from the devastation, Jo is drawn into a chilling new investigation where buried secrets resurface and the fallout threatens to change her life forever.

Please subscribe to our @youtube channel for the upcoming release of our VFX Breakdown: https://www.youtube.com/Vine-FX

Thanks to @aidan.free for putting together this teaser! ✂️

#AfterTheFlood #AfterTheFloodS2 #VFX #Teaser #ITV #2D #3D #CGI

Join our Creative Director Simon Carr and CG Lead Jessica Lennox on Wednesday 25th at 12:30 pm at @escapestudios - Escapeverse Live!

They'll walk through the differences and similarities in process when approaching VFX that invisibly support or enhance a drama compared to the world building and design required for fantasy projects.

Sign up for tickets here: https://www.escapestudios.ac.uk/events/escapeverse-live

Join our Creative Director Simon Carr and CG Lead Jessica Lennox on Wednesday 25th at 12:30 pm at @escapestudios - Escapeverse Live!

They'll walk through the differences and similarities in process when approaching VFX that invisibly support or enhance a drama compared to the world building and design required for fantasy projects.

Sign up for tickets here: https://www.escapestudios.ac.uk/events/escapeverse-live

Announcing the opening of our new studio in the heart of Manchester! 🎬

Expanding alongside our Cambridge operation, Vine FX Manchester will support film and television productions across the North of England, bringing our trusted VFX services closer to the region’s thriving creative community.

Leading the new studio is VFX Supervisor Jim Solan, who joined Vine FX as the Manchester branch launched.

#VineFX #Manchester #VFX #FilmAndTV #PostProduction #CreativeCommunity #NorthOfEngland

Announcing the opening of our new studio in the heart of Manchester! 🎬

Expanding alongside our Cambridge operation, Vine FX Manchester will support film and television productions across the North of England, bringing our trusted VFX services closer to the region’s thriving creative community.

Leading the new studio is VFX Supervisor Jim Solan, who joined Vine FX as the Manchester branch launched.

#VineFX #Manchester #VFX #FilmAndTV #PostProduction #CreativeCommunity #NorthOfEngland

Announcing the opening of our new studio in the heart of Manchester! 🎬

Expanding alongside our Cambridge operation, Vine FX Manchester will support film and television productions across the North of England, bringing our trusted VFX services closer to the region’s thriving creative community.

Leading the new studio is VFX Supervisor Jim Solan, who joined Vine FX as the Manchester branch launched.

#VineFX #Manchester #VFX #FilmAndTV #PostProduction #CreativeCommunity #NorthOfEngland

Announcing the opening of our new studio in the heart of Manchester! 🎬

Expanding alongside our Cambridge operation, Vine FX Manchester will support film and television productions across the North of England, bringing our trusted VFX services closer to the region’s thriving creative community.

Leading the new studio is VFX Supervisor Jim Solan, who joined Vine FX as the Manchester branch launched.

#VineFX #Manchester #VFX #FilmAndTV #PostProduction #CreativeCommunity #NorthOfEngland

Announcing the opening of our new studio in the heart of Manchester! 🎬

Expanding alongside our Cambridge operation, Vine FX Manchester will support film and television productions across the North of England, bringing our trusted VFX services closer to the region’s thriving creative community.

Leading the new studio is VFX Supervisor Jim Solan, who joined Vine FX as the Manchester branch launched.

#VineFX #Manchester #VFX #FilmAndTV #PostProduction #CreativeCommunity #NorthOfEngland

It’s time to celebrate @vinefx’s latest VFX work on @netflix’s Bridgerton Season 4 and we wanted to give a massive shout out and thank our amazing team who delivered beautifully crafted, invisible VFX across the series. 🎭

Led by VFX Supervisor Ben Hicks and Lead Compositor Mark Payne, Vine FX helped bring the world of Bridgerton Season 4 to life, creating seamless visual effects that enhanced the show’s signature elegance. From refined environment enhancements and period-accurate set extensions to intricate crowd work and subtle visual polish, our 3D artists and 2D compositors worked hand in hand to ensure every shot felt authentic, cinematic, and effortlessly immersive. ✨

A varied and creative 2025 allowed our team's to continue flexing their artistic firepower across a wide range of shows including @netflix's 'The Witcher Season 4', @primevideo's 'Harlan Coben's Lazarus' and @primevideo's 'The Rig Season 2'. 🤩

To celebrate our work @vine.fx we've updated our showreel for 2026 to showcase the diverse range of productions we provided VFX for in 2025. 🎬

We hope you enjoy this collection of some of our team's amazing work! 📺

Thanks to @aidan.free for the reel. ✂️

#VineFX #TheRigS2 #PrimeVideo #VFX #WorldVFXDay #Witcher #Netflix #VFXBreakdown #HarlanCoben #CG #2D #3D

Check out our latest VFX Breakdown for @netflix's The Witcher Season 4. 🐺

From CG tentacles and invisible set extensions to environment enhancements and subtle layers of magic and gore, this breakdown highlights how our 3D and 2D teams collaborated to create seamless, cinematic visuals that blend effortlessly into the story.

The Witcher Season 4 is streaming on @netflix NOW. 📺

Thanks to @hgbedit for creating the reel! ⚔️

#VineFX #TheWitcher #TheWitcherS4 #Netflix #VFX #Geralt #Ciri #Tentacles #Magic #Blood #BehindTheScenes #VFXBreakdown #VFXBreakdowns #CG #2D #3D