11 April 2022

REALTIMERS: Robert Joosten, Lead Character TD

If there’s one thing we love more than VFX, it’s our team. In our new series, REALTIMERS, we are showcasing the people behind the pixels to see what makes them tick.  This month it’s Robert, our Lead Character TD, who moved to Manchester to work at REALTIME and specialises in creating rigs for the team.…

07 April 2022

We’re heading to FMX!

We are super pleased to announce that we’ll be heading to FMX – Film & Media Conference this year! We’ll be stationed at the recruitment hub for the event, where we’ll be on hand to give showreel and careers advice to anyone interested in working in VFX, animation and CG. On Wednesday, our Talent Acquisition…

04 April 2022

Automotive Reel 2022

We’re excited to share our brand-new reel from our Automotive team! The reel covers all of our recent work from ad campaigns, marketing films, 360 configurators and beautiful CG stills to showcase our wonderful client’s cars.  

07 March 2022

REALTIMERS: Sue Land, VFX Supervisor

If there’s one thing we love more than VFX, it’s our team. In our new series, REALTIMERS, we are showcasing the people behind the pixels to see what makes them tick. This month it’s Sue, who loves a good script and has a photographic memory (which must come in very handy!)  Name & job title: Sue Land, VFX Supervisor. Where do you fit in?  As a VFX…

25 January 2022

Lotus Emira Configurator now live

The Lotus story continues with a new icon: Emira. We are proud to have supported Lotus Cars in creating an advanced 360-degree configurator and fully configurable CG movie; taking the Emira out of the showroom and into the real world, in the ultimate customer journey.  The configurator creates thousands of different iterations of the Emira. Choose from a range of distinctive paint colours to your choice of alloy wheels, brake callipers, black pack and interior details, all…

13 January 2022

REALTIMERS: Cristina Bidiu, UE4 Auto Artist

If there’s one thing we love more than VFX, it’s our team. In our new series, REALTIMERS, we are showcasing the people behind the pixels to see what makes them tick.  This month it’s Cristina, our UE4 Auto Artist, who loves Rick and Morty and became obsessed with the world of CGI in high school.  Name & job title:   Cristina Bidiu, UE4 Artist  So, where do you fit in?   I…

22 December 2021

REALTIME 2021 Showreel

We’re proud to showcase (& celebrate!) the wonderful work crafted by our team across the last year – including spellbinding VFX for TV, action-packed cinematics and epic trailers for video games, through to stunningly photorealistic automotive CGI. We wish all of our team, clients and friends a wonderful new year. We can’t wait to see…

22 December 2021

CIIE 2021 with Apollo Automobil

We are delighted to have produced a bespoke marketing film to showcase at CIIE, in Shanghai, to introduce Apollo‘s EVision S Sportscar to the world. With a new generation of drivers and passengers in mind, the Apollo experience represents a bridge between digital and analogue lifestyles. Our promotional film sets the car against a hyper…

15 December 2021

We support Safe in our world for our 2021 Christmas charity

We are proud to support Safe in Our World for our Christmas charity this year.The charity works to foster positive mental health wellbeing and deliver support not only for players but also developers, publishers, retailers and the other incredible folk and teams who make up the video games industry. As well as donating, we’ll be working with them…

19 November 2021

Our 25th Birthday Party!

Last night our team enjoyed an evening out at Manchester’s Flight Club, with drinks and darts to celebrate our 25th anniversary. It was a brilliant night, and so good to (finally) see everyone in person again. Here’s to the next 25 years!