BlueBolt VFX Announces First Projects and Appointment of David
Jeffers as Chairman
February 19, 2010
Source: BlueBolt VFX
VFX post-production facility BlueBolt
has announced its first projects and the appointment of David
Jeffers as company chairman.
BlueBolt was established last September by three former Moving
Picture Company (MPC) staff and provides state-of-the-art
2D and CGI capabilities. BlueBolt is working on the John Landis-directed
comedy Burke & Hare (Ealing Studios/Fragile Films), working
on digital set extensions, 2D compositing and CG. It has already
completed VFX work
on a number of feature films, including Sherlock Holmes (Warner
Bros) and Prince of Persia: The Sands Of Time (Jerry Bruckheimer
Films/Walt Disney Pictures).
Jeffers joins BlueBolt:
BlueBolt has also announced that David Jeffers, former CEO
of MPC, Technicolor’s London VFX division, has joined
the company as non- executive chairman, a hands-on role that
will see him support the future growth of the company.
Under Jeffers’ 20-year leadership MPC became a worldwide
industry- leading provider of VFX and post-production services
to both the feature motion picture and commercial advertising
industries. Along with its successful growth, he also managed
the relocation of MPC
into London’s premier custom-built facility in Wardour
Street, Soho, as well as its subsequent sale ($105million)
to Thomson/Technicolor in 2005. Jeffers retired from the company
in 2007 to pursue other business interests.
“David’s knowledge and understanding of the industry
will prove invaluable as we develop and grow BlueBolt into
a leading VFX business,” said company director Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor.
“Having been our boss, he knows the three of us very
well and we welcome his guidance, foresight and leadership.”
Jeffers commented: “Bluebolt is an exciting new company
with a highly creative, experienced and professional offer.
I am delighted to be able to share my experience with the
team from this early stage. As a boutique facility in the
highly-regarded Soho/London VFX industry Bluebolt is set to
succeed in a VFX marketplace that has enjoyed unrivalled growth
in recent years – the future demand for
which is perhaps best exemplified by the recent box office
success of James Cameron’s Avatar.”
BlueBolt was founded by VFX supervisors Chas Jarrett and Angela
Barson, along with VFX producer Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor. All
three worked together at MPC and have over 30 years collective
experience in delivering the highest quality VFX. BlueBolt
handles VFX projects from concept and storyboard through to
final delivery, and is focusing on British filmmakers, Hollywood
studios, as well as high-
end broadcast productions.
Jarrett’s career credits include Sherlock Holmes, Ninja
Assassin, Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd, an Oscar-nomination
for Poseidon, a BAFTA- nomination for Charlie And The Chocolate
Factory and a VES nomination for Troy. Barson’s credits
include Quantum Of Solace, TheChronicles
Of Narnia, The Other Boleyn Girl, Curse of the Golden Flower
and Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. Ainsworth-Taylor, VFX
producer and development executive, has production credits
which include Creation, The Other Man, 1408, Made of Honor,
The Other Boleyn Girl and Big Fish.
BlueBolt is based in Greek Street, Soho, London. The company
is equipped with The Foundry’s Nuke VFX compositing system
and Autodesk’s Maya CGI animation software to handle
high-end 2D, CG and matte painting work. The company uses
one of London’s largest DI
projection screens, measuring 4.5m, for viewing and grading,
under a collaborative agreement with DI post-production facility
Pepper Post.
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