Digital Domain to open mega post-production studio in Vancouver in 2010

One of the most active visual effects companies at the moment, Digital Domain, author of works such as Titanic, Yo Robot, Pirates of the Caribbean o The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Next year it will open new facilities in Vancouver (Canada) with more than 1,800 m².

Digital Domain, one of the most prestigious visual effects and post-production companies in the world, will open a studio of more than 1,800 m2 next year in Vancouver (Canada). Digital Domain, which won two Oscars for best effects with Titanic y The curious case of Benjamin Button, is also the author of the effects of other blockbusters such as Charlie and the chocolate factory, Yo Robot o Pirates of the Caribbean. Currently, he is finalizing the new project for Disney, Tron, which will be completed in Vancouver.

The company, based in Venice (California), currently has fifty of the most renowned effects artists, a number that will reach a hundred once the new Vancouver studio opens. The choice of this Canadian city is due to the great tax advantages that British Columbia offers as well as the significant number of creatives, designers and technicians who carry out their activity in Vancouver.

Cliff Plumer, CEO of Digital Domain, commented that “this expansion of our talent and resources in different locations responds to the need to offer solutions to the changes that production is experiencing, both economic, creative and technical.” Leading the direction of film projects, both at the Venice and Vancouver headquarters, will be Gloria Borders, who had previously worked for DreamWorks Animation, supervising the production of Shrek the Third y Madagascar 2.

Digital Domain was founded in 1993 by Wyndcrest Holdings, author of the effects of more than 70 films such as GI Joe, Transformers, X-Men, The Lord of the Rings o Gran Torino. Digital Domain not only produces effects for cinema, but also does numerous advertising jobs for companies such as Nike, Lexus, Disney, Honda Accord or Michelin.

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