Concept art of Las Vegas for Blade Runner 2049
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s the Framestore art department reaches its tenth anniversary, the creative endeavour is headed by an artist who has been with the visual effects company for two decades.
“My first project was the TV series Walking With Prehistoric Beasts where I helped with texturing creatures,” states Martin Macrae, Head of Art Department. “Then I moved onto the film side of things where I went through the matte painting department and digital environments. I had a good knowledge of the visual effects side of things as well as the art side. The lucky thing with the art department is we’re part of Framestore but also work independently. We’ll have lots of projects that people will come to us for, such as pitch packages to help sell a project to working with production designers on different shows as an extension of their art department, as well as internal shows that come through with visual effects. I literally help to maintain the communication and the creative briefs on all of the projects.”