Double Negative and Snow White and the Huntsman

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| August 1, 2012 | 3:07 pm or 3:07 pm GMT

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from the Art of VFX article:

What is your background?
I started work as a projectionist in a cinema. I went to University and studied photography.
I started working at DNeg in 1998 as a junior compositor and roto artist. I worked my way up through the 2d department and started supervising vfx in 2005.

How did Double Negative got involved on this show?
We were approached by Universal to work on the show in February 2011. We did some concept work for the show and were awarded some of the work.

How was the collaboration with director Rupert Sanders?
We had a meeting with Rupert early on before the production started shooting in which we discussed Rupert’s overview and style of film making. And what he wanted to achieve. Most of the discussions that we had were with Cedric until the final weeks of the show when we spoke with Rupert in twice weekly cinesync sessions.

How was his approach about VFX?
Rupert is very used to working with VFX from his commercials background. Again, most of the discussions I had regarding the work for the show were with Cedric.

Can you tell us more about your collaboration with Production VFX Supervisor Cedric Nicolas-Troyan?
Cedric and myself discussed various aspects of the visual effects before DNeg were awarded the work on the show, Cedric was keen for us to work on the Dark Fairies and the Dark forest based on work that he had seen DNeg had completed on other productions. We had a great working relationship and he trusted us to develop the tools and techniques required to bring his visions to the screen. We would frequently send work in progress to Cedric, he would then give us notes.

What Double Negative have done on the show?
Two sequences, the Dark Forest and the Dark Fairies.

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