Introducing VFX Supervisor Blake Winder

All too often in big feature film productions the praise goes to the director and it is a sad state of affairs that many of the unsung heroes go unnoticed.

Most cinema going audiences these days will see a big special effects bonanza and while they will be aware that a lot of time and effort has gone into making the film, they won't fully understand the level of intricate detail and man hours that have really gone into creating the picture. This is mainly because, for the most part, the effects are not visible. There are so many technical levels involved that are not initially noticeable on the surface.

Even the small things in film that are never noticed, like removing bad camera bounce or correcting a green screen shot that did not have enough tracking markers in place. These can be nightmarish jobs to undertake, but no one ever knows or hears about them. There always has to be someone sitting there hour after hour to make the film seem faultless. Their job is to sell the illusion and make the film come to life, because the second we see a bad special effect, we notice it...and then we are pulled from the story and reminded that it is actually...just a film!

This is especially true as the 'new age cinema hungry culture' feasts on a veritable banquet of DVD 'special features' and a constant stream of 'making of footage'. We feel more savvy with the making of a film than ever before and crave more knowledge into the behind the scenes. But while we are more familiar with the roles of these FX wizards, the average 'movie goer' still won't fully understand the levels they go to in order to trick the viewer that the effects are real.

Therefore it is more important now than ever to have seamless special effects and in turn a good special effect supervisor that is worth their weight in gold. It can be the difference between a good film and a great film.

Therefore, I am pleased to announce that visual effects supervisor Blake Winder will be the VFX supervisor for the upcoming film 'The Survivor'. Blake brings a whole host VFX knowledge after working on some truly epic titles such as, 10,000BC, Hellboy 2, The Fantastic Mr Fox, the upcoming release of Green Zone and many, many more.

To view more about Blake's professional work, please visit www.imdb.com/name/nm2791602/