Join us in Cary Grant’s home city for a three-day celebration of how the Hollywood star’s early training as an acrobat lent physical prowess to many of his films and made a lasting impact on action cinema.
Meet our Speaker
Theo Jones | VFX Supervisor
An Academy Award-nominated Visual Effects Supervisor and has worked on some of Framestore’s most innovative and groundbreaking initiatives, his work spanning major Hollywood films to immersive experiences and highly technical research projects. His impressive list of credits includes Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Paddington 2 and Disney’s Christopher Robin, for which he was nominated for the VFX Oscar. This creativity is complemented by his technical expertise which has seen him working on innovative projects such as the award-winning ‘Mars Bus’ (the world’s first group VR vehicle), the Battle for Avengers Tower VR experience and the LED overhaul of Morgan Stanley’s New York HQ. His wide-ranging experience made Theo the perfect person to lead several boundary-pushing R&D projects, including FUSE (a brand new real-time VFX pipeline) and several grant-funded projects exploring AI, machine learning and deepfake technology.
Panel: Animal Magic
30 Nov | 2:00pm | Bristol Megascreen
Join us for an engaging conversation chaired by BBC Free Thinking’s Matthew Sweet. This illustrated panel will explore the world of animals in cinema, spotlighting Cary Grant’s work with animals in films like Monkey Business, Bringing Up Baby, and The Awful Truth. Experts Michael Lawrence from the University of Sussex and VFX Supervisor Theo Jones will discuss the evolution of VFX in depicting animals on screen, from early practical effects to today’s sophisticated CGI.
The panel will explore how modern techniques would handle classic scenes, showcasing Framestore’s recent creature work alongside early VFX solutions. This event will also address the outdated practices and ethical considerations of using real animals in films, reflecting on how digital technologies are reshaping our relationship with them.
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