Shots | Framestore grows Immersive team

Framestore has added Warren Drones as Lead Technical Artist and Daria Adamitskaya as Lead Environment Artist to its Immersive team.

Framestore’s track record in immersive experiences includes Max’s award-winning Carrie’s Closet, SUMMIT One Vanderbilt’s observation deck and Cadillac’s ‘Art of You’ interactive experience.

Warren Drones brings over a decade of industry expertise to his new role as Lead Technical Artist at Framestore. With a career spanning virtual production, AR, product management and game development, Drones’ portfolio includes Emmy award-winning projects, such as the NFL Super Bowl AR package, and his role in developing Avalanche Motion Graphics tools for Unreal Engine. As a former product manager at Epic Games, specialising in Esports and media entertainment, Drones has worked  with industry giants like Fortnite, Rocket League, ESPN, Fox and Disney.

Daria Adamitskaya joins as a Lead Environment Artist, bringing a wealth of experience garnered during her nine-year tenure at Creative Assembly where she contributed to titles like the Total War series, including three chapters of Warhammer, and historical games like Three Kingdoms. She is currently crafting environmental scenes with Unreal Engine 5.3 on unannounced projects.

Global Head of Immersive, Karl Woolley, said, “Framestore has always been about the people and how we’re able to harness technology so our talent can realise the very best work. This is why we’re excited to have Daria and Warren join us from esteemed adjacent industries, bringing their skills and experience to further strengthen Framestore’s talent base and broaden our Immersive offering.”

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