Jellyfish Pictures is a British
VFX
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a live-action shot in filmmaking and video production.
The integration of live-action footage and other live-action foota ...
company specializing in the creation of digital visual effects and animation.
History
The studio opened up in 2001 with a team of three artists and one producer, opening up their first studio around 2003 in Poland Street, Soho. In 2005, they started their first long form TV series on the Story of One with Monty Python's Terry Jones. In 2017, Jellyfish expanded their studio by making Jellyfish Originals on producing various original shows like ''Ivy and the Inklings'' and ''Hughman''. One year later, Jellyfish also announced their collab with Jollywise to produce an animated series call Stan & Gran.
In 2020, a studio division in
Sheffield
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was opened up and overseen by animation director Kevin Spruce with an animated film in production, possibly ''
Spirit Untamed
''Spirit Untamed'' is a 2021 American computer-animated adventure film
An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adv ...
''. Due to the COVID pandemic however, workers had to animate at home following this experience. During the same year, they made the animation for DreamWorks' How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming and won an Annie award for Best Animated Special Production and nominated for Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production and Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production.
In 2021, Jellyfish Pictures has produced two DreamWorks films which while their main production was ''Spirit Untamed'',
they were also in charge of Production Assist support for ''
The Boss Baby: Family Business'' and the addiational Production Assist support on ''The Bad Guys'', which the animation was only produced from DWA Glendale. In 2022, Jellyfish Pictures has joined Key Capital Partners over a minority investment, meaning it will expedite the global scaling of Jellyfish's VFX and animation teams, and advance the development and production of its original kids and family content through Jellyfish Originals. David Patton joins Jellyfish Pictures as Chief Executive Officer in December 2022 while Mark Warburg also joins in as Chief Operating Officer.
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Production
TV series
Films
Live Action VFX
Animation
Accolades
Annie Awards
References
External links
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{{Animation industry in the United Kingdom
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British companies established in 2001
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