Framestore Bournemouth

Jonathan TurnerBournemouth Studio Manager

Who am I?• Bournemouth Studio Manager

• Creation, start up and development of an external facility. Managing up to 40 artists, from both Paint & Roto and Matchmoving, across multiple shows in both 2D and 3D. Recruitment, hiring and training.Liaising with Higher Education

• Previously a Senior Lecture at The Arts University College at Bournemouth

Who are Framestore?

• One of the largest VFX studios in Europe

• Offices in London, New York, LA, Bournemouth – 25 years old

• Opening Montreal in early 2013. Aiming to hire 200 artists by the end of the year

• Worldwide employ approx 750 people

Outpost Story• Our 2011/12 roster of projects required growth, particularly in prep-teams• In an environment of high graduate unemployment – why look outside of

the EU?• Opened in August 2011• Employing 26 graduates in “prep” tasks on mainstream projects• Mainly sourced from the Bournemouth Universities (AUCB and BU)• A “hub” of talented graduates• Based on the campus of the AUCB• Expansion – we now employ 40 young artists

Secret of Success• The post-graduation move to London can be daunting for many graduates

• The Outpost provides training and real jobs in a familiar, supportive and fun environment

• Bournemouth – facilities to service a large student population – 2 Universities plus language schools

• Rigorous selection procedure = best chance of selecting “future stars”

• Win-win – if we don’t have jobs for them in the future they’ve had a great start to their VFX career

The Challenges• Reasons for success also present the greatest challenge – distance

• Systems support, training

• Have to work hard to keep it “Framestore”

The Future• Promotions to more senior roles London and New York office.

• Promotions to Animation and compositing teams

• Outpost has matured – home-grown supervisors and mentors

• Cornerstone of our Graduate Strategy

• Close, mutually beneficial relationship with the university