VFX Tech Vet MacPherson To Helm At Framestore

An Oscar-winning visual effects company and the UK's leading authority on stereoscopic 3D have appointed Steve MacPherson as Chief Technical Officer, VFX.
This new role has been developed to ensure Framestore continues to maintain and grow its position ahead of the film technology curve. 

MacPherson brings an unrivalled wealth of VFX technology experience, having worked for both VFX houses and technology innovators. His formative years were spent at NASA with supercomputer company, Cray Research. His most recent role was as Senior Manager and Production Specialist at leading software developer, Autodesk. In between, MacPherson helped found Polygram's film VFX facility, Double Negative. He has also held production and infrastructure development roles at Jim Henson's Creature Shop and MPC.


Framestore's Chief Executive Officer, William Sargent, commented: "This combination of high performance computing, post-production and software development expertise will take our film VFX to the next level. Steve's addition to Framestore will keep us one step ahead of the competition at a time when our film department is working on features for the likes of Scorsese and Spielberg." 


Steve MacPherson said: "Framestore continuously pushes and blurs the boundaries between post and production. As someone who has always loved film, I'm thrilled to be joining William and the great creative team he has assembled. As a technologist I'm looking forward to rolling up my sleeves in one of the most powerful privately owned computing environments in Europe."

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