Jellyfish Pictures

Jellyfish Pictures is a British VFX and animation company specializing in the creation of digital visual effects and animation.

Jellyfish Pictures
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryVisual effects, Computer-generated imagery, Feature animation
Founded2001 (2001)
Headquarters
England
Number of locations
3
Area served
London, Mumbai, Sheffield
Key people
Phil Dobree (Founder)[1]
David Patton (CEO)
Luke Dodd (head of VFX & Animation)
Members500+ (as of Aug 2023)[2]
DivisionsJellyfish Originals
Websitejellyfishpictures.com

History

The studio was founded in 2001 by Philip Dobree and Will Rockall, with a team of three artists and one producer.[3] In 2003 they moved to their first studio in Soho, Central London in Poland Street.[4] In 2005, they started their first long form TV series The Story of One.[4] In 2007 they worked on the BBC series Fight For Life winning multiple industry awards, including a BAFTA, RTS and VES award for outstanding visual effects.[4] They continued to expand and grow further, in 2011 working on the long form CGI series Planet Dinosaur for BBC and Discovery Channel.[4] In 2012 the company was nominated for and won several awards for their work on Inside the Human Body.[4] Between 2015 and 2018 the company worked on three Star Wars films for Lucasfilm: Rogue One, A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Solo: A Star Wars Story. In 2017, Jellyfish Pictures opened Europe’s first wholly "virtual" VFX and animation studio at The Oval, South London, with their first 'virtually' produced project Bitz and Bob, bringing the number of people at Jellyfish up to 200.[3] They created Jellyfish Originals, which produced 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 called Stan & Gran.[5][6]

In 2019, they helped produce 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 2020, a studio division in Sheffield was opened up and overseen by animation director Kevin Spruce, with an animated feature film in production for DreamWorks Animation, Spirit Untamed.[7] Due to the COVID pandemic however, workers had to animate at home.[8]

In 2021, Jellyfish Pictures collaborated further on two DreamWorks films while their main production was Spirit Untamed,[2] they were also in charge of Production Assist support for The Boss Baby: Family Business and the additional Production Assist support on The Bad Guys, while the animation was only produced from DWA Glendale. In 2022, Jellyfish Pictures joined Key Capital Partners over a minority investment, expediting 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.[9] David Patton joined Jellyfish Pictures as CEO in December 2022 while Mark Warburg joined as Chief Operating Officer.[10]

The company worked on a large slate of episodic VFX drama in 2021/2 including The Book of Boba Fett for Lucasfilm and Stranger Things 4 for Netflix and are working on the upcoming series Nautilus. In 2023, their work included films The Creator, Asteroid City and The Last Voyage of the Demeter.

Production

TV series

Title Release date Studio(s) Ref(s) Notes
The Story of 12005BBCDocumentary
Fight for LifeJuly 9, 2007BBC OneTV series
Documentary
2008 winner Bafta special effects prize[11]
Planet DinosaurSeptember 14, 2011BBC
Discovery Channel
ZDF
[12]TV animated series
Documentary
Doctor WhoNovember 23, 2013BBC One
BBC Wales
TV series
Day of the Doctor Special
Additional VFX
Your Inner Fish2014Tangled Bank Studios
PBS
[13]TV animated series
Documentary
FloogalsJanuary 15, 2016Nevision Studios
Zodiak Kids Studios
Banijay Group
[14][15]TV animated series
Black MirrorOctober 2016Netflix
House of Tomorrow
Endemol Shine UK
TV series
Hated in the Nation only
Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed!November 6, 2017Beano Studios
CBBC
[14]TV animated series
Bitz & BobMarch 12, 2018BBC Children's Productions[16]
FremantleMedia Kids & Family
Boat Rocker Rights
[14]
The InnocentsAugust 24, 2018Netflix
New Pictures
[17]TV series
WatchmenOctober 20, 2019HBO
White Rabbit
Paramount Television
DC Entertainment
Warner Bros. Television
TV series
Limited
How to Train Your Dragon: HomecomingDecember 3, 2019DreamWorks Animation
NBCUniversal
[18]TV animated special
Production services
Gangs of LondonApril 23, 2020Sky Atlantic
Pulse Films
Sister Pictures
Sky Studios
NBCUniversal Global Distribution
TV series
Series finale only
White LinesMay 15, 2020Netflix
Left Bank Pictures
Vancouver Media
Sony Pictures Television
TV series
HannaJuly 3, 2020NBCUniversal International Studios
Tomorrow Studios
Working Title Television
Focus Features
Amazon Studios
TV series
Season 2 only
Sex EducationSeptember 17, 2021Netflix
Eleven Film
TV series
Season 3 only
The Book of Boba FettDecember 29, 2021Disney+
Lucasfilm
TV miniseries
This Is Going to HurtFebruary 8, 2022Sister Pictures
Terrible Productions
AMC Studios
BBC
Miniseries
The BabyApril 24, 2022HBO
Sister Pictures
Sky Studios
Proverbial Pictures
TV series
Prehistoric PlanetMay 23, 2022Apple TV+
BBC
Documentary
Concept art only
VFX by Moving Picture Company
Stranger ThingsMay 27, 2022Netflix
21 Laps Entertainment
Monkey Massacre
TV series
Season 4 only
WereworldTBANetflix
Netflix Animation
Lime Pictures
TV animated series
Ivy and the InklingsBomanbridge Media[19]
Hughman
Stan & GranJollywise[20]
Battle of the BugsAlpha Group[21]

Live Action VFX

Title Release date Studio(s) Ref(s) Notes
Kingsman: The Secret ServiceFebruary 13, 201520th Century Fox
Marv Studios
Cloudy Productions
TSG Entertainment
[22]With Prime Focus World, Baseblack, Panton Creative, Doc & A Soc, Peerless Camera Company and BUF
Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryDecember 16, 2016Lucasfilm Ltd.Main VFX from Industrial Light & Magic
Additional VFX with Ubisoft Hybride, Ghost VFX, Whiskytree, Atomic Fiction, Scanline VFX, and Raynault VFX.
Star Wars: The Last JediDecember 15, 2017[23]Main VFX from Industrial Light & Magic
Additional VFX with Ubisoft Hybride, One of Us, Base FX, Rodeo FX, Ghost VFX, Virutos, Animatrik Film Design, Exceptional Minds, Important Looking Pirates, and Yannix.
Solo: A Star Wars StoryMay 25, 2018[24]Main VFX from Industrial Light & Magic
Additional VFX with Ubisoft Hybride, Raynault VFX, Tippet Studio, Exceptional Minds, Virutos and Lola/VFX
Captive StateMarch 15, 2019Focus Features
Participant Media
[25]
Fear Street Part One: 1994July 2, 2021Netflix
Chernin Entertainment
Uncredited
Fear Street Part Two: 1978July 9, 2021
Fear Street Part Three: 1666July 16, 2021
Roald Dahl's Matilda the MusicalDecember 2, 2022Netflix
TriStar Pictures
Working Title Films
The Roald Dahl Story Company

Animation

Title Release date Studio(s) Ref(s) Notes
Trolls World TourApril 10, 2020Universal Pictures
DreamWorks Animation
Marketing custom animation services with Minimo VFX
Spirit UntamedJune 4, 2021[26][27][2]Production services
Additional animation services by 88 Pictures
The Boss Baby: Family BusinessJuly 2, 2021Asset production services
The Bad GuysApril 22, 2022Additional asset production services
The Twits2025Netflix[28]

Accolades

Annie Awards

YearFilmCategoryRecipient(s)Result
2020 How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming[29] Best Animated Special Production DreamWorks Animation Won
Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Manuel Reyes Halaby, Cristiana Covone, Koya Masubuchi, Jean Claude Nouchy, Dustin Henning Nominated
Andrew Muir
2022 Spirit Untamed[30] Best Storyboarding Gary Graham

References

  1. Henley, Jon (19 October 2017). "'We can take it almost anywhere': how Brexit threatens the UK's creative industries". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. "New Again | Computer Graphics World".
  3. "About Us - Jellyfish".
  4. Jellyfish Pictures official website jellyfishpictures.co.uk
  5. "Jellyfish Pictures Announces Partnership with Jollywise".
  6. "Jellyfish Pictures Opens Europe's First Virtual VFX Studios". 7 June 2017.
  7. "Jellyfish Pictures Expands Northern Presence with New Studio in Sheffield". Animation UK. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  8. Kaushik, Parth (12 August 2020). "Exclusive: Jellyfish Pictures CEO Phil Dobree talks about remote pipelines, virtual technology and future plans in a candid interview". AnimationXpress. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  9. "Jellyfish Pictures to Grow Animation, VFX & Originals Biz with KCP Investment". 2 March 2022.
  10. "People on the Move: New Leadership at Jellyfish, MPC, Method & More". 7 December 2022.
  11. "Bafta Television Craft Awards 2008". The Guardian. 12 May 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  12. Milligan, Mercedes (12 December 2019). "Jellyfish Pics Grows into World's Largest Virtual VFX & Animation Studio".
  13. Team, AnimationXpress (1 August 2017). "Jellyfish Pictures nominated for news and documentary Emmy award".
  14. "[TRAILER] DreamWorks' 'Spirit Untamed' Rides Free". Rotoscopers. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  15. Woolfe, Jennifer (5 September 2014). "Jellyfish Producing 'Floogals' for Sprout".
  16. Known as CBeebies Production for the first season.
  17. "Jellyfish Pictures Faces off with 'The Innocents' for Netflix". 24 August 2018.
  18. "Jellyfish Pictures Expands Global Operations with New Cloud-Based Technology". Animation World Network.
  19. "Jellyfish Pictures and Bomanbridge Media Ink Deal for 'Ivy & The Inklings'". Animation World Network.
  20. "Jellyfish Pictures Announces Partnership with Jollywise". Animation World Network.
  21. "Jellyfish Originals and Alpha Group China sign co-production deal for 'Battle of the Bugs' at MIPCOM 2020". 12 October 2020.
  22. "Kingsman Almost Had This Badass Flashback Sequence". 25 February 2015.
  23. "Jellyfish Pictures Selects Hammerspace to Provide Global Data Environment for Virtual Production" (Press release). 22 April 2022.
  24. "SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY - The Art of VFXThe Art of VFX". www.artofvfx.com. 12 May 2018. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  25. "2019 Icebreakers: Hot Winter VFX". 13 December 2018.
  26. "Equine Majesty: Elaine Bogan and Her DreamWorks Team Bring Artistic Horsepower to 'Spirit Untamed'". June 2021.
  27. "DreamWorks Animation Returns to the Frontier in 'Spirit Untamed'". Animation World Network.
  28. Giardina, Carolyn (18 September 2023). "Animated Feature Adaptation of Roald Dahl's 'The Twits' Coming to Netflix in 2025". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  29. "'Klaus' Wins Big at Annie Awards for Animation". The Hollywood Reporter. 25 January 2020.
  30. "'Raya and the Last Dragon' Leads 2022 Annie Awards Feature Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. 21 December 2021.
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