Independent visual effects studio
BlueBolt is pleased to announce the appointment of award-winning, veteran VFX supervisor Ben White, further strengthening the studio’s senior creative team as it continues to deliver world class visual effects to its film and episodic clients.
Ben joins BlueBolt from the Cinesite group where he was VFX Supervisor on projects including Marvel productions Black Widow,
Loki, and
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever; and Apple TV’s
The Family Plan.
Ben brings almost thirty years experience across large-scale productions includingFantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them,
Guardians of The Galaxy,
Avatar,
Man of Steel,
Where The Wild Things Are, and several
Harry Potter movies. He was also CG supervisor on
The Dark Knight, overseeing the creation of the iconic Two Face character.
Ben won a British Independent Film Award for ‘Best Effects’ for The Ritual as well as two previous VES Awards, including for ‘Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project’ for his work as VFX Supervisor on
Fast and Furious: Supercharged.
Ben’s career includes senior roles at Framestore and MPC, having begun at The Mill Film where he was part of the Oscar-winning team on Ridley Scott’s Gladiator.
Tracy McCreary, BlueBolt managing director commented: “We’re really excited to welcome Ben to BlueBolt. Ben is a highly skilled and respected supervisor with a brilliant eye and an open, positive energy that complements our senior creative team perfectly. Ben’s appointment underlines our continued commitment to delivering BlueBolt’s hallmark quality to our clients’ productions, from concept to final delivery.”
Ben White, VFX supervisor said: “I’m delighted to be joining the team at BlueBolt. They have a well earned reputation for delivering beautiful work across streaming and film projects and are backed up by an incredibly strong management team.Their ongoing success in a challenging VFX market is no coincidence"
Ben joins BlueBolt’s team of VFX Supervisors Henry Badgett (Napoleon, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale); Richard Frazer (
A Thousand Blows, The Last Kingdom); Tiago Faria (
True Detective: Night Country, Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning); Giuliano Vigano (
Outlander Season 8,
Avengers: Age of Ultron) and David Dunn (
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, Amadeus).
BlueBolt has recently delivered projects including the upcoming Outlander Season 8 (Starz);
Amadeus (Sky); in addition to
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale;
The Thursday Murder Club,
A Thousand Blows Seasons 1 and 2,
Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, and Robert Eggers’
Nosferatu. The studio is currently in production on projects including Emerald Fennell’s
Wuthering Heights.
About BlueBolt
BlueBolt is an award-winning, independent visual effects studio based in London. Our talented team has been crafting exceptional images for film and high-end episodic productions since 2009.
BlueBolt partners with its clients from the earliest stages of production, guiding the on-set supervision of projects through post to final delivery and prides itself on a straightforward, meticulous approach. BlueBolt has a thriving, supportive culture that fosters talent and innovation.
BlueBolt’s creative work began with Game of Thrones Season 1 (HBO), going on to span five seasons of
Peaky Blinders (BBC/TigerAspect); the entire series of
The Last Kingdom and its feature-length finale
Seven Kings Must Die (Carnival Films/Netflix). More recent film and episodic productions include three seasons of
The Great (Hulu); Robert Eggers’ features
Nosferatu and
The Northman;
Mission Impossible (Paramount); Ridley Scott’s
Napoleon;
Fast X (Universal); Steven Knight’s
A Thousand Blows;
Wolf Hall: The Mirror And the Light (BBC); HBO’s
True Detective: Night Country and
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.