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{{Short description|British visual effects and computer animation company}} {{For|the computer graphics concept|framebuffer}} {{advert|date=November 2019}} {{EngvarB|date=November 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}} {{Infobox company | name = Framestore | logo = File:Framestore logo 2015.svg | image = Framestore office exterior.jpg | image_size = 250px | image_caption = Framestore office near [[Oxford Street]], [[London]], circa 2013 | slogan = | predecessor = | successor = | foundation = 1986 | defunct = | founders = {{Ubl | William Sargent | Sharon Reed | Mike McGee | Alison Turner | Jonathan Hills }} | location = [[Chancery Lane]], [[London]], England | industry = {{Ubl | [[Motion picture]] | [[Visual effects|Visual and special effects]] }} | num_locations = 7 | key_people = William Sargent (Chairman)<br>Mel Sullivan (CEO)<br>Fiona Walkinshaw (CEO, Film & Episodic)<br>Charles Howell (President, Global Advertising & Content) | products = Visual effects<br>[[Post-production]] | num_employees = <!--peak number of employees--> | subsid = [[Company 3]]<br>[[Method Studios]] | website = {{URL|framestore.com}} }} '''Framestore''' is a British [[visual effects]] and [[computer animation]] studio based on [[Chancery Lane]] in London, England.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1985-12-17 |title=FRAMESTORE LIMITED(THE) overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01972029 |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=[[Companies House]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hinnant |first=Brynn |date=2024-01-09 |title=VFX IN THE U.K.: MORE DEMAND THAN EVER |url=https://www.vfxvoice.com/vfx-in-the-u-k-more-demand-than-ever/ |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=VFX Voice Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> The company was founded in 1986. Framestore specializes in visual effects for film and prestige TV, advertising, rides, and immersive experiences. It is the largest production house in Europe, employing roughly 3,000 staff, including 1,000 in London, and 1,500 across studios in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Montreal, Melbourne and Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web |date=27 August 2014 |title=''StartUp Grind'' |url=https://www.startupgrind.com/events/details/startup-grind-london-hosted-mike-mcgee-framestore/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803184153/https://www.startupgrind.com/events/details/startup-grind-london-hosted-mike-mcgee-framestore/ |archive-date=3 August 2020 |access-date=8 September 2020 |publisher=Barclays}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=''Design Directory'' |url=https://www.dexigner.com/directory/cat/Animation/Companies/loc/United-Kingdom |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115031154/https://www.dexigner.com/directory/cat/Animation/Companies/loc/United-Kingdom |archive-date=15 November 2020 |access-date=8 September 2020 |publisher=Dexigner}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Daniel |title=Hollywood's go-to visual effects company |work=BBC News |date=5 March 2018 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43211126 |access-date=10 November 2019 |archive-date=10 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110150634/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43211126 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Giardina |first=Carolyn |date=2022-05-12 |title='Doctor Strange' VFX Company Framestore Names Mel Sullivan CEO |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/vfx-framestore-names-mel-sullivan-ceo-1235141763/ |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
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