Freefolk, London and New York based VFX studio have announced the launch of their dedicated TV VFX department, following their work on the much anticipated TV series The Alienist for Paramount - to be released on TNT (US) and Netflix (UK).
Building on their fifteen years of award winning commercials work, Freefolk wanted to broaden their offering into Film & TV as they were very aware of how the quality of TV programming had risen and consequently, the opportunities and demand for HETV VFX.
Managing Director, Justine White is excited about the future for Freefolk and realises the importance of having the best VFX talent in her team, “the key for us in producing great work is having some incredibly skilled people at the top with a good eye.”
“Winning a high profile show like The Alienist confirmed to us that the time is right for Freefolk to embrace the TV world. The nature of the work on this project was perfect for the unrivalled talents of our Head of 2D, Steve Murgatroyd as his wealth of film experience and artistic eye are an excellent combination”.
The Alienist started is available in the US on TNT 22nd and will be streaming on Netflix in the UK from April 19th.