Nuno Pereira Joins UNIT as VFX Supervisor

Following the news that UNIT, London’s independently owned creative post production and VFX studio have unveiled a bespoke new eight storey facility on Margaret Street Fitzrovia; they are delighted to also announce the appointment of VFX supervisor Nuno Pereira to further elevate their high-end crafted work. 

Nuno’s reputation precedes him. He is a hugely talented and well regarded VFX supervisor who joins the expanding, new era UNIT team - with a wealth of experience, responsible for the technical and creative execution of several world class Feature Films, TV series and numerous high profile Commercials. 

As a creative director and VFX supervisor, Nuno has extensive on-set experience dealing with directors, producers, DOPs and other productions’ creative leads. He has previously held senior VFX roles over 20 years honing his craft at established VFX and post houses across the globe including The Mill, MPC and Prime Focus amongst others - working on a mix of well loved, famous projects across Commercials, TV and Feature Films. 

Nuno’s extensive experience has seen him collaborate with high profile clients such as Netflix, Amazon Studios, HBO, SKY, BBC, Google, Apple, Sony, PlayStation working in close collaboration to bring their projects to life with his infectious energy, vision and drive. 

Some of his VFX creds include: 'The Rig', 'Avenue 5', 'Britannia', 'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2', 'The Chronicles of Narnia'; 'The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader' and 'X-Men First Class'.

Nuno's most recent work includes Universal's 'Genie' and Netflix's exclusive feature film 'No One Gets out Alive' for which he was the main VFX supervisor.

His work on the series BBC’s 'Supersized Earth' and Sky’s 'Britannia' have awarded him a RTS and a BAFTA nomination respectively.

At UNIT, Nuno will be responsible for overseeing and growing the CG / VFX department for both short-form and long-from productions. He will elevate the offering and creative output - focusing his passion to create outstanding moving image content. He will focus on the technical and creative execution of the studios longform and short-term projects. He will also further grow the artistic talent within UNIT and guide junior artists with his focus on a new generation talent pathway.

His decision to join the studio comes as part of the unveiling of the new UNIT Margaret Street home - featuring stylish designed interiors, state of the art technical facilities, and reflects the changing nature of the industry with a mix of hybrid working and responding to their client needs. The new space gives maximum flexibility, which means collaboration on every project, regardless of its size or complexity, becomes seamless.

UNIT's VFX offering ensures that the latest technologies, bespoke systems and world class talent can all be housed in spacious suites.

Welcoming Nuno Pereira to new era UNIT, Ian Luxford MD comments, “Nuno has experienced the full gamut of requests, from CGI futuristic cities set in outer space, to photo-real creatures and everything in between. He has such a wealth of project experience working on Harry Potter to X men features - this has developed his extreme calmness and honed his understanding of the creative and technical challenges our team faces on a day to day basis. I am delighted to welcome Nuno and I am excited to watch him lead the team into the next era further elevating our creative output”.

Nuno Pereira, new UNIT VFX supervisor says about joining the growing team, “I am very excited to join UNIT at this time. UNIT is growing both in size and quality of offering and currently going from strength to strength. The approach of an end-to-end offer under the same roof is really enticing and it will allow me to collaborate and develop creative work across multiple departments in a seamless fashion. UNIT's craft and talent is second to none - a very nimble mid-sized studio, with a solid footing on all fronts: from Commercials, to TV series, to Feature film. That completeness is something quite unique in our industry which I'm really keen on pushing and developing further”.