Jellyfish Pictures

Jellyfish Pictures is a British VFX 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
4
Area served
Bristol, Sheffield
Key people
Phil Dobree (CEO/Founder)[1]
Luke Dodd (COO)
Ben Leaver (Founder)
Barry Evans (Founder)
Members350 (2021)[2]
DivisionsJellyfish Originals
Websitejellyfishpictures.co.uk

History

The studio opened up in 2001 with a team of three artists and one producer, opening up their first studio around 2003 in Poland Street, Soho. In 2005, they started their first long form TV series on the Story of One with Monty Python’s Terry Jones. In 2017, Jellyfish expanded their studio by making Jellyfish Originals on producing 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 call Stan & Gran.[3][4]

In 2020, a studio division in Sheffield was opened up and overseen by animation director Kevin Spruce with an animated film in production, possibly Spirit Untamed.[5] Due to the COVID pandemic however, workers have to animated at home following this experience.[6] During the same year, they made the animation for 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 2021, Jellyfish Pictures has produced two DreamWorks films which while their main production was Spirit Untamed,[7] they were also in charge of Production Assist support for The Boss Baby: Family Business, which the animation was only produced from DWA Glendale. In 2022, Jellyfish Pictures has joined Key Capital Partners over a minority investment, meaning it will expedite 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.[8]

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[9]
Planet DinosaurSeptember 14, 2011BBC
Discovery Channel
ZDF
[10]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
[11]TV Animated Series
Documentary
FloogalsJanuary 15, 2016Nevision Studios
Zodiak Kids Studios
Banijay Group
[12][13]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
[12]TV Animated Series
Bitz & BobMarch 12, 2018BBC Children's Productions[14]
FremantleMedia Kids & Family
Boat Rocker Rights
[12]
The InnocentsAugust 24, 2018Netflix
New Pictures
[15]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
[16]TV Animation 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 Mini-Series
The BabyApril 24, 2022HBO
Sister Pictures
Sky Studios
Proverbial Pictures
TV Series
Stranger ThingsMay 27, 2022Netflix
21 Laps Entertainment
Monkey Massacre
TV Series
Season 4 only
Ivy and the InklingsTBABomanbridge Media[17]TV Animated Series
Hughman
Stan & GranJollywise[18]
Battle of the BugsAlpha Group[19]

Live Action VFX

Title Release date Studio(s) Ref(s)
Kingsman: The Secret ServiceFebruary 13, 201520th Century Fox
Marv Studios
Cloudy Productions
TSG Entertainment
[20]
Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryDecember 16, 2016Lucasfilm Ltd.
Star Wars: The Last JediDecember 15, 2017
Solo: A Star Wars StoryMay 25, 2018[21]
Captive StateMarch 15, 2019Focus Features
Participant Media
[22]
Fear Street Part One: 1994July 2, 2021Netflix
Chernin Entertainment

Animation

Title Release date Studio(s) Ref(s) Notes
Trolls World TourApril 10, 2020DreamWorks Animation
Universal Pictures
Marketing Custom Animation Services with Minimo VFX
Spirit UntamedJune 4, 2021[23][24][25]Production Services
The Boss Baby: Family BusinessJuly 2, 2021Asset Production Services
The Bad GuysApril 22, 2022Additional Asset Production Services
Untitled Roald Dahl's Matilda Musical filmTBANetflixProduction Services

Accolades

Annie Awards

YearFilmCategoryRecipient(s)Result
2020 How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming[26] 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[27] 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. https://www.cgw.com/Publications/CGW/2021/July-August-September-2021/New-Again.aspx
  3. https://www.awn.com/news/jellyfish-pictures-announces-partnership-jollywise
  4. https://www.animationmagazine.net/vfx/jellyfish-pictures-opens-europes-first-virtual-vfx-studios/
  5. "Jellyfish Pictures Expands Northern Presence with New Studio in Sheffield".
  6. 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.
  7. https://www.cgw.com/Publications/CGW/2021/July-August-September-2021/New-Again.aspx
  8. https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/jellyfish-pictures-to-grow-animation-vfx-originals-biz-with-kcp-investment/
  9. "Bafta Television Craft Awards 2008". The Guardian. 12 May 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  10. Milligan, Mercedes (12 December 2019). "Jellyfish Pics Grows into World's Largest Virtual VFX & Animation Studio".
  11. Team, AnimationXpress (1 August 2017). "Jellyfish Pictures nominated for news and documentary Emmy award".
  12. "[TRAILER] DreamWorks' 'Spirit Untamed' Rides Free". Rotoscopers. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  13. Woolfe, Jennifer (5 September 2014). "Jellyfish Producing 'Floogals' for Sprout".
  14. Known as CBeebies Production for the first season.
  15. "Jellyfish Pictures Faces off with 'The Innocents' for Netflix". 24 August 2018.
  16. "Jellyfish Pictures Expands Global Operations with New Cloud-Based Technology". Animation World Network.
  17. "Jellyfish Pictures and Bomanbridge Media Ink Deal for 'Ivy & The Inklings'". Animation World Network.
  18. "Jellyfish Pictures Announces Partnership with Jollywise". Animation World Network.
  19. "Jellyfish Originals and Alpha Group China sign co-production deal for 'Battle of the Bugs' at MIPCOM 2020". 12 October 2020.
  20. "Kingsman Almost Had This Badass Flashback Sequence". 25 February 2015.
  21. "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.
  22. "2019 Icebreakers: Hot Winter VFX". 13 December 2018.
  23. "Equine Majesty: Elaine Bogan and Her DreamWorks Team Bring Artistic Horsepower to 'Spirit Untamed'". June 2021.
  24. "DreamWorks Animation Returns to the Frontier in 'Spirit Untamed'". Animation World Network.
  25. https://www.cgw.com/Publications/CGW/2021/July-August-September-2021/New-Again.aspx
  26. "'Klaus' Wins Big at Annie Awards for Animation". The Hollywood Reporter. 25 January 2020.
  27. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/annie-awards-raya-and-the-last-dragon-leads-2022-nominations-1235065364/
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