BlueBolt Co-Chief Technology Officer Tom Mawby has been promoted to CTO, Ben Starkey to Head of Systems and Priam Sampaio has joined BlueBolt as Head of Pipeline.

Tom Mawby, Chief Technology Officer, BlueBolt said: “What makes BlueBolt special isn’t just our creative track record – it’s the people behind it. As we grow this year, I’m focused on making sure our tech can keep pace with our artists’ imaginations, and get out of the way to let them do their incredible work. We’re already seeing real benefits from our microservice framework and our new USD pipeline, and the way that AI tools have been helping accelerate both our developers and artists has been eye-opening. Having Ben and Priam on the tech leadership team brings fresh energy and expertise at the perfect time.”

Tracy McCreary, Managing Director, BlueBolt said: “Tom has done an incredible job as co-CTO over the past two years, alongside George as part of the senior team. Under his technological leadership we look forward to continuing to expand our creative boundaries and maximise our team’s ability to deliver the highest standards of work on screen.”

BlueBolt VFX Supervisor David Scott and Production VFX Supervisor Angela Barson revealed to Trevor Hogg how they and the BlueBolt team created the meticulous VES Award-nominated VFX for Robert Egger’s acclaimed horror masterpiece Nosferatu. Read their in-depth interview in this VFX Voice feature.

We were thrilled that our work on the BBC’s Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light was featured in The Telegraph in December. Our VFX Supervisor David Dunn and VFX Producer Sam Dubery explained to India McTaggart how BlueBolt were entrusted with the meticulous digital enhancement of Henry VIII’s Hampton Court tapestries and Holbein’s portrait of Anne of Cleves - to restore them to how they would have looked in Tudor times.

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Watch our breakdown and read about how BlueBolt delivered 126 VFX shots for Ridley Scott’s epic depiction of the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte in Broadcast’s Post Production Uncovered.

BlueBolt VFX Supervisor David Scott reveals how the dramatic icy lake sequences were created in his interview with Trevor Hogg for VFX Voice.

Tamy sat down for an in-depth chat with PostPerspective’s Randi Altman, sharing what it takes to head up a great DMP team, her thoughts on AI, her passion for historical architecture (and gardening!), how she got started in VFX and of course, what she’s learned along the way.