Internationally awarded Flame artist and visual effects (VFX) supervisor Naomi Anderlini has joined Cape Town-based animation and VFX studio BlackGinger.
Anderlini has spent the past four years as the lead Flame artist at The Mill New York, working with renowned commercials directors Peter Thwaites, Jake Scott, Nicolai Fuglsig, Daniel Askill and Filip Engstrom, as well as all the world’s top advertising agencies.
Originally from Australia, Anderlini has spent her working life as a Flame artist at top post-production facilities all over the world, including Post Modern in Sydney (where she worked on projects with Baz Luhrmann); Spin in Toronto (where she collaborated with director George Romero); ToyBox in Toronto (where she collaborated with world renowned director Darren Aronofsky); and Cutting Edge in Brisbane where she started her career as a Flame artist.
Anderlini’s expertise as a VFX supervisor has led her to typically consult on projects’ technical methodologies in preparation for on-set supervision and picture finish on Flame. As a lead Flame artist, Anderlini also does art direction and supervises teams of artists throughout the picture post-production of all the projects she finishes in Flame.
Says BlackGinger owner Marc Bloch: “We’re delighted to have someone as experienced and awarded as Naomi on our team. Her appointment adds an exciting dynamic to our Flame artist-roster.
“Growing our Flame capacity for the commercials industry remains one of our top priorities in our development as a VFX studio. We believe that the combination of Naomi together with Marco Raposo de Barbosa, Eddie Addinall and Ash Ryan and our growing VFX-team is one of the best post-teams around.
“BlackGinger is very excited about introducing Naomi to local production companies in the coming weeks and hopefully soon we’ll see her in action on some award-winning work with the directors that frequent our studio.’
Screen Africa magazine – August 2012
