Cinesite is a European effects studio and subsidiary of Eastman Kodak.note The company was founded in 1991, and was originally used as a testing ground for Kodak's Cineon computer system. After the system's discontinuation in 1997, the studio became specialized solely in special effects and post-production.
From 1994 to 2003, there was a division situated within Hollywood. Most of its employees have since went on to form Furious FX.
The company also has done miniature work in addition to its CGI. Their website can be found here and complete credits from both divisions can be found here and here. See also Image Engine and Nitrogen, two Canadian studios acquired by the company in 2015 and 2017, respectively. The studio has also partnered with animation companies Trixter Studios in Germany, L'Atlier Animation and Squeeze Animation in Canada, Assemblage Entertainment in India and Fx3x in Macedonia.
Cinesite's film and show work includes:
Effects & Animation- The 6th Day
- 300: Rise of an Empire
- The Addams Family (2019)
- The Adventures of Pluto Nash
- Æon Flux
- Air Force One
- American Gods
- Angel Has Fallen
- Animal Farm (1999)
- They are currently set to produce the upcoming Andy Serkis adaptation.
- Armageddon (1998)
- Assassin's Creed
- The Avengers (1998)
- AVP: Alien vs. Predator (film)
- Band of Brothers
- BASEketball
- Battle: Los Angeles
- Bedtime Stories (2008)
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua
- Bio-Dome
- Black Sails
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Charming
- Clash of the Titans (2010)
- Clockstoppers
- The Core
- Dante's Peak
- Dark (2017)
- The Dark Knight
- Death at a Funeral
- Deep Blue Sea
- The Devil's Advocate
- Dora and the Lost City of Gold
- Dr. Dolittle
- Edge of Tomorrow
- Ella Enchanted
- Eragon
- Erin Brockovich
- Event Horizon
- Executive Decision
- Extinct (2021)
- Fate: The Winx Saga
- The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
- Fred Claus
- Freddy vs. Jason
- Game-Over Man
- Gattaca
- Generation Kill
- Gnome Alone
- Gods of Egypt
- The Golden Compass
- GoldenEye
- The Harry Potter films (responsible for both the CGI and Miniature Effects of Hogwarts from Prisoner of Askaban onward)
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army
- Hercules (2014)
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
- Inkheart
- Into the Storm (2009)
- Into the Storm (2014)
- Iwájú
- Jerry Maguire
- John Carter
- Kingsman: The Secret Service (uncredited)
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
- Last Action Hero
- The Last Witch Hunter
- Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
- Leap Year (2010)
- The Limey
- Locke & Key (2020)
- Lost in Space
- Lost in Space (2018)
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
- The Man Who Knew Too Little
- Marmaduke
- Marvel Cinematic Universe:
- Mary Poppins Returns
- Matilda
- Mission: Impossible
- Moon
- Moulin Rouge!
- The Mummy (1999)
- Muppet Treasure Island
- Murder Mystery
- Mute (2018)
- Ocean's Eleven
- The Omen (2006)
- The Pagemaster (With 4-Ward Productions, Wang Film Productions, Pacific Title and Perpetual Motion Pictures; among others)
- Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (replacing Arc Productions)
- The Prisoner (2009)
- Raising Dion
- Rat Race
- Red Planet
- Reign of Fire
- Richie Rich
- Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
- RoboCop (2014)
- Rocketman (2019)
- Sahara (2005)
- San Andreas
- Space Jam (CGI, Paint and Composite; With Bardel Entertainment and others)
- Space Jam: A New Legacy (with Industrial Light & Magic, Tonic DNA, Company 3 Animation and Luma Pictures)
- Spawn (1997)
- Solaris (2002)
- Sphere
- The Star (For Sony Pictures Animation)
- Star Trek: Enterprise
- Stardust
- The State Within
- Stormbreaker
- Strays (2023)
- Swept Away
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (for Paramount Animation, with Mikros)
- Tetris (2023)
- Thirteen Days
- The Time Machine (2002)
- Titanic (1997)
- Troy
- True Lies
- The Truman Show
- V for Vendetta (did the Parlament explosion, which was done with Miniature Effects)
- Vanilla Sky
- Virus
- Waterworld
- We Were Soldiers
- Wild Wild West
- Wing Commander
- The Witcher (2019)
- World War Z
- X-Men Film Series
Additional services
- The African Queen (Scanning, 2005 restoration)
- Alien: Resurrection (Digital Film services)
- Anastasia (Digital Film Recording)
- Baby's Day Out (Digital Film services)
- Being John Malkovich (Film Scanning & Recording)
- Cliffhanger (Digital Film services)
- Color of Night (Digital Film services)
- Coneheads (Digital Film services)
- The Da Vinci Code (Scanning & Recording)
- Demolition Man (Digital Film services)
- The Edge (Scanning)
- End of Days (Scanning & Recording)
- Fantasia 2000 (Film Restoration)
- Great Teacher Onizuka (DVD Authoring, dub)
- Ice Age (Filmout)
- In the Line of Fire (Digital Film services)
- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (Digital Film services)
- Kaitou Saint Tail (DVD Authoring, dub)
- Kung Pow! Enter the Fist (Digital Imaging services)
- My Fair Lady (1994 restoration)
- The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (Digital Film services)
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Digital Intermediate)
- Planet 51 (Film Recording)
- Pokémon: The First Movie (Digital Scans, dub)
- Real Bout High School (DVD Authoring, dub)
- Rear Window (1998 restoration)
- Scary Movie 3 (Scanning & Recording)
- Sleeping Beauty (Restoration)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Digital Film Restoration; first project)
- Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (High-Definition Mastering)
- Super Mario Bros. (1993) (Digital Film Scanning & Recording)
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Visual Effects Scanning)
- Titan A.E. (Digital Film Recording)
- Tombstone (Digital Film services)
- Whisper of the Heart (Digital Film services)
- Wolf (Mike Nichols) (Film Scanning)
Tropes associated with Cinesite:
- Live-Action Adaptation: The Golden Compass, Inkheart, Animal Farm, Harry Potter, X-Men, Hellboy II, Alien Vs Predator, Marmaduke, Wing Commander and The Hitchhiker's guide to The Galaxy all fit into this.
- Production Posse: Netflix uses them a lot in their live action works.