SPECIAL EFFECTS of the Tudors

Special Effects of The Tudors

Most of the digital visual effects were done by a Toronto, Canada based company called C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures which was founded in 1994 by Bob Munro, John Mariella, Kyle Menzies and William Shatner (yes, that William Shatner) Bob Munroe, Terry Bradley, Lisa Carr-Harris, Bret Culp, Bill Halliday and Bo Mosley , C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures artists - received the 2008 Gemini Award for Best Visual Effects for their work on the season on of The Tudors. C.O.R.E. Visual Effects recently wrapped production on Showtime’s third season of the mini-series The Tudors and is currently in pre-production on season four.

Other productions C.O.R.E were involved in : TekWar (1994) X-men (2000) They (2002) Time Machine (2002) Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) Harold and Kumar go to White Castle (2004) Saw II (2005) Silent Hill (2006) Firehouse Dog (2007)

LINKS: <a class="external" href="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/cb-Cyj6bELqdsfNNtA3krhn811un_W6UyXn/visual_effects_on_the_tudors_season_3/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Video clip showing the Visual Effects team in action on Season 3">Video clip showing the Visual Effects team in action on Season 3</a>

shows split screen how additions to the architecture were added to this scene.

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Some effects were also done by Team FX, Ardmore Studios, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland.