Madeleine Scott-Spencer – Cinesite

Head of Assets and Visual Development, Cinesite

As Head of Assets & Visual Development Madeleine’s role is pivotal to each production. An expert in visually interpreting film-makers’ ideas, she drives and inspires the work created by the visual effects team.

Madeleine’s expertise is wide-ranging and impressive. An accomplished artist, she studied classical figurative sculpture at the Florence Academy of Art in Italy. She has also performed cadaver lab studies in support of several artist’s anatomy projects.

One of the world’s foremost experts in the digital sculpting tool ZBrush, Madeleine has released several highly-regarded text books and numerous manuals and video tutorials for the ZBrush community. She has also taught Advanced Digital Sculpting, Anatomy and Creature Design at the prestigious Gnomon School of visual effects for the past 14 years.

Madeleine’s credits include The Witcher S3 & S2, Pete’s Dragon, The BFG, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Pacific Rim: Uprising and the Hobbit trilogy.


About Cinesite

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The Cinesite group is one of the largest independent entertainment service studios in the world. Over the past 30 years, it has delivered visual effects and animation for hundreds of film, TV and episodic productions, garnering multiple awards and nominations.

Speaker Series

Part 1 with Eric Cheung of Cinesite: Animating Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Part 2 with Madeleine Scott-Spencer: Creature Design & Ideation

Location: PhoxTrott, Hilton Bournemouth, Terrace Rd, Bournemouth BH2 5EL
Date:  Thusday 23 November 2023
Time: 9.45 – 10.50

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