Designer Dan Solomon has relocated to Framestore’s Chicago office, which opened back in May. Animator-designer Solomon comes over from Framestore’s NY office. He has over nine years of experience working at various VFX studios in NYC, including Blind, Psyop, and Framestore. He graduated from The School of Visual Arts in 2013 with a degree in Computer Art, Animation, and Visual Effects. He has a diverse skillset, with experience in motion graphics, 3D animation, compositing, photography, web design and web development.
At Framestore, Solomon has worked on several notable design projects including the title sequence for the 2017 Semi Permanent Festival, The New York Times and General Electric’s “The Nature of Industry,” and Dell’s “Tech Stories,” winning a Cannes Lions Grand Prix for GE and gold at the 2017 AEAF Awards for Semi Permanent.
Framestore’s Design Studio is a highly-skilled collective made up of directors, designers and animators who collaborate with clients to deliver beautifully impactful work across all platforms. In addition to Solomon, the Chicago office has also recently welcomed sr. VFX designer Tim Sepulveda.
Rom-Com Mainstay Hugh Grant Shifts To The Dark Side and He’s Never Been Happier
After some difficulties connecting to a Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead.
"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
"I think they're killing us. I hate them," he says. "I go on long holidays from them, three or four days at at time. Marvelous."
Hell, and our proximity to it, is a not unrelated topic to Grant's new film, "Heretic." In it, two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) come knocking on a door they'll soon regret visiting. They're welcomed in by Mr. Reed (Grant), an initially charming man who tests their faith in theological debate, and then, in much worse things.
After decades in romantic comedies, Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career. But in "Heretic," a horror thriller from A24, Grant's turn to the dark side reaches a new extreme. The actor who once charmingly stammered in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and who danced to the Pointer Sisters in "Love Actually" is now doing heinous things to young people in a basement.
"It was a challenge," Grant says. "I think human beings need challenges. It makes your beer taste better in the evening if you've climbed a mountain. He was just so wonderfully (expletive)-up."
"Heretic," which opens in theaters Friday, is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of "A Quiet Place." In Grant's hands, Mr. Reed is a divinely good baddie — a scholarly creep whose wry monologues pull from a wide range of references, including, fittingly, Radiohead's "Creep."
In an interview, Grant spoke about these and other facets of his character, his journey... Read More