Case Study: Framestore achieves rapid, secure VFX project management for hundreds of staff with Claris FileMaker

Framestore develops Academy Award winning visual effects with the help of FileMaker

Framestore is a leading visual effects studio of more than 600 artists, technologists and producers that has contributed to major films like GoldenEye, Avatar and The Dark Knight. Its projects involve hundreds of people across multiple companies and generate enormous volumes of technical and creative data, so the firm needed a secure, shareable and structured way to capture everything from camera specs to creative notes while keeping workflows agile and confidential.

Framestore built its production databases on FileMaker to rapidly deploy and adapt project systems across desktops and mobile devices, including iPads with FileMaker Go. The platform’s flexibility, security and gentle learning curve let hundreds of internal and external stakeholders access and update detailed production data in real time, streamlining coordination, reducing re-shoots and enabling seamless data exchange with clients — delivering faster project ramp-up and more efficient, collaborative visual effects production.

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Alex Jackson

Software Developer