Case Study: Jellyfish Pictures achieves scalable, high-quality blockbuster rendering and cost savings with Microsoft Azure

Jellyfish Pictures brings blockbusters to life with the power of Microsoft Azure

Jellyfish Pictures, a London-based visual effects and animation studio that works on blockbuster films, needed vast, flexible computing power and portable studio setups to support time-limited projects without heavy capital outlay. Their challenge was delivering high-speed, high-quality rendering for artists while maintaining a seamless, integrated workflow across on-premises and cloud environments.

By adopting Microsoft Azure in a hybrid model, Jellyfish can spin up tens of thousands of cores on demand, quickly stand up and tear down temporary studios, and use Active Directory with Linux support for consistent operations. The result is faster rendering, lower infrastructure costs, greater geographic agility, and a smoother experience for artists—transforming how the studio delivers work.

Jellyfish Pictures

Jeremy Smith

CTO