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[[File:Doctor Who S8|thumb|Axis VFX's work on ''[[Flatline (TV story)|Flatline]]''.]]
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[[File:Doctor Who S8 - Behind the Scenes|thumb|[[Grant Hewlett]] and [[Stuart Aitken]] discuss their work on ''Flatline''.]]
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'''Axis VFX''' provided the [[visual effects]] for the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories ''[[Flatline (TV story)|Flatline]]'' and ''[[The Husbands of River Song]]''.
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'''Axis VFX''' provided the [[visual effects]] for the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories ''[[Flatline (TV story)|Flatline]]'' and ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]''.


They were nominated for a 2015 [[Royal Television Society Award]] for their work on ''Flatline''.
They were nominated for a 2015 [[Royal Television Society Award]] for their work on ''Flatline''.


[[Grant Hewlett]] and [[Howard Jones]] served as [[VFX supervisor]]s on this episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.axis-vfx.com/blog/doctor-who-s8-behind-the-scenes/|title=Doctor Who with FXGuide.com|website name=Axis VFX|accessdate=18 October 2018}}</ref><ref name="fxguide" /> [[Stuart Aitken]] was also a VFX supervisor<ref>''[[Flatline (DWE episode)|Doctor Who Extra: Flatline]]''</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.axis-vfx.com/blog/doctor-who-s8-behind-the-scenes/|title=Doctor Who - Behind the Scenes|website name=Axis VFX|accessdate=18 October}}</ref>, as well as the [[creative director]]<ref name="fxguide" />, and [[Joe Thornley-Heard]] served as the [[lead effects artist]].<ref name="fxguide">{{cite web|url=https://www.fxguide.com/featured/how-3d-printing-glitches-inspired-these-doctor-who-effects/|title=How 3D printing glitches inspired these Doctor Who effects|date of source=22 October 2014|website name=fxguide|accessdate=18 October 2018}}</ref>
[[Grant Hewlett]] and [[Howard Jones]] served as [[VFX supervisor]]s on this episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.axis-vfx.com/blog/doctor-who-s8-behind-the-scenes/|title=Doctor Who with FXGuide.com|website name=Axis VFX|accessdate=18 October 2018}}</ref><ref name="fxguide" /><ref name="DWMSE 43" /> [[Stuart Aitken]] was also a VFX supervisor<ref>''[[Flatline (DWE episode)|Doctor Who Extra: Flatline]]''</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.axis-vfx.com/blog/doctor-who-s8-behind-the-scenes/|title=Doctor Who - Behind the Scenes|website name=Axis VFX|accessdate=18 October}}</ref>, as well as the [[creative director]]<ref name="fxguide" /><ref name="techspark">{{cite web|url=https://techspark.co/how-doctor-whos-latest-enemies-were-created-by-bristol-based-visual-effects-studio-axisvfx/|title=How Doctor Who’s latest enemies were created by Bristol-based visual effects studio axisVFX|date of source=21 October 2014|website name=TechSPARK|accessdate=20 October 2018}}</ref>. [[Sergio Caires]] served as the [[CG supervisor]]<ref name="fxguide" />, [[Carl Chittneden]] as the [[lead compositor]]<ref name="techspark" />, [[Ste Dalton]] as the [[visual effects art director|VFX art director]]<ref name="techspark" />, and [[Joe Thornley-Heard]] served as the [[lead effects artist]]<ref name="fxguide">{{cite web|url=https://www.fxguide.com/featured/how-3d-printing-glitches-inspired-these-doctor-who-effects/|title=How 3D printing glitches inspired these Doctor Who effects|date of source=22 October 2014|website name=fxguide|accessdate=18 October 2018}}</ref>.
 
Grant Hewlett and Stuart Aitken served again as VFX supervisors on ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]''.<ref name="Digital Arts">{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/features/motion-graphics/doctor-who-vfx-christmas/|title=Doctor Who VFX: How Axis created bodiless heads and crashing spaceships for the Christmas episode|author=Burns, Michael|date of source=25 January 2016|website name=Digital Arts|accessdate=20 October 2018}}</ref><ref name="DWMSE 43">[[DWMSE 43]]</ref>


== External links ==
== External links ==
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== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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Axis VFX provided the visual effects for the Doctor Who television stories Flatline and The Husbands of River Song.

They were nominated for a 2015 Royal Television Society Award for their work on Flatline.

Grant Hewlett and Howard Jones served as VFX supervisors on this episode.[1][2][3] Stuart Aitken was also a VFX supervisor[4][5], as well as the creative director[2][6]. Sergio Caires served as the CG supervisor[2], Carl Chittneden as the lead compositor[6], Ste Dalton as the VFX art director[6], and Joe Thornley-Heard served as the lead effects artist[2].

Grant Hewlett and Stuart Aitken served again as VFX supervisors on The Husbands of River Song.[7][3]

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  1. Doctor Who with FXGuide.com. Axis VFX. Retrieved on 18 October 2018.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 How 3D printing glitches inspired these Doctor Who effects. fxguide (22 October 2014). Retrieved on 18 October 2018.
  3. 3.0 3.1 DWMSE 43
  4. Doctor Who Extra: Flatline
  5. Doctor Who - Behind the Scenes. Axis VFX. Retrieved on 18 October.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 How Doctor Who’s latest enemies were created by Bristol-based visual effects studio axisVFX. TechSPARK (21 October 2014). Retrieved on 20 October 2018.
  7. Burns, Michael (25 January 2016). Doctor Who VFX: How Axis created bodiless heads and crashing spaceships for the Christmas episode. Digital Arts. Retrieved on 20 October 2018.