VFX house, The LOC Studios, has appointed Jonathan Rawlinson as Executive Producer and James Coore as VFX Supervisor. Jack George rounds out the team, bringing on-set supervision for features and series.
They join from REALTIME, the award-winning VFX and animation studio based in the North-West of England.
Rawlinson and Coore have worked together at REALTIME on a number of notable productions, including the 60th Anniversary Special of Doctor Who, Wild Blue Yonder, Netflix series Dance Monsters and Duncan Jones’ upcoming feature film, Rogue Trooper.
Jack George’s on-set credits include feature films Aquaman, Andor, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Skyfall, as well as recent Sky series Lockerbie: A Search for Truth.
The appointments come as The LOC Studios expands its 3D offering, with a focus on delivering full-service VFX for both episodic and feature projects. The studio, whose recent credits include the BAFTA-nominated feature Pillion, recognised at the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards in the Best British Film category, is “positioning itself for continued growth in the British production landscape.”
“James and I have been lucky to collaborate with The LOC Studios previously and have always been impressed by the team’s passion and capabilities. We’re thrilled to be here at such an exciting moment in the studio’s growth. We have had a great start to 2026 with VFX awards for work on four feature films (for Film4/BFI, Mubi and Focus Features) and TV Series for Starz, Apple + and the BBC,” said Jonathan Rawlinson, Executive Producer, The LOC Studios
“It is encouraging to see the impact the new tax credits are having on the independent film sector. There is a clear sense of renewed ambition in the projects now moving forward. It’s been exciting to be involved at this stage of the studio’s expansion and to work across such a varied slate of productions. The work spans invisible visual effects, plate augmentation, CG creature work, major set extensions and environmental enhancement across horror, period drama and comedy. We are also supporting several productions shooting on 35mm film,” said James Coore, VFX Supervisor, The LOC Studios.
“Chris Chitty and I recently passed our 5-year anniversary of founding the company and the timing feels just right to bring James, Jonathan and Jack into the fold to help us expand our capacity to meet growing demand from our clients. We also want to lean into their experience of providing clients with on set VFX Supervision and production support, which will enable them to deliver ambitious and complex CGI sequences for episodic series and films,” said Jaime Leonard and Chris Chitty, Co-Founders, The LOC Studios
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