Effects Associates is a physical-effects facility based in Pinewood Studios and one of the longest serving such companies in Europe. It is a division of the digital visual effects and post-production facility Cinesite (Europe) Ltd.
Effects Associates was established in 1972 by a group of four British special effects supervisors, including Martin Gutteridge. Gutteridge bought out his partners by 1981[ citation needed ] and in 1999 the company was purchased by Cinesite (Europe) Ltd[ citation needed ]. Together, the companies offer a full visual effects service.
Awards and nominations that Effects Associates and its affiliated supervisors have received include Emmy Award nominations for Hornblower series 2, Cleopatra , Ironclads and War and Remembrance ; an Oscar for Alien (Special Effects Supervisor Nick Allder); Oscar and BAFTA nominations for Little Shop of Horrors ; and a BAFTA award for The Fifth Element .
Directors Effects Associates have worked with include Richard Loncraine, Guillermo del Toro, Stanley Kubrick, Tim Burton, Ang Lee and Sydney Pollack.
Effects Associates houses one of the largest effects equipment-hire stores in Europe. They also provide special-effects services including pyrotechnics, atmospherics, special effects supervision and technicians, mechanical effects and maritime effects.