Cinesite has released its breakdown reel illustrating its work on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, ahead of delivering the panel “Tapping into Turtlemania: The Creative Forces Crafting Mutant Mayhem” at Spark Animation on Sunday, November 12 at 10:45 a.m. PT alongside the film’s director, Jeff Rowe.
Cinesite played a pivotal role in the creation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem; its Vancouver and Montreal teams supported lead vendor Mikros by providing 21.5 minutes of animation across 20 sequences.
The project was Cinesite’s second animation collaboration with Paramount, following on from its work on Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022). The crew led by VFX supervisor Chris Kazmier and animation supervisor Eric Cheung worked on the box office hit, which has grossed $118.6 million in the U.S. & Canada since its August 2 wide release.
Check out the TMNT cast study and showreel at cinesite.com/tmntmutantmayhem.
In addition to the Mutant Mayhem panel presented by Cinesite, the studio and film crew can be found at the following Spark Animation events in Vancouver, BC’s Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre:
Saturday – November 11, 4:00 p.m. (PT)
In the Directors’ Chair – Jeff Rowe on TMNT: Mutant Mayhem
Presented by Paramount Pictures
with Jeff Rowe · Moderated by Marina Antunes
Sunday – November 12, 10:45 a.m. (PT)
Tapping into Turtlemania: The Creative Forces Crafting Mutant Mayhem
Presented by Cinesite
with Christopher Springfield, Eric Cheung & Jeff Rowe · Moderated by Sue Rowe
Saturday – November 11, 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. (PT)
Career Fair
Cinesite will be recruiting for its upcoming project, Smurfs, at the Spark Career Fair held on Saturday (registration and venue details here). Starring Rihannas as the voice of Smurfette, the untitled Smurfs film is set for a February 2025 release. The project is written by Pam Brady (South Park), directed by Chris Miller (Puss in Boots, Shrek the Third) and produced by Ryan Harris (The LEGO Batman Movie). Cinesite’s crew is being led by Barbara Zelinski (Producer) and Chris Kazmier (VFX Supervisor), under the direction of Head of Production Tamara Boutcher.
Cinesite remains in production on Aniventure’s upcoming films Hitpig, based on characters from Pulitzer Prize-winner Berkeley Breathed’s Pete & Pickles, and Animal Farm, an animated adaptation of George Orwell’s classic novella directed by Andy Serkis, as well as the animated series Iwaju for Disney+.
