Davy Simmons VFX

25/12/2017

All the best, everybody!

13/10/2016

Ladies and gentlemen, due to circumstances beyond our control, effective end of this month, Davy Simmons VFX will be ceasing all trade, so try and get your requests in before then, and I'll do what I can. It's been fun, guys.

01/10/2016

Due to recent events, ALL visual effects footage except for standalone demonstration reels and final renders will be watermarked from here on out.

12/09/2016

Some free track marker templates for you, the comprehensive ones work the best but the "Crash Test Dummy" ones (AKA Coin Markers) are pretty good, too. As they tend to hammer the black ink when printing, I've included some ones that are just the outline, just fill them in wherever it says “B” with a marker, pencil, mascara, whatever you like really as long as it creates a good contrast, so the darker the better. After that (Or if you're using the filled in ones), just cut out, stick up somewhere in the shot (Preferably somewhere that doesn’t leave frame, and that your actors don’t cross), and watch how much easier tracking gets!

Enjoy, ladies and gents!

03/05/2016

It's here, ladies and gentlemen. As I've said numerous times before, I've had a blast working on this, the cast and crew put something particularly special together with this, and it was a privilege to be a part of it. So, go enjoy the fruits of their labour, and do it now, as you've only got a 12 hour window to see not only what everyone has done, but also what they're capable of.

SEIZE THE NIGHT is a high octane horror/sci-fi thrill ride from independent British filmmaker Emma Dark. After escaping from a secret government bio-research…

25/06/2014

Well, ladies and gents, finally in the home stretch on the latest of contracts, and even I, who am superbly hypercritical of my own work usually must admit that this upcoming one may very well be my masterpiece! Stay tuned, when the film's released, I shall let you all know, and post my work here, and then I can get back to those tests and demos you all know and love... After I've taken a week off to behave like a normal human being again!

16/06/2014

OK, so yes, this is an old one, but I thought you guys might want to take a look again because firstly, I've been busy on other projects, and haven't been keeping up appearances, secondly because it kind of slipped by the wayside first time around, and thirdly this along with the Enterprise A demo is what's gone to the good folks running Star Trek 3 this week. If these plus my extreme discount rates (By their standards) don't seal the deal, then frankly I probably wouldn't be able to put up working around that level of idiocy for very long anyway. As always, HD, you know the score by now.

Just a little something I've been working on to keep from vegetating in my downtime. Literally give like 2% thought to the background and such, but never min...

24/05/2014

Okie dokie, folkies! I have done something I swore I'd never do, and joined Twitter. To be honest I still can't grasp it which is why I have delegated the running of this particular task to Mr. Daniel Spiller who is a whiz at it so, (Is that how it goes? Something like that), feel free to head over there and like/follow/tweet/stalk/find out what Spill had for breakfast, or whatever the Hell it is you do on it.

15/05/2014

So, folks, following on from earlier, I present to you MKII of the dragon test shot. So, now that it’s finally starting to take shape, and to show my appreciation to you guys and gals for all the support, likes, shares and head-swelling comments (I’ve always said, if you didn’t like it, I wouldn’t do it) I’m going to turn this into a “Choose Your Own Adventure” style project and let you, my good people, decide what happens next. So, do I fly it (I would say “Ride it” but I know how some of your minds work – You know who you are! :p ) or do I kill it? Just “Like” the corresponding comment, majority rules, and come Monday, I’ll start working on the winning nomination.

So, the dragon is a little more animated now, it follows a more curved path, and the track has been fixed. Home stretch, I think.

13/05/2014

Okey dokey, folks, this isn't actually any kind of effects demo, but would you believe, a very rare appearance from yours truly in front of camera. This is competition material, from the UNBELIEVABLY talented Canny Pictures, so you be sure to show your support to these amazingly talented guys and gals! Can you do that for me? I'll be your best friend!

Our entry into the MCM London Comic Con 48 Hour Film Race 2014 . Two police chase a kidnapper, but all is not as it seems. Brief: Theme: ORIGINS Title: Socia...

07/05/2014

Alright, I swear this is the last post for a while, I'm at a bit of a loose end which is why I'm updating everything all at once and I've had too much coffee, hence why I'm doing it at twenty to five in the morning, but that's by the by, anything I do usually wends it's merry way here, so feel free to go have a look, like, comment, share, tell your friends, tell your family, tell anyone that'll listen, and even anyone that won't.

Computer effects for the lower than average budget

07/05/2014

Most of you will probably have seen this one on my personal FB page, but I figure I'd plug it out to the masses, just a short demo to try and get my foot in the door at Paramount.

It can only be a matter of time before the JJ universe needs an Enterprise A (Seriously, it's been brought to the brink of destruction twice now!), so I figu...