{{Unreferenced|date=February 2026}} '''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.
==History== 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|date=March 2015}} and in 1999 the company was purchased by Cinesite (Europe) Ltd{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}. 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.
==Services==
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.
==Previous projects== *''The Dark is Rising'' *''Blood and Chocolate'' *''The Da Vinci Code'' *''Wimbledon'' *''Hellboy'' *''Thunderbirds'' *''Blade II'' *''Enigma'' *''Eyes Wide Shut'' *''Notting Hill'' *''The Peacemaker'' *''Sense and Sensibility'' *''Santa Claus: The Movie''
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