Director
Alex Garland
Producers
Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich
Writer
Alex Garland
Production Companies
Universal Pictures, Film4, DNA Films
Studio
Universal Pictures
Overall VFX Supervisor
Andrew Whitehurst
Dneg VFX Producers
Carrie Rishel, Fay McConkey
Release Date
24th April 2015
A sleek, spare chamber piece: Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" redreamed as a 21st-century battle of the sexes.Variety
With the help of DNEG’s laudable VFX, Ava is familiar, recalling Sonny in I-Robot and Bjork in Chris Cunningham’s All Is Full Of Love video, yet unique, with a glowing midriff power-core on display. Her heart, in a sense, is for all to see.Empire
Ex Machina | VFX Breakdown
An independent film made on a budget of just $15 million, Ex Machina tells the story of Caleb, a lonely 24 year old coder who wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of his company. But when he arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with Ava the world’s first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl.
DNEG were tasked with the creation of the iconic Ava under the supervision of Overall and DNEG VFX Supervisor Andrew Whitehurst.
DNEG’s Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris and Mark Ardington, along with Milk VFX’s Sara Bennett, won out over the likes of Star Wars, The Martian and Mad Max at the 2015 Academy Awards®, taking home the Best VFX Oscar® for their work on Ex Machina.
Oscars: Ex Machina wins Best Visual Effects Award – Hollywood Reporter
More Human Than Human: Ex Machina’s Incredible Robot – The Verge
Why Ex Machina’s Visual Effects will Stun You in Their Simplicity – Tech Radar
The Making of Ava – FX Guide
Ex Machina VFX – Cinefex
Alex Garland Interview – IndieWire