Services
We are dedicated to helping you optimise your workflow and maximize your productivity.
Getting your IT right
For over 21 years, Bluegfx has provided technical support and strategic IT consultancy services to the media and entertainment industry.
With expertise in design, animation, VFX, film, architectural, and games industries, we understand your workflow and pipeline needs.
Our reputation is built on delivering the highest quality service.
Integration & Installation
Our team of experienced professionals will collaborate closely with you to determine the best approach for your specific needs. From setting up complex software configurations to resolving technical issues and deploying new systems, we have the expertise to ensure a seamless and successful process.
We’re proud to be a Microsoft partner and are specialists in working with Office 365.
IT Support Plans
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Gold
Gold
- Free remote site audit
- Unlimited telephone support (M-F, 9am-5.30pm)
- 2-hour response time
- Weekly client site update report
- 12-month contract (charged monthly in advance; cancellation at any time, with a one-month notice period)
- Discounted on-site engineering rates
- Price tailored to site/s infrastructure
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Gold-3D Render
Gold-3D Render
- Support 3D workstations/render nodes only
- Free remote site audit
- Unlimited telephone support (M-F, 9am-5.30pm)
- 4-hour response time
- Weekly client site update report
- 12-month contract (charged monthly in advance; cancellation at any time, with a one-month notice period)
- Discounted on-site engineering rates
- Price starting from £250 ex VAT p/m
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Silver
Silver
- Telephone support
- Remote support
- Pay-as-you-go hourly rate
- Price starting from £120 per hour
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- On-site engineering @ £800 ex VAT per day
- Discounted to £600 per day for Gold clients
- SLA available upon request
Cloud Services
We work with partners leading the way in Cloud rendering and can provide expert advice for a cost-effective and efficient rendering solution.
For more information, please call us on 01483 410370 or email sales@bluegfx.com
Simple Animation
Designed specifically for the visual effects, games and visualisation industries, their cloud-based platform lets you create and manage your digital content creation in a secure cloud environment.
The platform is compatible with Adobe, Autodesk, Chaos and many more. Check out this short video that explains how simple it is.
Microsoft Azure
The Azure cloud platform is more than 200 products and cloud services designed to help you bring new solutions to life—to solve today’s challenges and create the future.
Build, run, and manage applications across multiple clouds, on-premises, and at the edge, with the tools and frameworks of your choice.
AWS
Working with the industry-standard Deadline render management tool, AWS offers a seamless solution for rendering, storage and virtualisation, allowing you to extend your on-premise capability to the Cloud.
AWS delivers hassle-free hybrid administration and compute management software for Windows, Linux and Max OS based render farms, supporting more than 80 different content creation applications.
Training
We have extensive experience offering end-to-end solutions for our clients in the VFX, animation, design, and games industries.
We can provide bespoke on-site training for any of our products. Please call us on 01483 410370 or email sales@bluegfx.com to discuss our options.
Testimonials
Service unsurpassed
“We’ve worked with the team at Bluegfx for many years and they know our IT infrastructure inside out. Their service level is unsurpassed, and they’re experts in the software and technology required to produce great VR”.
Simon Reveley, CEO, Figment Productions
Best advice
“To produce the visual effects we do, it’s essential we get the best advice and keep up to date with new technologies. This is where Bluegfx are invaluable – they take time to understand our needs and bridge the gap between us and the manufacturer”.
Christophe Meslin, Global Head of Systems Support, Framestore
Clearly care
“Jellyfish have worked with Bluegfx on a number of projects and we’re always impressed by the time and energy they invest in understanding our requirements. They check in with us regularly and clearly care about our company”.
Phil Dobree, Managing Director, Jellyfish
Bridging the gap
“Having Bluegfx on hand to help us is invaluable for us because it really helps bridge the gap between us and the manufacturer. So on very complicated projects where we need that helping hand, they’re always there for us”.
Tom Box, Co-Founder & Director Blue-Zoo Animation