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DNEG

DNEG (formerly known as Double Negative and pronounced D-NEG) is a British visual effects, computer animation and stereo conversion digital studio that was founded in 1998 in London, and rebranded as DNEG in 2014 after a merger with Indian visual effects company Prime Focus. DNEG has won eight Academy Awards for its work on the films Inception, Interstellar, Ex Machina, Blade Runner 2049, First Man, Tenet, Dune and Dune: Part Two. The company has also won eight BAFTA awards for Inception, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, Interstellar, Blade Runner 2049, Tenet, Dune, Dune: Part Two and the Black Mirror episode "Metalhead". DNEG has received widespread acclaim, winning multiple Visual Effects Society (VES) awards for films including The Dark Knight Rises, Sherlock Holmes, Inception, Interstellar, Dunkirk, Blade Runner 2049, First Man, Last Night In Soho, Nyad, Dune: Part One and Dune: Part Two, and television shows such as Chernobyl, Foundation, The Last of Us and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. DNEG has also garnered Primetime Emmy Awards for its work on Dreamkeeper, Chernobyl, Star Trek: Discovery (Season 3) and The Last of Us. DNEG is headquartered in Fitzrovia, London with additional locations in Vancouver, Mumbai, Los Angeles, Hyderabad, Montréal, Mohali, Bangalore, Chennai, Toronto, and Sydney.

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DNEG (formerly known as Double Negative and pronounced D-NEG) is a British visual effects, computer animation and stereo conversion digital studio that was founded in 1998 in London, and rebranded as DNEG in 2014 after a merger with Indian visual effects company Prime Focus. DNEG has won eight Academy Awards for its work on the films Inception, Interstellar, Ex Machina, Blade Runner 2049, First Man, Tenet, Dune and Dune: Part Two. The company has also won eight BAFTA awards for Inception, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, Interstellar, Blade Runner 2049, Tenet, Dune, Dune: Part Two and the Black Mirror episode "Metalhead". DNEG has received widespread acclaim, winning multiple Visual Effects Society (VES) awards for films including The Dark Knight Rises, Sherlock Holmes, Inception, Interstellar, Dunkirk, Blade Runner 2049, First Man, Last Night In Soho, Nyad, Dune: Part One and Dune: Part Two, and television shows such as Chernobyl, Foundation, The Last of Us and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. DNEG has also garnered Primetime Emmy Awards for its work on Dreamkeeper, Chernobyl, Star Trek: Discovery (Season 3) and The Last of Us. DNEG is headquartered in Fitzrovia, London with additional locations in Vancouver, Mumbai, Los Angeles, Hyderabad, Montréal, Mohali, Bangalore, Chennai, Toronto, and Sydney.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1998 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. members: 9,000 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 2000 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1998". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the members is "9,000 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "2000". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378443272

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.