Black Sails
Black Sails
Created by: Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine
Producers: Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, Andrew Form, Jonathan E. Steinberg
Production Company: Platinum Dunes, Quaker Moving Pictures
On – Set Visual Effects Supervisor: Jeremy Hattingh
Release Date: 25 January 2014
Black Sails is set roughly two decades before the events of Treasure Island and during the Golden Age of Piracy. Feared Captain Flint brings on a younger crew member as they fight for the survival of New Providence island.
According to the first episode, “In 1715 West Indies, the pirates of New Providence Island threaten maritime trade in the region. The laws of every civilized nation declare them hostis humani generis, enemies of all mankind. In response, the pirates adhere to a doctrine of their own….war against the world.”
Jeremy Hattingh, working for VFX Files was Visual Effects Supervisor for the South African episodes of the multi-award winning TV series.
Theatrical trailer for Black Sails (Season 4) The series is filmed at Cape Town Film Studios in Cape Town, South Africa, with local production company Film Afrika.