Reel Exchange Top Facilities
West Coast
Eden FX Hollywood
Formed in 2000 by visual-effects and postproduction
notables John Gross and Mark Miller, Eden FX specializes
in 3D animation, compositing, 3D matte painting, character
animation, and on-set supervision. Eden FX recently
completed numerous effects for Get Smart and more than 200
effects shots for Nim's Island. Eden FX regularly contributes
visual effects to the hit TV series Lost, Ghost Whisperer, 24,
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Pushing Daisies,
and Army Wives.
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Frantic Films Los Angeles, Winnipeg, Manitoba,
and Vancouver, British Columbia
Headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with offices in
Los Angeles and Vancouver, British Columbia, Frantic Films
has been operating divisions that provide visual effects for film
and television as well as visual-effects software development
since 1997. The company's award-winning visual-effects teams
have worked on films including Journey to the Center of the Earth,
Superman Returns, X-Men: The Last Stand, and Poseidon. The
company's software programs—such as Krakatoa, Deadline,
and Awake—were developed to solve complex production
challenges on inhouse feature effects projects, and they are
also used at many leading 3D animation and effects facilities
worldwide. In 2007, Frantic Films became a division of
Prime Focus Group.
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Eight VFX Santa Monica
In 2004, visual-effects mastermind Jean-Marc Demmer
and visual-effects executive producer Baptiste Andrieu
decided to create a unique visual-effects team based on eight
principles of artistry and customer service. The result:
Eight VFX—a company that brings chemistry, originality, and
an uncompromised work ethic to the realm of postproduction
and visual effects.
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Phoenix Editorial San Francisco
Phoenix has been a mainstay in the San Francisco creative
postproduction and design community since 1991. With a
roster of award-winning editors, creative directors, graphic
designers, and effects artists, Phoenix works with creativedriven
advertising agencies including Venables Bell &Partners; Goodby, Silverstein &Partners; Publicis &Hal Riney;
Heat; Duncan/Channon; AKQA; and McCann-Erickson. The
company produces spots and HD design packages for clients
such as Apple, Microsoft, Audi, PG&E, Palm, HP, Adobe,
AT&T, Sega, EA, HBO, and Sprite.
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Precision Productions + Post Los Angeles
Precision seamlessly combines remarkable creative
and production resources into one leading-edge audio/
video finishing facility. The company's clients can bank on
an extraordinary level of economic efficiency and project
control—from thought to finish. Precision has 16 years of
experience pushing the last instant of technology. Founded
by producer/director Joseph Arnao in 1990, the company has
grown steadily by delivering a pronounced expertise in the
production of traditional and alternative marketing solutions;
original and promotional programming content for theater,
broadcast, and the Internet; and special DVD projects.
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Sea Level Venice, Calif.
Founded in 1998, Sea Level VFX is a boutique
postproduction company providing high-end finishing and
effects for commercials. Its roster of CG supervisors, visualeffects
producers, and Autodesk Flame and Inferno visualeffects
artists have contributed to award-winning spots for
Adidas, Levi's, Honda, Nike, Miller Lite, MGD, and Guitar Hero,
among many others. Sea Level VFX works with the industry's
most groundbreaking directors—including Spike Jonze,
Mike Mills, Fredrik Bond, Patrick Daughters, Mark Romanek,
and Tarsem Singh.
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SWAY Culver City, Calif.
Sway is one of the top animation, effects, and design
studios in North America, with the aim of advancing the
artistry of visual content, enabling exciting new creative ideas
in any media. Sway's world-class artists use cutting-edge and
innovative technology to produce unforgettable imagery.
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Troika Design Group Hollywood
Troika Design Group is an award-winning design
company known for memorable visual brand identities,
strategic design, and creative production for clients in media
and entertainment. Based in Hollywood, Troika combines a
unique hybrid of skills with a team of more than 25 designers,
producers, animators, editors, and conceptual thinkers
who specialize in network branding, show packaging, and
promotional and advertising campaigns. The company
was founded in 2001 and is led by industry veterans Dan
Pappalardo and Chuck Carey. Troika has worked with ABC,
Fox, ESPN, The CW, Starz, truTV, MHD, HGTV, E!, Animal
Planet, Food Network, NFL Network, VH1, and NBC Sports.
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Zoic Studios Culver City, Calif.
"Visual evolution" is Zoic Studios' mission—
to evolve the
story, art, and technology of the moving image, and through
this evolution, broaden the audience for moving images. Zoic
is a company of accomplished artists and producers who
understand story, process, and relationships. The company's
team has a proven record of success. They are masters in their
fields of 3D, compositing, and production management. Their
reputations, in turn, attract additional talent and encourage a
strong work ethic.
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