FuseFX is a motion picture
special visual effects
Special effects (often abbreviated as SFX, F/X or simply FX) are illusions or visual tricks used in the theatre, film, television, video game, amusement park and simulator industries to simulate the imagined events in a story or virtua ...
(VFX) company headquartered in
Los Angeles, California. Their creative studios include FuseFX, Folks VFX,
Rising Sun Pictures and El Ranchito. Established in 2006, the company develops visual effects for television and film projects, along with
virtual reality experiences.
History
Founding
FuseFX was founded in 2006 as The Outfit by David Altenau, with co-partners Tim Jacobson and Jason Fotter.
Expansion and acquisitions
2014: FuseFX expanded by launching offices in Vancouver and New York City.
2016: FuseFX consolidated its multiple locations in
Burbank
Burbank may refer to:
Places Australia
* Burbank, Queensland, a suburb in Brisbane
United States
* Burbank, California, a city in Los Angeles County
* Burbank, Santa Clara County, California, a census-designated place
* Burbank, Illinois, ...
to a larger campus in
Sherman Oaks.
2018: EagleTree Capital, a New York-based private equity and investment firm, acquired a majority stake in FuseFX. The Investment group provides financial backing to support continued growth globally as the studio scales to support larger and more complex productions.
2020, February: FuseFX opened its third office, located in
Atlanta.
2020, April: FuseFX acquires Folks VFX, adding locations in Montreal, Toronto, and Bogota Colombia.
2021, April: FuseFX acquires
Rising Sun Pictures a high-end visual effects studio headquartered in
Adelaide, South Australia
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. Rising Sun Pictures co-founder Tony Clark continues to lead the studio.
2021, November: FuseFX opens a new Folks VFX studio in Saguenay, Québec. The Saguenay location operates as an extension of the Montréal facility and aims to create 60 to 70 skilled jobs with this expansion. The Saguenay location becomes the tenth studio location in the FuseFX portfolio and brings the number of global employees to over 1000.
2022, June: FuseFX acquires El Ranchito VFX based out of Madrid, Spain with additional location in Barcelona.
2022, August: FuseFX sister studio FOLKS opens Mumbai studio location.
Description
The company has offices in
Los Angeles,
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
,
Vancouver, BC,
Atlanta,
Montreal,
Toronto,
Bogota,
Saguenay,
[,] Adelaide,
Brisbane,
Madrid,
Barcelona, and
Mumbai
Film and television credits
Film credits
*''
Wendell & Wild'' (2022)
*''
The Kissing Booth 2'' (2020)
*''
Annabelle Comes Home'' (2019)
*''
Captive State
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'' (2019)
*''
Super Troopers 2
''Super Troopers 2'' is a 2018 American comedy film directed by Jay Chandrasekhar. A sequel to the 2001 film '' Super Troopers'', the film was written by and stars the Broken Lizard comedy team, made up of Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, St ...
'' (2018)
*''
Tomb Raider'' (2018) - Additional Visual Effects
*''
Vice'' (2018)
*''
The Current War: Director's Cut'' (2017) - Additional Visual Effects
*''
American Made'' (2017) - Additional Visual Effects
*''
Wish Upon'' (2017)
*''
The Wall'' (2017)
*''
The Purge: Election Year'' (2016)
*''Winter Light'' (2015)
*''
Jessabelle'' (2014)
*''
Annabelle (film)'' (2014)
*''
The Giver'' (2014) Lidar and Cyber Scanning
*''
Sinister'' (2012)
*''Volcano Girl'' (2011)
*''
Faster'' (2010) - Additional visual effects
Television credits
FuseFX's work has appeared in episodes of ''
Criminal Minds'', ''
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
''Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' is an American television series created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen for ABC, based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, and L ...
'', ''
American Horror Story'', ''
The Blacklist'', and ''
Preacher'', among others.
Other TV credits include:
* ''
Ms. Marvel'' (2022)
* ''
The Terminal List'' (2022)
* ''
A League of Their Own (TV series)'' (2022)
* ''Winning Time The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty'' (2022)
* ''Raising Dion'' (2022)
* ''
DMZ'' (2022)
* ''
Naomi'' (2022)
* ''
Dexter
Dexter may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Dexter, the main character of the American animated series ''Dexter's Laboratory'' that aired from 1996 to 2003
* Dexter, a fictional character in the British Diary of a Bad Man#Main, web series ''Diar ...
'' (2022)
* ''
Loki
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'' (2021)
* ''Them: Convenant'' (2021)
* ''
The Flight Attendant'' (2021)
* ''
Debris'' (2021)
* ''
Ratched'' (2020)
* ''
Upload'' (2020)
* ''
Snowpiercer'' (2020)
* ''
Outer Banks'' (2020)
* ''
Hollywood
Hollywood usually refers to:
* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
Hollywood may also refer to:
Places United States
* Hollywood District (disambiguation)
* Hollywood, ...
'' (2020)
* ''
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels'' (2020)
* ''
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' Seasons 1-7 (2013-2020)
* ''
Mayans M.C.'' Season 2 (2019)
* ''
The Tick'' Seasons 1-2 (2017-2019)
* ''
American Crime Story'' Seasons 1-2 (2016-2018)
* ''
Luke Cage'' Season 1 (2016)
* ''
Bosch'' Season 3 (2016)
* ''
The 100 The 100 may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* 100 (DC Comics), fictional organized crime groups appearing in DC Comics
* ''The 100'' (novel series), a 2013–2016 science fiction novel series written by Kass Morgan
* ''The 100'' (TV series), 20 ...
'' Seasons 6-7 (2019-2020)
* ''
American Horror Story'' Seasons 1-10 (2011-2019)
* ''
Hell on Wheels'' Seasons 2-4 (2012-2014)
* ''
The Chicago Code'' (2011)
* ''
Green Eggs and Ham'' (2022)
Awards and nominations
References
External links
* {{official, www.FuseFX.com
Visual effects companies
Companies based in Los Angeles