Rhythm & Hues Studios was an American

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and

animation Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby still images are manipulated to create moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Animati ...

company founded in 1987, that received the

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in 1995 for '' Babe'', in 2007 for '' The Golden Compass'', and in 2012 for '' Life of Pi''. It also received four Scientific and Technical Academy Awards. The company filed for

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bankruptcy in early 2013. It was then purchased by an affiliate of

Prana Studios Prana Studios, Inc. was an American animation and visual effects company, founded in 2003 in Los Angeles, United States, with a wholly owned subsidiary in Mumbai, India. Known for its high quality computer animation and visual effects. Prana St ...

, 34x118 Holdings, LLC, but retained the same name.

History

1987–2008

Rhythm & Hues Studios was established in

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1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

by former employees of Robert Abel and Associates (John Hughes, Pauline Ts'o, Keith Goldfarb, Cliff Boule, Frank Wuts and

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).[Zahed, Ramin.
Beyond Talking Pigs and Chipmunks
". ''Animation Magazine'', April 2, 2012] In 1999, Rhythm & Hues Studios acquired visual effects house VIFX from 20th Century Fox.

2009–2013

Director

Ang Lee Ang Lee (; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese filmmaker. His films are known for their emotional charge and exploration of repressed, hidden emotions. During his career, he has received international critical and popular acclaim and List o ...

approached Rhythm & Hues in August 2009 to discuss a planned film adaptation of the fantasy novel '' Life of Pi''.'Life of Pi's' digital magic
. ''

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'', January 18, 2013EXCLUSIVE: Life of Pi's Stunning Effects
. ''

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'', November 26, 2012 R&H

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(Visual Effects) Supervisor Bill Westenhofer noted that Lee "knew we had done the lion in the first Narnia movie. He asked, 'Does a digital character look more or less real in 3D?' We looked at each other and thought that was a pretty good question." He also stated that during these meetings, Lee said, "'I look forward to making art with you.' This was really for me one of the most rewarding things I've worked on and the first chance to really combine art with VFX. Every shot was artistic exploration, to make the ocean a character and make it interesting we had to strive to make it as visually stunning as possible.""Life of Pi: a tiger's tale"
, '' Fxguide'', November 26, 2012 By 2012, the company had become a global one, with offices and artists in

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suburb of Malad and

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(

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just outside

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), and

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).Rhythm & Hues Taps NVIDIA Technology for Life of Pi
. ''

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'', November 26, 2012A First Mate Bares His Fangs: Creating a Tiger for ‘Life of Pi’
. ''

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'', November 16, 2012Rhythm & Hues Makes Skies Soar
, ''Computer Graphics World'', November 27, 2012 Rhythm & Hues spent a year on

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, "building upon its already vast knowledge of CGI animation" to develop the tiger.Vfx team dares to take tiger by the tail
. ''

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'', December 15, 2012 Artist Abdul Rahman in the Malaysian branch underscored the global nature of the effects process, saying that "the special thing about ''Life of Pi'' is that it was the first time we did something called remote rendering, where we engaged our cloud infrastructure in Taiwan called CAVE (Cloud Animation and Visual Effects)"."Local touch to Life Of Pi"
, ''

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'', November 26, 2012 The resulting film, '' Life of Pi'', was released in theaters in November 2012, and was a critical and commercial success. The

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's ''

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'' magazine suggested that, "''Life of Pi'' can be seen as the film Rhythm & Hues has been building up to all these years, by taking things they learned from each production from ''Cats & Dogs'' to ''Yogi Bear'', integrating their animals in different situations and environments, pushing them to do more, and understanding how all of this can succeed both visually and dramatically."Video essay: The animal menagerie of Rhythm and Hues
".

's ''

'' magazine, December 21, 2012 On February 11, 2013, Rhythm & Hues Studios filed for bankruptcy under

, three months after ''Life of Pi'' was released. Around 254 people were laid off at that time. This led to a demonstration of nearly 500 VFX artists who protested outside of the 2013 Academy Awards, as Rhythm & Hues was nominated for an Oscar (which it won) for ''Life of Pi''. Inside, during the Oscars, when R&H visual effects supervisor Bill Westenhofer brought up R&H during his acceptance speech for ''Life of Pi'', the microphone was cut off as the music of ''Jaws'' slowly took over. This started an uproar among many visual effects industry professionals, changing profile pictures on social media such as Facebook and Twitter to show the green key color, in order to raise awareness of general negative trends in the effects industry. In addition, director

was heavily criticized by the community for not acknowledging their work in the effects-laden film in his acceptance speech, despite thanking many other people, and for earlier having complained about the costs of visual effects. On March 29, 2013, an affiliate of

, 34x118 Holdings, LLC, won the bidding on Rhythm and Hues in a bankruptcy auction. The sale was "valued at about $30 million". After the bankruptcy and sale, Rhythm and Hues continued to work on film, television, and ride-film projects, winning multiple Emmy Awards and a Visual Effects Society award for their work on ''

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''.

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;2022 * '' RRR'' ;2021 * ''

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'' ;2014 * '' 300: Rise of an Empire'' * '' Seventh Son'' * '' Winter's Tale'' * '' Tammy'' * '' Into the Storm'' * '' X-Men: Days of Future Past'' ;2013 * '' Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters'' * '' Machete Kills'' * '' R.I.P.D.'' * ''

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'' * '' The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'' ;2012 * '' The Bourne Legacy'' * '' Big Miracle'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' Red Dawn'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' Life of Pi'' * ''

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'' ;2011 * '' Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked'' * '' Hop'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''

'' * '' Red Riding Hood'' * '' Mr. Popper's Penguins'' * '' X-Men: First Class'' ;2010 * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' Charlie St. Cloud'' * '' Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief'' * '' The Wolfman'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' Hot Tub Time Machine'' * '' Yogi Bear'' ;2009 * '' Aliens in the Attic'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant'' * '' State of Play'' * '' Land of the Lost'' * '' Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel'' * '' Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian'' ;2008 * '' The Incredible Hulk'' * '' The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'' ;2007 * '' The Golden Compass'' * ''

Live Free or Die Hard ''Live Free or Die Hard'' (released as ''Die Hard 4.0'' outside North America) is a 2007 American action thriller film directed by Len Wiseman, the fourth installment in the Die Hard (franchise), ''Die Hard'' film series. It is based on the 199 ...

'' * '' I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry'' * '' The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising'' * '' The Kingdom'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' ;2006 * ''

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'' * '' Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties'' * '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' * ''

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'' * '' Night at the Museum'' * ''

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'' * '' X-Men: The Last Stand'' ;2005 * '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe'' * '' Elektra'' * '' The Longest Yard'' * ''

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'' * '' The Ring 2'' * '' Serenity'' * '' Ice Princess'' ;2004 * '' Around the World in 80 Days'' * '' Garfield: The Movie'' * '' Friday Night Lights'' * '' The Flight of the Phoenix'' * '' The Chronicles of Riddick'' * '' Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed'' ;2003 * ''

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'' * '' Daredevil'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' * '' X2'' ;2002 * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' The Ring'' * ''

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'' * '' Kung POW!'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' ;2001 * '' Cats & Dogs'' * '' Along Came a Spider'' * '' Behind Enemy Lines'' * '' One Night at McCool's'' * ''

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'' * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' * ''

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'' ;2000 * '' How the Grinch Stole Christmas'' * '' Little Nicky'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' Dracula 2000'' * '' Bedazzled'' * ''

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'' * '' Battlefield Earth'' * '' The Sixth Day'' * ''

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'' * '' Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'' * '' Hollow Man'' ;1999 * ''

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'' * '' The Green Mile'' * '' End of Days'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' The Story of Us'' * ''

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'' ;1998 * '' Babe: Pig in the City'' * '' The Parent Trap'' * '' Dr. Dolittle'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' Stepmom'' ;1997 * '' Speed 2: Cruise Control'' * ''

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'' * '' MouseHunt'' * '' Batman & Robin'' ;1996 * ''

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'' * '' The Nutty Professor'' ;1995 * '' Babe'' * ''

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'' * '' Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls'' * ''

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'' ; 1994 * '' The Pagemaster'' * ''

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'' ; 1993 * '' Dennis the Menace'' * '' Hocus Pocus'' * '' We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story'' ; 1992 * '' Stay Tuned'' ; 1991 * '' Rover Dangerfield'' * '' Flight of the Intruder'' ; 1990 * ''

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'' * '' Jetsons: The Movie''

Awards

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects The Academy Award for Best Visual Effects is presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for the best achievement in visual effects. It has been handed to four members of the team directly responsible for creatin ...

* 2012: Won: '' Life of Pi'' * 2007: Won: '' The Golden Compass'' * 1995: Won: '' Babe''

Bibliography

*Carlson, Wayne.
Chapter 11, Production Companies: Rhythm and Hues
i
Computer Graphics and Computer Animation: A Retrospective Overview
Ohio State University Press, 2017. * * *

References

External links

Filmography
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History

1987–2008

2009–2013

Selected filmography

Awards

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects The Academy Award for Best Visual Effects is presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for the best achievement in visual effects. It has been handed to four members of the team directly responsible for creatin ...

BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects

Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects

Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Animated Performance

Bibliography

References

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