Category: AWS Thinkbox

Luma Pictures regularly contributes impressive visual effects for tentpole features, from superhero blockbusters and family-friendly fantasy to sci-fi thrillers, including recent films like “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” “Captain Marvel,” and “Jojo Rabbit.” Surprisingly, the studio is able to deliver this work with a modest headcount of roughly 200 artists across its Santa Monica headquarters […]

Organic growth has been a key focus for Toronto-based Rocket Science VFX from its inception more than 15 years ago. Since then, the visual effects studio has thoughtfully expanded its pool of artists to accommodate client needs while also providing a stable working environment. This measured approach, along with access to HAQM Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) GPU […]

Animated sci-fi feature “Next Gen” tells the story of a lonely, rebellious teenage girl who teams up with a top-secret robot to stop a madman’s plot for world domination. Featuring the voice talent of John Krasinski, Charlyne Yi, Jason Sudeikis, Michael Peña, David Cross and Constance Wu, the CG action-adventure was created as a joint […]

Globo is one of the world’s largest broadcasters and the leading commercial television network in South America, reaching 99.6 percent of Brazilian homes as well as more than 170 countries with its content. As the company’s content offerings have expanded and evolved, so have its technology needs, and Globo has begun tapping the AWS Cloud […]

With its long legacy of creating photoreal fluid effects, Scanline VFX was an obvious choice for billion-dollar blockbuster “Aquaman.” The studio was brought on board by production in early 2017 to create several water-centric sequences, including the lighthouse exteriors and surrounding ocean, the “Aquaman” title card, Aquaman’s submarine rescue, Orm’s tidal wave, and Arthur and […]

Boutique visual effects house Barnstorm VFX specializes in creating high-end visuals for episodic television, including Starz’s “Outlander,” HAQM Studios’ “Man in the High Castle,” CBS’ “Strange Angel” and HBO’s “Silicon Valley.” Founded in 2011, the mid-sized Burbank-based studio began using AWS Thinkbox Deadline in 2014 to manage its on-premises render resources, which include ten dedicated […]