S4 VFX, a recently established division of S4 Studios, will produce more 3D animation and graphics for motion picture advertising via new working relationships with Los Angeles-based trailer company Flyer Ent. and post production services facility SSI Advanced Post. S4 VFX recently completed projects for Fantastic Four, King Kong, The Omen, MI:3 and Scary Movie 4.
According to S4 VFX director/designer Geoffrey Kater, the company will continue to act as Flyer’s CG house, while picking up all of SSI’s fixes to comply with MPAA standards and practices. ‘The relationship we have with both SSI and Flyer has benefits for everyone,’ he comments. ‘It will also allow us to not only do conceptual and storyboard, but to also design and produce the actual visual effects and do other image processing. This is a model we want to pursue with S4’s other clients as well.’
Flyer Ent.’s Tom Merchant adds, ‘Geoff’s 3D animation experience is something we’ve come to rely on, whether its fixing or enhancing a shot that isn’t working editorially, creating a motion graphic design that gives a totally unique look to our movie advertising or creating a beautiful DVD box reveal that is both eye-catching and perfectly in context with the tone of the movie.’
Founded in 1999, S4 Studios specializes in design, content development, 3D animation, 2D animation, visual effects and live-action production for television, feature films, commercials and trailers and home video. The studio’s client roster also includes Walt Disney Television Animation, Cartoon Network, Rhythm & Hues commercials, The Cimarron Group, Viacom, Warner Bros and Winner & Associates. More information is available at www.s4studios.com.
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