I know you guys like seeing what companies are out there making the amazing stuff you see on TV, the interwebz and all that, so I figured I’d do a justice and roundup a TON of studios, VFX shops, post houses and the like. Get ready to watch some reels and poke around… it’s a good one.

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  Endeavor Media

  The guys at Endeavor Media really put together some fantastic work with it just being a couple of guys. You might have seen some of their work in the music video industry (where they reside) on a few songs like Owl City’s “FireFlies” or Anberlin’s “The Feel Good Drag.” Run by Steve Hoover and Danny Yourd, together these two dudes really kill it when it comes to some amazing looking music videos.

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  Dvein

  Dvein verses themselves in almost anything they can. From broadcast, to music videos to cinema, they provide art direction, design an animation, and go full force to make it the best possible result. Located in Barcelona, they have worked on movies like Spiderman 3, with networks like ESPN, produced some gorgeous pieces of work for hundreds of other clients along the way.

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  Axis

  Axis is one the UK’s fastest growing animation studios, specializing in commercials, games, broadcast and film, and is becoming one of the up-and-coming players in the VFX and CG industry. Although they don’t have their reel on the site, you can see some of their work page.

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  Flaunt

  Flaunt is actually an extension of Axis, but it represents a talented roster of award-winning directors and utilize all aspects of animation to tell the story and create an amazing product. Flaunt is headed by former agency producer and Senior Producer at Axis, Paula Lacerda. Check out their Recent Work tab for a look at what they have been up to.

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  JWT

  This company has worked with some huge names like Microsoft, Nokia, Nike, MTV… you name it. If you take a look at their network… you can see they are all over the place! They actually don’t have too much information about themselves, but looking at their work, and their awesome website I’m sure you will see what I am talking about.

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  The Moving Picture Company

  I absolutely love this company. I know I have mentioned them before, but they deserve it. The amount of precision and dedication they put into their work deserves the most credit possible. As of late, you can jump around the site and see some new stuff like the Evian Babies, Harry Potter 6 breakdowns, or the spot entitled “Clever Hamsters” as just a bit of what they have been up to lately.

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  Umeric

  Umeric is a killer creative-driven production studio in Sydney, Australia. They have a really organic feel to their work, in that it always seems a little creepy and alive… at least to me. They have a interesting little bit of superstition as well. After wrapping a project they get a Maneki Neko, or a cat statue as to attract either more money, or more customers, depending on the paw that the statue is raising… interesting.

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  The Molecule

  Finally, The Molecule’s website is up, rather than the blog that you might have seen in the past months. Launched in 2005 they have done a ton of work with The FX Network, ABC, Discovery, just to name a few. They also specialize in music videos, online content, commercial production… basically anything you throw their way, they can handle it.

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  HunterGatherer

  Founded by Todd St. John, HunterGatherer is a design, illustration, animation, and production studio that has earned awards from almost every major design organization. Make sure that you check out their reel to really see what I’m talking about.

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  The Mill

  The last thing I saw from The Mill was the “Apples” spot for City Harvest Food Rescue Organization, and it reminded me that I had to put them in the roundup this week. They have shops in London, New York, and Los Angeles, and are one of the more well known studios in the industry.

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  Syndrome

  Syndrome’s list of client’s goes on and on, creating pieces for G4, ABC, AT&T, Old Navy and tons of others. They work in TV idents, music videos, commercials, and pretty much anything else. They have been featured in Stash, Dzine.tv, Create, and many other press segments in their career.

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  PostPanic

  These guys have been making visual awesomeness since 1997 when it was founded by Mischa Rozema and Jules Tervoort in Amsterdam. They work with all kinds of different media, striving to keep an original style and a unique look to everything they produce.

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  Double Negative

  With a staff of over 650 employees in their London Soho office alone, Double Negative is the largest VFX post house in Europe. They have been steadily growing since opening their doors in 1998, and just opened a second shop in Singapore just this last year. Their reel sports tons of high profile movies, and their “In Production” list includes Prince of Persia, Inception, and Iron Man 2, just to name a few.

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  Weta Digital

  Who doesn’t know Weta Digital? They are basically synonymous with anything that Peter Jackson touches, including King Kong, Lord of the Rings, District 9, and just recently, Avatar. They are one of the more prestigious, or at least one of the more well known VFX shops for a simple reason: they produce phenomenal work. It also helps to have the LOTR trilogy on your demo reel.

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  Animal Logic

  These guys have won award after award… Satellite Awards, Australian Film Institute, Emmys… and rightfully so. Their work is seen by millions of people in movies like Australia, Happy Feet, 300, and Knowing. They work in all genres though, film, commercial, TV, design… all over the place. They also have individual reels for each outlet.

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  dbox

  Upon first visiting this site, you can already tell that this company has an eye for design. Based in New York, Amsterdam, and Taiwan, this group of fifty produces some amazing work. Although, they don’t seem to have any high name, recognizable clients, that doesn’t mean they don’t have talent… you can see from their reels they really know their stuff.

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  Hydraulx

  Based in Santa Monica, Hydraulix puts it very simply, they hold two tenants: hire the best artists and arm them with the latest tools and technology to get the job done. By doing this, they keep a killer core team of artists and are able to really produce some amazing pieces of work. They actually have two other sister companies, Brothers Strause that specializes in music video, and Lola VFX that works in digital beautification and aging for TV and film.

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  Industrial Light & Magic

  Now really, if you are reading this article and haven’t heard of ILM… well, they are like the pioneers of the VFX industry. They have been working on movies since the Star Wars Epidode IV days. Since then though, they have become THE VFX house to handle huge name titles, like Harry Potter, Iron Man, Indiana Jones, and much, much more. They actually haven’t updated their site in a while, but they are probably really busy producing some ridiculous groundbreaking CGI technology. Oh yeah… they’ve working on Avatar the last few years.

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  Zoic Studios

  Another one of my favorites to check out, Zoic continually produces phenomenal work. Another reason why I like their stuff, is that they like to give some VFX breakdowns along with their reels, which is always fun to watch. They create a lot of television and film VFX, but no project is too big for them.

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  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  Imageworks actually has a unique looking demo reel, which looks more like a pitch video rather than a demo. Not that, that’s a bad thing, but it’s just something you don’t usually see. There really tell you a lot about what Imageworks is about, what they do, and what they have acheived, it really is pretty spectacular… but you don’t expect anything less from Sony.

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  Dreamworks Animation SKG

  Another one of those super well known animation studios is Dreamworks. They have one of the main leaders when it comes to blockbuster cartoony animation flicks. Shrek, Madagascar, Monsters VS Aliens… I mean, they just can’t go wrong!

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  Pixar Animation Studios

  Another one of those animation studios I grew up watching… Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, those are the movies I always remember… and how can you forget about the Pixar lamp? Pixar is another one of the studios that has set the standard for cartoon 3D animation in Hollywood.

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  Theory FX

  A little lesser known than the last few, Theory FX is a post house basing their skills in compositing, object insertion, removal, green screen, and actually all around visual effects. Lately they have been working on The Wolfman, and have produced quite a few shots for I Love You, Man, Pineapple Express, and Couples Retreat.

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  The Embassy

  These guys are most famous for a series of commercials they created for Citroën back in the day, but lately they have been doing more feature film work. They have a couple of really good making ofs on their site for Iron Man, and District 9, and I am sure we can expect a lot more from them in the future.

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  Rhino-Gravity

  Rhino-Gravity is a group award winning directors, and creative artists that work in both traditional and new media. Whether its on the big screen, or your home monitor, you can see Rhino’s work all over the place.

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  BTRY

  This highly recognized VFX shop has been showcased in Wired Magazine, Stash, the Cannes Advertising Festival, and many more. The core team is made up of VFX Director David Greene, Creative Director Mike McDougall, and CG Supervisor Steve McArdle.

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  Spillt

  Based in Denver, Colorado, this post house provides all kinds of different motion graphic pieces such as rebrands, opening titles, amazing typography and in your face graphics… my favorite kind!

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  Nylon

  This group of geeks strive to put a little bit of humor, some strong narrative and dynamic animation into every piece they create. They have a fresh style, and everything they seem to create has a very colorful, fun feel to it.

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  Bravo

  In the heart of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Bravo brings to the game a killer studio specializing in illustration, corporate identity, packaging, broadcast, and animation. They have only been around for three years, but in that three years they have made quite a name for themselves.

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  Your Majesty

  Based in New York for the time being, and with Stockholm and Sao Paulo offices underway, Your Majesty is a studio with a laundry list of awards, an arsenal of services and a dictionary full of clients.

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  HUSH

  In the game for over a decade, HUSH dominates all different platforms of media and demonstrates an amazing skillset of the artists that they employ.

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  Stardust

  There actually isn’t too much information on their website, but I see their name mentioned all over the place. Taking a look at the site though, and taking a gander at the reel, you can see why they are such a talked about institution.

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