Sony Pictures Imageworks

Short description: Canadian-American visual effects and animation studio

Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.

Logo used since 2006

Type| Subsidiary
Industry| CGI visual effects
Motion pictures
Founded| May 26, 1992; 31 years ago (1992-05-26)
Headquarters| 725 Granville Street, 5th Floor, Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada
3875 Rue Saint-Urbain, Suite 415, Montréal, Québec H2W 1T9 Canada
Additional offices| 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California , United States

Number of locations

| 2
Products|

* Visual Effects
* Computer Animation

Number of employees

| 800 (2018)[1]
Parent| Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group
Website| imageworks.com

Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc. is a Canadian visual effects and computer animation studio headquartered in Vancouver , British Columbia and Montréal, Québec, with an additional office on the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City, California.[2] SPI is a unit of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Motion Picture Group.[3][4]

The company has been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with Oscars for their work on Spider-Man 2 and the computer-animated short film The ChubbChubbs!, and received many other nominations for their work.

SPI has provided visual effects for many films; most recent include The Meg, Men in Black: International, and Spider-Man: Far From Home. They also provided services for several of director Robert Zemeckis' films, including Contact, Cast Away, The Polar Express, and Beowulf.

Since the foundation of its sister company Sony Pictures Animation in 2002, SPI would go on to animate nearly all of SPA's films, including Open Season, Surf's Up, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and films in the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Smurfs and Hotel Transylvania franchises, in addition to animating films for other studios such as Arthur Christmas for Aardman Animations (co-produced by SPA), Storks and Smallfoot for Warner Animation Group (now known as Warner Bros. Pictures Animation), The Angry Birds Movie for Rovio Animation and its sequel (co-produced by SPA and Rovio), Over the Moon for Netflix and Pearl Studio, and The Sea Beast for Netflix Animation.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Technology
* 3 Filmography
* 3.1 Upcoming
* 3.2 Television
* 4 Controversy
* 5 See also
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## History

Sony Pictures Imageworks was formed in 1992 with five employees to use computers to help plan complicated scenes for live-action films.[5] Located in the former TriStar building, their first work was a previsualization for the 1993 film Striking Distance.[6]

To fill the gaps between VFX jobs, SPI decided to partake in a more profitable animation business.[7] Its first independent animated effort was the 5-minute short The ChubbChubbs! directed by Eric Armstrong. In 2002, it won the Oscar for Best Animated Short. Early Bloomer, released in 2003, was the division's second short film and originally made as a storyboarding exercise.[8] SPI completed its first feature animation project in 2006 with the release of Open Season, which was produced by sister company Sony Pictures Animation.

In 2007, SPI acquired Indian visual effects studio FrameFlow to take advantage of lower labor costs.[7][9] Renamed to Imageworks India, a modern facility was opened in Chennai a year later.[10] To leverage New Mexico's tax rebates and talent base,[11] a satellite production facility was opened in 2007 in Albuquerque,[12] becoming the largest post-production operation in the state.[13] In 2010, SPI opened a production studio in Vancouver , British Columbia, in order to take advantage of the local talent pool and government film production incentives.[14] Two years later, the studio doubled its Vancouver facilities.[15] At the same time, the Albuquerque studio was closed down due to declining New Mexico's subsidies and difficulty with attracting artists to move there.[11]

In the beginning of 2014, as part of Sony's cost-cutting move, SPI transferred a portion of its technology team from its headquarters in Culver City to Vancouver.[7] By May 2014, entire headquarters and production had been moved to Vancouver, with only a small office remaining in Culver City.[16] At the same time, SPI closed down its Indian studio, laying off around 100 employees[17] A year later, over 700 artists moved into a new 74,000-square feet headquarters in Vancouver.[18][19]

On October 6, 2023, Cartoon Brew reported that DreamWorks Animation was moving away from producing films in-house at their Glendale campus to rely more heavily on outside studios after 2024, as part of a layoff by chief operating officer Randy Lake in a series of meetings the previous month. According to the report, SPI was named as the animation service for an unannounced DreamWorks sequel scheduled for 2025.[20]

## Technology

During 2009-2010, SPI made transition from traditional biased, multi-pass rendering system to a largely singlepass, global illumination system incorporating modern ray-tracing and physically based shading techniques. They have achieved that with Arnold Renderer, an unbiased stochastic ray tracer. Arnold, started in 1997 by Marcos Fajardo, was co-developed between 2004 and 2009 with SPI, where Marcos was employed, and a commercial branch is being developed by Marcos' Madrid based company Solid Angle SL (now owned by Autodesk). Arnold was used on projects such as Monster House, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 2012, Alice in Wonderland, The Smurfs, Arthur Christmas and is being used on all upcoming SPI's films.[21]

## Filmography

Sony Pictures Imageworks has provided visual effects and digital animation for the following films:[22]

Year  | Films

|

1993  | Last Action Hero
In the Line of Fire
So I Married an Axe Murderer
Striking Distance (CGI previsualization, uncredited)
Mr. Jones (titles only)
Rudy (titles only)
Look Who's Talking Now (CGI titles and CGI visual effects)
My Life
The Pelican Brief (falcon jet air to air shot)
1994  | Guarding Tess (CGI titles only)
Speed
Wolf
Blankman (CGI blankwheel screen graphics and CGI plate supervision)
1995  | Hideaway
Tall Tale
Die Hard with a Vengeance
Johnny Mnemonic (CGI cyberspace sequence)
Judge Dredd (CGI additional digital compositing)
The Net (CGI plane crash sequence)
Virtuosity (CGI tendril animation)
Money Train (CGI money train wreck sequence/CGI digital composites)
Wings of Courage
1996  | James and the Giant Peach
The Craft
The Cable Guy
Phenomenon
The Ghost and the Darkness
Michael
1997  | Anaconda
Contact
Starship Troopers
The Postman
As Good as It Gets
1998  | The Replacement Killers
Sphere (CGI end sequence)
City of Angels
Paulie
The Big Hit
Godzilla
You've Got Mail (titles only)
Patch Adams
Star Trek: Insurrection
1999  | Big Daddy
The Astronaut's Wife (CGI alien effects)
The Ninth Gate
Jakob the Liar
Stuart Little
Snow Falling on Cedars
2000  | What Planet Are You From?
What Lies Beneath
Hollow Man
Charlie's Angels
Cast Away
2001  | Evolution (CGI flatworm animation sequence)
America's Sweethearts
Riding in Cars with Boys
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2002  | Spider-Man
Men in Black II
Stuart Little 2
The Tuxedo
I Spy
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2003  | Darkness Falls
Anger Management
Identity (CGI digital color timing)
The Matrix Reloaded
Hollywood Homicide
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Bad Boys II
Seabiscuit
Matchstick Men
The Matrix Revolutions
The Haunted Mansion
Big Fish
Peter Pan
2004  | 50 First Dates
Spider-Man 2
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Little Black Book
The Forgotten
The Polar Express
Christmas with the Kranks
The Aviator
Spanglish
2005  | Cursed
Bewitched
Zathura
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2006  | Click
Superman Returns
Monster House
Open Season
Last Holiday
2007  | Ghost Rider
Spider-Man 3
Surf's Up
Blade Runner: The Final Cut (CGI visual effects enhancement)[23]
The Jane Austen Book Club
Beowulf
I Am Legend
2008  | Speed Racer
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Hancock
Eagle Eye
Body of Lies
Valkyrie
2009  | Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience
Watchmen
G-Force
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Michael Jackson's This Is It
2012
2010  | Alice in Wonderland
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
2011  | The Green Hornet
Just Go with It
Green Lantern
Zookeeper
Captain America: The First Avenger
The Smurfs
Arthur Christmas
2012  | Men in Black 3
The Amazing Spider-Man
Hotel Transylvania
Here Comes the Boom
2013  | Oz: The Great and Powerful
The Smurfs 2
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2014  | Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Blended
Edge of Tomorrow
22 Jump Street
Deliver Us from Evil
Guardians of the Galaxy
Fury
American Sniper
The Interview
2015  | Pixels
Hotel Transylvania 2
Concussion
2016  | The Angry Birds Movie
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Ghostbusters
Suicide Squad
Storks
2017  | Smurfs: The Lost Village
Spider-Man: Homecoming
The Emoji Movie
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2018  | Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
The Meg
Smallfoot
Venom
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2019  | Men in Black: International
Spider-Man: Far From Home
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Zombieland: Double Tap (Columbia Pictures CGI opening variant only)
Jumanji: The Next Level
2020  | Mulan
Over the Moon
2021  | The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Vivo
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2022  | Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
The Sea Beast
Thor: Love and Thunder
2023  | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Marvels

### Upcoming

Year  | Films

|

2024  | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
In Your Dreams
2025  | Untitled DreamWorks Animation project

### Television

* The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest ("The Edge of Yesterday")
* Stuart Little: The Animated Series (CGI animation and visual effects)
* Love, Death & Robots ("Lucky 13" and "In Vaulted Halls Entombed")
* The Falcon and the Winter Soldier ("One World, One People")
* Hawkeye (2 episodes)
* The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (TV special)

## Controversy

In an article published by Vulture, several animators quit Across the Spider-Verse due to unstable working conditions. According to the Animation Guild, while Imageworks is associated with Sony Animation, Imageworks remains non-union.[24]

## See also

* Sony Pictures Animation
* Pixomondo
* List of animation studios owned by Sony

## References

1. ↑ Derdeyn, Stuart (September 22, 2017). "Vancouver's Sony Pictures Imageworks is on the cutting edge of VFX industry". The Vancouver Sun (Postmedia Network). https://vancouversun.com/business/local-business/vancouvers-sony-pictures-imageworks-is-on-the-cutting-edge-of-vfx-industry.
2. ↑ Bruce Constantineau (May 28, 2014). "Sony Pictures Imageworks to move head office to Vancouver". The Vancouver Sun. https://vancouversun.com/business/Visual+effects+company+Sony+Pictures+Imageworks+move+head+office/9890292/story.html.
3. ↑ "Sony Pictures - Divisions". http://www.sonypictures.com/corp/divisions.html.
4. ↑ "Sony Pictures Imageworks". http://www.imageworks.com/about.php.
5. ↑ Halbfinger, David M. (October 31, 2007). "Sony Said to Be Pondering Partial Sale of Movie Units". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/31/business/31sony.html.
6. ↑ Failes, Ian (August 30, 2012). "From Speed to Spidey: 20 years of VFX and animation". FX Guide. http://www.fxguide.com/featured/from-speed-to-spidey-20-years-of-vfx-and-animation/.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 S. Cohen, David (January 21, 2014). "Sony Imageworks Shifting Staff From L.A. to Vancouver; Layoffs Feared". Variety. https://variety.com/2014/film/news/sony-imageworks-shifts-jobs-from-l-a-to-vancouver-layoffs-feared-1201066205/.
8. ↑ Tito A. Belgrave (September 8, 2003). "Making Waves with Early Bloomer". CGSociety.org. http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=1559.
9. ↑ "Sony Pictures picks up 51% in FrameFlow" (Press release). FrameFlow via The Economic Times. February 20, 2007. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
10. ↑ IANS (April 11, 2008). "Sony Imageworks opens visual effects studio in Chennai". SiliconIndia.com. http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Sony_Imageworks_opens_visual_effects_studio_in_Chennai-nid-41134.html.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Verrier, Richard (February 29, 2012). "Sony ImageWorks to Close New Mexico Viz Effects Unit". Los Angeles Times. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2012/02/sony-imageworks-to-close-new-mexico-viz-effects-unit.html.
12. ↑ "Albuquerque Studios Sees Special Effects of SONY Imageworks Deal in New Mexico" (Press release). Albuquerque Studios via PRWeb. May 20, 2007. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
13. ↑ Kamercik, Megan (February 29, 2012). "Sony Pictures Imageworks to leave New Mexico". New Mexico Business Weekly. http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/2012/02/29/sony-pictures-imageworks-to-leave-nm.html?page=all.
14. ↑ MacInnis, Tara (August 14, 2012). "How Sony's Vancouver studios give Canadian animators home field advantage". National Post. http://news.nationalpost.com/arts/how-sonys-vancouver-studios-give-canadian-animators-home-field-advantage.
15. ↑ Etan, Vlessing (February 3, 2012). "Sony Pictures Imageworks Expands Canadian Outpost". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sony-pictures-imageworks-expands-canadian-286980.
16. ↑ S. Cohen, David (May 29, 2014). "Sony Imageworks Moving HQ to Vancouver". Variety. https://variety.com/2014/film/news/sony-imageworks-moving-hq-to-vancouver-1201197891/.
17. ↑ S. Cohen, David (January 29, 2014). "Sony Imageworks India to Shut Down (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/sony-imageworks-india-shutting-down-1201077215/.
18. ↑ Marchand, Francois (July 10, 2015). "Sony Pictures Imageworks unveils new Vancouver headquarters". The Vancouver Sun. https://vancouversun.com/Sony+Pictures+Imageworks+unveils+Vancouver+headquarters/11201700/story.html.
19. ↑ Lu, Cecilia (July 29, 2015). "12 photos inside Sony Pictures Imageworks new downtown Vancouver HQ". Vancity Buzz. http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/07/sony-pictures-imageworks-vancouver-office-photos/.
20. ↑ Amidi, Amid (6 October 2023). "Dreamworks Shifting Away From In-House Production In Los Angeles; Sony Imageworks Is A New Production Partner". https://www.cartoonbrew.com/studios/dreamworks-shifting-away-from-in-house-production-in-los-angeles-sony-imageworks-is-new-production-partner-233466.html.
21. ↑ Haines, Eric (July 20, 2010). "Marcos and Arnold". Ray Tracing News. http://tog.acm.org/resources/RTNews/html/rtnv23n1.html#art3.
22. ↑ "About". Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.. http://www.imageworks.com/about.
23. ↑ Robinson, April. "My journey to "Blade Runner 2049"". Autodesk. https://area.autodesk.com/life-in-3d/richard-hoover-of-framestore-my-journey-to-blade-runner-2049/.
24. ↑ Lee, Chris (2023-06-23). "‘Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts’" (in en-us). https://www.vulture.com/2023/06/spider-verse-animation-four-artists-on-making-the-sequel.html.

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AXN Crime

Middle East|

AXN Middle East

Arabic
English

Defunct
AXN Israel

Africa|

Defunct
Animax
Sony Channel
Sony MAX

Other|

* Digital
* Mobile
* Entertainment Japan
* Family Entertainment Group
* Studios
* Madison Gate Records
* Ghost Corps

Defunct|

* Columbia Pictures Television
* Columbia TriStar Television
* Merv Griffin Enterprises
* ELP Communications

Online distribution
platforms|

* PlayStation Network
* PlayStation Now
* PlayStation Store
* PlayStation Video
* PlayStation Plus
* PlayStation Vue
* Sony Crackle
* Minisodes
* Sony Liv

Other businesses|

* Sony DADC
* Sony Network Communications
* Sony Professional Solutions
* M3 (39.4%)
* Sony/ATV Music Publishing
* APM Music
* EMI Music Publishing
* Extreme Music
* Hickory Records
* EMI Production Music
* Vaio (4.9%)

Other assets|

* Sony Corporation of America (umbrella company in the US)
* Other subsidiaries
* List of acquisitions

Nonprofit organizations|

* Sony Institute of Higher Education Shohoku College

Other|

* History of Sony
* Sony Toshiba IBM Center of Competence for the Cell Processor
* Sony timer

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