FuseFX

Formerly| The Outfit
Industry| Special visual effects
Founded| 2006
Headquarters| Los Angeles, California, United States

Key people

| David Altenau (CEO)
Tim Jacobsen (CDO)
Jason Fotter (CTO)
Products| Films
Television series
Virtual realities
Commercials

Number of employees

| +1,000[1]
Subsidiaries| Folks VFX
Rising Sun Pictures
El Ranchito VFX

FuseFX (formerly known as The Outfit) was an American special visual effects company which was founded in Los Angeles, California in 2006 by David Altenau, Tim Jacobsen and Jason Fotter. The company is best known for developing special visual effects for television series, films, commercials and virtual realities.

In January of 2025, it was announced that all FuseFX offices would be rebranded[2] under their sister VFX studio, Folks VFX, effectively retiring FuseFX as a brand.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 1.1 Founding
* 1.2 Expansion and acquisitions
* 2 Description
* 3 Film and television credits
* 3.1 Film credits
* 4 Television credits
* 5 Awards and nominations
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## History

### Founding

FuseFX was founded in 2006 as The Outfit by David Altenau, with co-partners Tim Jacobson and Jason Fotter.[3][4]

### Expansion and acquisitions

2014: FuseFX expanded by launching offices in Vancouver and New York City.[5][6]

2016: FuseFX consolidated its multiple locations in Burbank to a larger campus in Sherman Oaks.[7]

2018: EagleTree Capital, a New York-based private equity and investment firm, acquired a majority stake in FuseFX.[8] The Investment group provides financial backing to support continued growth globally as the studio scales to support larger and more complex productions.[9]

2020, February: FuseFX opened its third office, located in Atlanta.[10]

2020, April: FuseFX acquires Folks VFX, adding locations in Montreal, Toronto, and Bogotá, Colombia.[11]

2021, April: FuseFX acquires Rising Sun Pictures a high-end visual effects studio headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia. Rising Sun Pictures co-founder Tony Clark continues to lead the studio.[12]

2021, November: FuseFX opens a new Folks VFX studio in Saguenay, Quebec. The Saguenay location operates as an extension of the Montréal facility and aims to create 60 to 70 skilled jobs with this expansion. The Saguenay location becomes the tenth studio location in the FuseFX portfolio and brings the number of global employees to over 1000.[13]

2022, June: FuseFX acquires El Ranchito VFX based out of Madrid, Spain with additional location in Barcelona. "The Fuse Group" is established as a parent-brand of FuseFX, Folks VFX, Rising Sun Pictures, and El Ranchito VFX.

2022, August: FuseFX sister studio Folks VFX opens Mumbai studio location.

2023, January: The Fuse Group rebrands as "The Pitch Black Company",[14] with David Altenau taking position as Chairman of Pitch Black. Sébastien Bergeron, former president of Folks VFX, is named CEO of Pitch Black.

2025, January: Folks VFX absorbs the FuseFX brand, with all former FuseFX studio locations rebranding as Folks VFX locations.[2]

## Description

The company had offices in Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, and Atlanta.

## Film and television credits

### Film credits

* Wendell & Wild (2022)
* The Kissing Booth 2 (2020)
* Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
* Captive State (2019)
* Super Troopers 2 (2018)
* Tomb Raider (2018) - Additional Visual Effects
* Vice (2018)
* The Current War: Director's Cut (2017) - Additional Visual Effects
* American Made (2017) - Additional Visual Effects
* Wish Upon (2017)
* The Wall (2017)
* The Purge: Election Year (2016)
* Winter Light (2015)
* Jessabelle (2014)
* Annabelle (2014)
* The Giver (2014) Lidar and Cyber Scanning
* Sinister (2012)
* Volcano Girl (2011)
* Faster (2010) - Additional visual effects

## Television credits

FuseFX's work has appeared in episodes of Criminal Minds, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., American Horror Story, The Blacklist, and Preacher, among others.[15]

Other TV credits include:

* Ms. Marvel (2022)
* The Terminal List (2022)
* A League of Their Own (2022)
* Winning Time The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)
* Raising Dion (2022)
* DMZ (2022)
* Naomi (2022)
* Dexter (2022)
* Loki (2021)
* Them: Convenant (2021)
* The Flight Attendant (2021)
* Debris (2021)
* Ratched (2020)
* Upload (2020)
* Snowpiercer (2020)
* Outer Banks (2020)
* Hollywood (2020)
* Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020)
* Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Seasons 1-7 (2013-2020)
* Mayans M.C. Season 2 (2019)
* The Tick Seasons 1-2 (2017-2019)
* American Crime Story Seasons 1-2 (2016-2018)
* Luke Cage Season 1 (2016)
* Bosch Season 3 (2016)
* The 100 Seasons 6-7 (2019-2020)
* American Horror Story Seasons 1-10 (2011-2019)
* Hell on Wheels Seasons 2-4 (2012-2014)
* The Chicago Code (2011)
* Green Eggs and Ham (2022)

## Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations  Year  | Project  | Award  | For  | Result

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2022  | Snowpiercer | Emmy Award  | Outstanding Visual Effects  | Nominated
2022  | 9-1-1: Lone Star | VES Award  | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode  | Nominated
2021  | 9-1-1 | HPA Award  | Outstanding Visual Effects – Television (Over 13 Episodes)  | Won
2021  | 9-1-1: Lone Star | HPA Award  | Outstanding Visual Effects – Television (Over 13 Episodes)  | Nominated
2021  | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Australian Effects & Animation Award  | Best TV Series - Bronze Award  | Won
2021  | I Know This Much Is True | HPA Award  | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode  | Nominated
2021  | Survive | VES Award  | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode  | Nominated
2020  | 9-1-1 | HPA Award  | Outstanding Visual Effects – Television (Over 13 Episodes)  | Won
2019  | The Orville | HPA Award  | Outstanding Visual Effects – Television (Over 13 Episodes)  | Won
9-1-1 | HPA Award  | Outstanding Visual Effects – Television (Over 13 Episodes)  | Nominated
The Orville | Emmy Award  | Outstanding Special Visual Effects  | Nominated
Deadwood: The Movie | Emmy Award  | Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role  | Nominated
2018  | Mr. Robot | Emmy Award  | Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role  | Nominated
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | HPA Award  | Outstanding Visual Effects – Television (Over 13 Episodes)  | Won
A Trip to Mars with Buzz Aldrin in Virtual Reality | Webby Award | Webby Winner: Video: VR: Branded Cinematic or Pre-Rendered  | Won
People's Voice Winner: Video: VR: Branded Cinematic or Pre-Rendered  | Won
2017  | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | VES Award  | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode  | Nominated
Mr. Robot | VES Award  | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode  | Nominated
2015  | American Horror Story: Freak Show | Emmy Award  | Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role  | Won
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Emmy Award  | Outstanding Special Visual Effects  | Nominated
2014  | American Horror Story: Freak Show | VES Award  | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Broadcast Program  | Won
Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal/Live Action Broadcast  | Nominated
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Emmy Award  | Outstanding Special Visual Effects  | Nominated
VES Award  | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Broadcast Program  | Nominated
2013  | Last Resort | Emmy Award  | Outstanding Special Visual Effects  | Nominated

## References

1. ↑ Official website
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Motard, Jade (2025-01-21). "FOLKS EXPANDS WITH THE LAUNCH OF FOLKS USA" (in en-US). https://folksvfx.com/folks-expands-with-the-launch-of-folks-usa/.
3. ↑ https://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/the-wire/361102
4. ↑ "Our History". https://fusefx.com/history/. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
5. ↑ "FuseFX Appoints Randall Rosa & Wendy Lanning to Lead Vancouver Team". Animation World Network. November 3, 2016. https://www.awn.com/news/fusefx-appoints-randall-rosa-wendy-lanning-lead-vancouver-team. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
6. ↑ "FuseFX Expands to New York and Vancouver". Sound & Picture. November 25, 2014. https://soundandpicture.com/2014/11/fusefx-expands-new-york-vancouver/. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
7. ↑ "FuseFX Unveils New Flagship Facility in Los Angeles". Animation World Network. September 1, 2016. https://www.awn.com/news/fusefx-unveils-new-flagship-facility-los-angeles. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
8. ↑ Lee, Wendy (October 11, 2018). "Private equity firm acquires majority stake in L.A. visual effects studio FuseFX". Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-fuse-visual-effects-deal-20181011-story.html. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
9. ↑ "EagleTree Capital Backs Visual Effects Studio FuseFX". The Wall Street Journal. October 11, 2018. https://www.wsj.com/articles/eagletree-capital-backs-visual-effects-studio-fusefx-1539278284. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
10. ↑ McNary, Dave (February 20, 2020). "Film News Roundup: Oona Chaplin Starring in Horror Movie 'Lullaby'". Variety. https://variety.com/2020/film/news/oona-chaplin-horror-movie-lullaby-1203509898/. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
11. ↑ "FuseFX and Montreal-based Folks VFX Join Forces". 8 April 2020. http://www.eagletree.com/fusefx-and-montreal-based-folks-vfx-join-forces/. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
12. ↑ "Our Story". 16 February 2022. https://www.rsp.com.au/about-rsp/our-story/.
13. ↑ "Folks VFX Opens Fourth Studio in Saguenay, Quebec". 2021-11-03. https://www.eagletree.com/folks-vfx-opens-fourth-studio-in-saguenay-quebec/. ,
14. ↑ fusefx_admin (2023-01-18). "The Fuse Group is now the Pitch Black Company" (in en-US). https://fusefx.com/the-fuse-group-is-now-the-pitch-black-company/.
15. ↑ Kilday, Greg (October 11, 2018). "EagleTree Capital Acquires Jajority Stake in Visual Effects Studio FuseFX". Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/eagletree-capital-takes-stake-visual-effects-studio-fusefx-1151457. Retrieved August 12, 2020.

## External links

* Official website

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