The Orphanage

Short description: American visual effects studio

The Orphanage was a visual effects studio located in California . It had offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco . It was co-founded in 1999 by Stu Maschwitz, Jonathan Rothbart, and Scott Stewart, who all previously worked at Industrial Light & Magic. Scott Kirsner at Hollywood Reporter[1] interviewed a couple of the founders, and writes about the company and its plans. Stu Maschwitz created the Magic Bullet software which gives video a film look, and wrote a book about guerrilla filmmaking called The DV Rebel's Guide: An All-Digital Approach to Making Killer Action Movies on the Cheap.

The Orphanage was known for its work on both commercials and features. The company then launched but later closed Orphanage Animation Studios[2] which was headed up by Genndy Tartakovsky, and was due to make their film debut with the ill-fated Power of the Dark Crystal. They never made any projects except for Sym-Bionic Titan.

The Orphanage did approximately 640 shots for the "That Yellow Bastard" section of Sin City (2005).[3] as well as three other films with Robert Rodriguez, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D, and the Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez co-directed double feature Grindhouse.

The company has worked on a number of Hollywood blockbusters including Superman Returns, Night at the Museum, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest & At World's End, and the Korean blockbuster The Host. They created the Heads-up display (HUD) for the hi-tech suit of armour in the Marvel Studios production of Iron Man, for which their work was nominated for a 2008 VES Award (for Best Compositing).

They have also created commercials and a handful of Super Bowl spots for clients as varied as Comcast, Toshiba, HP, Benadryl, Nicoderm, and several award-winning spots for Sony PlayStation's Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando.

On February 4, 2009, the company announced it was suspending operations indefinitely, after 10 years in the business. The announcement was made by company co-founders Stu Maschwitz, Scott Stewart, and Jonathan Rothbart, and announced on Mr. Maschwitz's blog.[4] No immediate notice was posted on the company's website. Although the announcement gave no reason for the closing, bloggers attributed the closing to general economic conditions.[5][6]

## The Orphanage selected filmography

Year  | Notable films

|

2001  | Vanilla Sky
2002  | Point of Origin

Path to War

Hero

Jackass: The Movie
2003  | Jeepers Creepers 2

Seabiscuit

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

Anger Management

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2004  | 50 First Dates

The Day After Tomorrow

Iron Jawed Angels

Garfield: The Movie

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Hellboy

The Forgotten
2005  | Cursed

Sin City

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Aeon Flux
2006  | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Pulse

Superman Returns

How to Eat Fried Worms
Night at the Museum

The Host
2007  | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

The Last Mimzy

Grindhouse

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Live Free or Die Hard

I Know Who Killed Me

Blade Runner: The Final Cut
2008  | In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

Iron Man

Untraceable

Will Eisner's The Spirit

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

Red Cliff
2009  | Legion
2010  | Iron Man 2

## References

1. ↑ Hollywood Reporter interview
2. ↑ "OAS - Orphanage Animation Studios". 2007-10-12. http://orphanageanimation.com/.
3. ↑ 'Sin's' effects crewsend up on same page
4. ↑ ProLost, Ten Years of The Orphanage
5. ↑ Slashfilm.com, Recession Watch: The Orphanage is Gone
6. ↑ FirstShowing.net, Special Effects Company The Orphanage Shuts Down

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