Image Engine (also known as Image Engine Design Inc.) is a

visual effects Visual effects (sometimes abbreviated VFX) is the process by which imagery is created or manipulated outside the context of a live-action shot in filmmaking and video production. The integration of live-action footage and other live-action foota ...

and animation studio based in

Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

, Canada. Founded in 1995, the studio specializes in character/creature design and animation, digital environments, VFX supervision, and concept art among other services. In 2010, the company was nominated for an

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects The Academy Award for Best Visual Effects is an Academy Award given for the best achievement in visual effects. History of the award The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences first recognized the technical contributions of special effects ...

for their work on

District 9 ''District 9'' is a 2009 science fiction mockumentary film directed by Neill Blomkamp in his feature film debut, written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, and produced by Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham. It is a co-production of New Zeala ...

. Since then they have contributed to feature films and television series including ''

Jurassic World ''Jurassic World'' is a 2015 American science fiction action film directed by Colin Trevorrow, who co-wrote the screenplay with Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, and Derek Connolly from a story by Jaffa and Silver. It is the first installment in the ...

'', ''

Straight Outta Compton ''Straight Outta Compton'' is the debut studio album by rap group N.W.A, which, led by Eazy-E, formed in Los Angeles County's City of Compton in early 1987. Released by his label, Ruthless Records, on August 8, 1988, the album was produced b ...

'', ''

Game of Thrones ''Game of Thrones'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the first ...

'', '' Chappie'', ''

Logan Logan may refer to: Places * Mount Logan (disambiguation) Australia * Logan (Queensland electoral district), an electoral district in the Queensland Legislative Assembly * Logan, Victoria, small locality near St. Arnaud * Logan City, local gover ...

'', '' Spider-Man: Far From Home'', and '' Pokémon Detective Pikachu''. In August 2015 it was announced that Image Engine had merged with fellow visual effects and feature animation studio, Cinesite.

Credits

2022

*'' Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore''

2021

*'' Venom: Let There Be Carnage'' *''

Chaos Walking ''Chaos Walking'' is a young adult science fiction series written by American-British novelist Patrick Ness. It is set in a dystopian world where all living creatures can hear each other's thoughts in a stream of images, words, and sounds call ...

2020

*'' The Old Guard'' *''

Project Power ''Project Power'' is a 2020 American science fiction action film directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, produced by Eric Newman and Bryan Unkeless, and written by Mattson Tomlin. It stars Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Dominique Fis ...

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Mulan Hua Mulan () is a legendary folk heroine from the Northern and Southern dynasties era (4th to 6th century CE) of Chinese history. According to legend, Mulan took her aged father's place in the conscription for the army by disguising herself as ...

'' *'' Birds of Prey'' *'' Bloodshot'' *'' Underwater''

2019

*'' The Mandalorian'' *'' Spider-Man: Far From Home'' *'' John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum'' *'' Pokémon Detective Pikachu''

2018

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Overlord An overlord in the English feudal system was a lord of a manor who had subinfeudated a particular manor, estate or fee, to a tenant. The tenant thenceforth owed to the overlord one of a variety of services, usually military service or serje ...

'' *'' Fantastic Beast: The Crimes of Grindelwald'' *''

Skyscraper A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ris ...

'' *'' Kin'' *'' Tully'' *'' Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'' *

Lost in Space (2018 TV series) ''Lost in Space'' is an American science fiction streaming television series following the adventures of a family of space colonists whose ship veers off course. The series is a reboot of the 1965 series of the same name, inspired by the 1812 ...

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The X-Files (season 11) The eleventh and final season of the American science fiction television series ''The X-Files'' premiered on January 3, 2018, on Fox. The season consists of ten episodes and concluded on March 21, 2018. It follows newly re-instated Federal Bureau ...

: My Struggle III (#11. 1)

2017

*'' Thor: Ragnarok'' * Game of Thrones (season 7): The Dragon and the Wolf (#7. 7) * Game of Thrones (season 7): Eastwatch (#7. 5) * Game of Thrones (season 7): The Spoils of War (#7. 4) * Game of Thrones (season 7): Dragonstone (#7. 1) *''

Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...

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Power Rangers ''Power Rangers'' is an entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live-action superhero television series, based on the Japanese tokusatsu franchise ''Super Sentai''. Produced first by Saban Entertainment, second by BVS Entert ...

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2016

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Assassin's Creed ''Assassin's Creed'' is an open-world, action-adventure, and stealth game franchise published by Ubisoft and developed mainly by its studio Ubisoft Montreal using the game engine Anvil and its more advanced derivatives. Created by Patrice D ...

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ''Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'' (often referred to as simply ''Fantastic Beasts'') is a 2001 guide book written by British author J. K. Rowling (under the pen name of the fictitious author Newt Scamander) about the magical creat ...

The X-Files (season 10) The tenth season of the American science fiction television series ''The X-Files'' commenced airing in the United States on January 24, 2016, on Fox. The season consists of six episodes and concluded airing on February 22, 2016. When Fox initial ...

*''

Deadpool Deadpool is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Fabian Nicieza and artist/writer Rob Liefeld, the character first appeared in ''New Mutants'' #98 (cover-dated Feb. 1991). Initially, Deadp ...

2015

*'' The Revenant'' *'' Point Break'' *'' The Man in the High Castle (TV series)'' *'' The Last Witch Hunter'' *''

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'' *'' San Andreas'' * Game of Thrones (season 5): Mother's Mercy (#5. 10) * Game of Thrones (season 5): The Dance of Dragons (#5. 9) * Game of Thrones (season 5): The Gift (#5. 7) * Game of Thrones (season 5): Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken (#5. 6) * Game of Thrones (season 5): Sons of the Harpy (#5. 4) * Game of Thrones (season 5): The House of Black and White (5. 2) * Game of Thrones (season 5): The Wars to Come (5.1) *''

Child 44 ''Child 44'' (published in 2008) is a thriller novel by British writer Tom Rob Smith. This is the first novel in a trilogy featuring former MGB Agent Leo Demidov, who investigates a series of gruesome child murders in Joseph Stalin's Soviet ...

'' *'' Chappie''

2014

*''

American Sniper ''American Sniper'' is a 2014 American biographical war drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by Jason Hall. It is loosely based on the memoir ''American Sniper'' (2012) by Chris Kyle, with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice. The film fo ...

'' *'' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''

2013

*'' Lone Survivor'' *''

Elysium Elysium (, ), otherwise known as the Elysian Fields ( grc, Ἠλύσιον πεδίον, ''Ēlýsion pedíon'') or Elysian Plains, is a conception of the afterlife that developed over time and was maintained by some Greek religious and philos ...

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R.I.P.D. ''R.I.P.D.'', also marketed as ''R.I.P.D.: Rest in Peace Department'', is a 2013 American supernatural action comedy film starring Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds. The film was directed by Robert Schwentke and written by Phil Hay and Matt Manf ...

'' *'' White House Down'' *'' Now You See Me'' *'' Fast & Furious 6''

2012

*''

Zero Dark Thirty ''Zero Dark Thirty'' is a 2012 American thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. The film dramatizes the nearly decade-long international manhunt for Osama bin Laden, leader of terrorist network Al-Qaeda, after the S ...

'' *''

Battleship A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of large caliber guns. It dominated naval warfare in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The term ''battleship'' came into use in the late 1880s to describe a type of ...

'' *'' Safe House''

2011

*''

Immortals Immortality is the ability to live forever, or eternal life. Immortal or Immortality may also refer to: Film * ''The Immortals'' (1995 film), an American crime film * ''Immortality'', an alternate title for the 1998 British film ''The Wisdom of ...

'' *'' The Thing'' *'' Apollo 18'' *'' Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' (previsualization)

2009

* Stargate Universe (season 1): Pain (#1.17) * Stargate Universe (season 1): Space (#1.11) *

Stargate Universe (season 1) The first season of ''Stargate Universe'' consists of 20 episodes. Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper wrote the three-parter series opener named "Air", which was originally planned to be a two-parter. The first two parts of "Air" premiered on Syfy o ...

: Light (#1.5) * Stargate Universe (season 1): Darkness (#1.4) *'' The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'' *''

Aliens in the Attic ''Aliens in the Attic'' is a 2009 American comic science fiction film directed by John Schultz and written by Mark Burton and Adam F. Goldberg, based on an original story conceived by Burton. Starring Carter Jenkins, Austin Butler, Ashley Ti ...

'' *'' Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian'' *'' The Losers'' *''

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New in Town ''New in Town'' is a 2009 American-Canadian romantic comedy drama film, directed by Jonas Elmer, starring Renée Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr., and Siobhan Fallon Hogan. It was filmed in Winnipeg and Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada, and in Los Angeles ...

2008

*''

The Day the Earth Stood Still ''The Day the Earth Stood Still'' (a.k.a. ''Farewell to the Master'' and ''Journey to the World'') is a 1951 American science fiction film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Julian Blaustein and directed by Robert Wise. It stars Michael Renn ...

'' *'' The Incredible Hulk'' *'' Stone of Destiny'' *'' Another Cinderella Story'' *'' Lost Boys 2: The Tribe'' *''

Tunnel Rats The tunnel rats were American, Australian, New Zealander, and South Vietnamese soldiers who performed underground search and destroy missions during the Vietnam War. Later, similar teams were used by the Soviet Army during the Soviet–Afghan ...

'' *''

Vantage Point Vantage Point (formerly Archway Tower) is a 195-foot (59m) 17-storey residential apartment building above Archway Underground station, designed by Grid Architects, and owned and operated by Essential Living. History Archway Tower was built ...

'' *'' Snow Buddies'' *''

Beverly Hills Chihuahua ''Beverly Hills Chihuahua'' is a 2008 American comedy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures, the first in the ''Beverly Hills Chihuahua'' series. It is directed by Raja Gosnell and was released on October 3, 2008. The films stars Piper Perabo, Ja ...

2007

*''

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium ''Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium'' is the best movie ever and a 2007 children's fantasy comedy film written and directed by Zach Helm, produced by FilmColony, Mandate Pictures, Walden Media, Richard N. Gladstein and James Garavente, and with mu ...

'' *'' Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'' *'' Blades of Glory'' * Stargate SG-1: Dominion (#10.19) * Stargate SG-1: Family Ties (#10.18) * Stargate SG-1: Talion (#10.17) * Stargate SG-1: Bad Guys (#10.16) * Stargate SG-1: Bounty (#10.15) * Stargate SG-1: The Shroud (#10.14) * Stargate SG-1: Line in the Sand (#10.12) * Stargate SG-1: The Quest: Part 2 (#10.11) *'' White Noise 2: The Light'' *''

The Last Mimzy {{Infobox film , name = The Last Mimzy , image = The Last Mimzy.jpg , caption = US Promotional poster , director = Robert Shaye , producer = Michael Phillips , based_on = {{Based on, " Mimsy Were th ...

2006

*'' Night at the Museum'' * Stargate: Atlantis: Tao of Rodney (#3.14) * Stargate: Atlantis: Echoes (#3.12) * Stargate: Atlantis: The Return: Part 2 (#3.11) * Stargate SG-1: The Quest: Part 1 (#10.10) * Stargate SG-1: Company of Thieves (#10.9) * Stargate SG-1: Counterstrike (#10.7) * Stargate: Atlantis: The Real World (#3.6) * Stargate SG-1: 200 (#10.6) * Stargate SG-1: Uninvited (#10.5) *

Three Moons Over Milford ''Three Moons Over Milford'' is an American science fiction dramedy set in a picturesque small town in southern Vermont. Shortly before the series begins, an asteroid hits the Moon, shattering it into three fragments, threatening to eventually fa ...

: Pilot (#1.1) * Stargate: Atlantis: Sateda (#3.4) * Stargate SG-1: Insiders (#10.4) * Stargate SG-1: The Pegasus Project (#10.3) * Stargate SG-1: Morpheus (#10.2) * Stargate SG-1: Flesh and Blood (#10.1) *

Slither Slither may refer to: * Slithering, a form of limbless terrestrial locomotion Film and television * ''Slither'' (1973 film), a comedy directed by Howard Zieff * ''Slither'' (2006 film), a comedy horror film directed by James Gunn * "Slither" ...

* Stargate SG-1: Camelot (#9.20)" * Stargate SG-1: The Scourge (#9.17)" * Stargate SG-1: Off the Grid (#9.16)" * Stargate SG-1: Ethon (#9.15)" * Stargate SG-1: Stronghold (#9.14)" * Stargate: Atlantis: Inferno (#2.19)" * Stargate SG-1: Ripple Effect (#9.13)" * Stargate SG-1: The Fourth Horseman: Part 2 (#9.11)"

2005

* Stargate: Atlantis: The Hive (#2.11)" * Stargate SG-1: The Fourth Horseman: Part 1 (#9.10)" * Stargate: Atlantis: Instinct (#2.7)" * Stargate SG-1: Ex Deus Machina (#9.7)" * Stargate SG-1: Beachhead (#9.6)" * Stargate SG-1: The Powers That Be (#9.5)" * Stargate SG-1: The Ties That Bind (#9.4)" * Stargate SG-1: Origin (#9.3)" * Stargate: Atlantis: The Intruder (#2.2)" * Stargate SG-1: Avalon: Part 2 (#9.2)" * Stargate: Atlantis: The Siege: Part 3 (#2.1)" * Stargate SG-1: Avalon: Part 1 (#9.1)" * Stargate SG-1: Moebius: Part 2 (#8.20)" * Stargate SG-1: Moebius: Part 1 (#8.19)" * Stargate SG-1: Reckoning: Part 2 (#8.17)" * Stargate SG-1: Reckoning: Part 1 (#8.16)" *Sci Fi Lowdown: Behind the Stargate - Secrets Revealed (TV)

2004

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Taxi A taxi, also known as a taxicab or simply a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice ...

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I, Robot ''I, Robot'' is a fixup (compilation) novel of science fiction short stories or essays by American writer Isaac Asimov. The stories originally appeared in the American magazines ''Super Science Stories'' and ''Astounding Science Fiction'' betw ...

'' *'' Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed''

2003

*'' X2: X-Men United''

1997

*'' Stargate SG-1''

1994

*''Metro Cafe''

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