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Atmosphere Visual Effects is a Canadian
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 ...
company. It was founded in Vancouver in 2003 by Andrew Karr, Tom Archer, and Jeremy Hoey, ex-employees of Vancouver-based visual effects company GVFX, after said company folded in that year. They have worked on a number of science fiction shows, including the reimagined ''
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'', '' Stargate Atlantis'', ''
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'', '' Andromeda'', and '' Babylon 5: The Lost Tales''. Their work on the new ''Battlestar Galactica'' has been nominated for several awards. Their work on the episode "
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" was nominated for an
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in 2005. They have been nominated for two
Visual Effects Society The Visual Effects Society (VES) is an entertainment industry organization representing visual effects practitioners including artists, animators, technologists, model makers, educators, studio leaders, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and pr ...
awards in 2006, for the episodes "
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" and " Downloaded".


Credits

Feature films *'' The Thaw'' ''(
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)'' *'' Edison & Leo'' ''(Infinity Features Entertainment)'' *'' Snow Buddies'' ''(
Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...
)'' *''Wrong Turn II'' *''
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'' ''(
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)'' *''Chestnut: Hero of Central Park'' ''(
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)'' *''
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'' ''(Arrival Pictures)'' *''Desolation Sound'' ''(Sleepwalker Films)'' Broadcast series *''
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'', Seasons 1-3 ''( NBC Universal)'' *'' Stargate Atlantis'', Seasons 1-5 ''(
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'', Seasons 2-4 (
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) *'' Stargate SG-1'', Seasons 8-10 (
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) *''
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'', Seasons 1-2 (
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) *'' Kingdom Hospital'', Season 1 (
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'', Season 8-10 "
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" *'' Primeval: New World'' (
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) MOWs, Miniseries, Pilots *''Virtuality'', Pilot ''( NBC Universal)'' *''Resistance'', Pilot *'' Babylon 5: The Lost Tales'' ''(
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)'' *''Nobody'', Pilot ''( Fox Television)'' *''Last Days of Planet Earth'' ''(Hallmark)'' *''Bloodsuckers'' ''(Echo Bridge)'' *''Colt'' ''(Hallmark)''


Awards and nominations

2016 * '' Leo Awards:'' Nominated: Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series (Bitten Episode 301 "Family, Of Sorts") 2013 * '' Leo Awards'': Nominated: Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series (Primeval: New World Episode 113 "Sound of Thunder Part 2") 2011 * '' Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards'': Nominated: Outstanding Models & Miniatures in a Broadcast Program or Commercial (Family Guy Episode "Brian Griffin's House of Payne") 2010 * ''
Gemini Awards The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States a ...
:'' Nominated: Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series (Stargate: Universe Episode 102 "Air") * '' Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards:'' Nominated: Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series (Stargate: Universe Episode 102 "Air") * '' Primetime Emmy Awards:'' Nominated: Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series (Virtuality) * '' Primetime Emmy Awards:'' Nominated: Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series (Stargate: Universe Episode 102 "Air") * '' Leo Awards:'' Nominated: Best Visual Effects in a Feature Length Drama (The Thaw) 2009 * ''
Gemini Awards The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States a ...
:'' Nominated: Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series (Stargate Atlantis Episode 510 "First Contact") * ''
Gemini Awards The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States a ...
:'' Nominated: Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series (Stargate Atlantis Episode 520 "Enemy At The Gate") 2008 *''
Primetime Emmy Awards The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime ...
:'' Nominated: Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series ('' Stargate: Atlantis'' Episode 401 "Adrift") *''
Gemini Awards The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States a ...
:'' Nominated: Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series ('' Stargate: Atlantis'' Episode 411 "Be All My Sins Remember'd") 2007 *''
Primetime Emmy Awards The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime ...
:'' WON: Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series (''
Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series), original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel se ...
'' Episode 303 "Exodus") *''
Visual Effects Society Awards The Visual Effects Society (VES) is an entertainment industry organization representing visual effects practitioners including artists, animators, technologists, model makers, educators, studio leaders, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and p ...
:'' WON: Best Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series (''
Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series), original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel se ...
'' Episode 303 "Exodus") *''
Visual Effects Society Awards The Visual Effects Society (VES) is an entertainment industry organization representing visual effects practitioners including artists, animators, technologists, model makers, educators, studio leaders, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and p ...
:'' Nominated: Best Animated Character in a Television Series (Cylon Centurions, ''
Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series), original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel se ...
'' Episode 217 "Downloaded") *''
Gemini Award The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States ...
:'' WON: Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series ('' Stargate: Atlantis'' Episode 302 "No Man's Land") 2006 *''
Primetime Emmy Awards The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime ...
:'' Nominated: Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series (''
Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series), original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel se ...
'' Episode 211 "Resurrection Ship Part 1") *''
Visual Effects Society Awards The Visual Effects Society (VES) is an entertainment industry organization representing visual effects practitioners including artists, animators, technologists, model makers, educators, studio leaders, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and p ...
:'' WON: Best Animated Character in a Television Series (Cylon Centurions, ''
Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series), original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel se ...
'' Episode 303 "Fragged") 2005 *''
Primetime Emmy Awards The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime ...
:'' Nominated: Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series (''
Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series), original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel se ...
'' Episode 110 "Hand of God") 2004 *''
Primetime Emmy Awards The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime ...
:'' Nominated: Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series ('' Kingdom Hospital'' Pilot Episode)


Notes


External links

* {{Official website, http://www.atmosphere-vfx.com Visual effects companies Special effects companies Mass media companies established in 2003 Companies based in Vancouver 2003 establishments in British Columbia