Modus FX is a Canadian visual effects studio in Quebec.
Description
Co-founded by Yanick Wilisky and Marc Bourbonnais in 2007, Modus FX is a visual effects company that offers digital production services for film, television and new media. Modus FX has worked on projects for clients such as
Marvel Studios
Marvel Studios, LLC (originally known as Marvel Films from 1993 to 1996) is an American film and television production company that is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, a division of the Walt Disney Company. Marvel Studios produces the Ma ...
,
Summit Entertainment
Summit Entertainment is an American film production and distribution company. It is a label of Lionsgate Films, owned by Lionsgate Entertainment and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.
History Independent era (1991–2012)
Summit ...
,
Relativity Media
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,
The Mark Gordon Company
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,
Sony Pictures,
Discovery Channel,
Warner Bros. Interactive, and
The History Channel
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. Wilisky and Bourbonnais have worked on VFX-driven feature film productions, including the following: ''
The Avengers'', ''
300
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'', ''
Mirror Mirror'', ''
Sin City
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'', ''
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1'', ''
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow'', ''
Snakes on a Plane
''Snakes on a Plane'' is a 2006 American action film directed by David R. Ellis and starring Samuel L. Jackson. It was released by New Line Cinema on August 18, 2006, in North America. The film was written by David Dalessandro, John Heffernan ...
'' and the ''
Spy Kids'' trilogy.
Modus FX signed with
International Creative Management ("ICM") one of the world's largest talent and literary agencies. The Montreal studio is the first Canadian postproduction house to be included in the prestigious entertainment agency's roster.
On February 28, 2014, the company, which at the time consisted of 100 staff members, was shut down due to financial problems. According to Wilisky, the company had mismanaged its growth, and that they were never able to restructure themselves. Wilisky would continue to work in the visual effects industry.
Productions
Productions:
Past Production (films)
*2015: ''
Little Boy
"Little Boy" was the type of atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 during World War II, making it the first nuclear weapon used in warfare. The bomb was dropped by the Boeing B-29 Superfortress ''Enola Gay'' p ...
'' (89 shots)
*2014: ''
Against the Sun''
*2014: ''
La Belle et La Bête''
*2014: ''
RoboCop''
*2013: ''
Riddick''
*2013: ''
This Is the End
''This Is the End'' is a 2013 American apocalyptic
stoner action fantasy black comedy film written, directed and produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, in their directorial debuts. It is a feature-length film adaptation of the short film ...
'' (240 shots)
*2013: ''
Now You See Me'' (227 shots)
*2013: ''
The Legend of Sarila'' (950 shots)
*2013: ''
Parker'' (162 shots)
*2012: ''
The Avengers''
*2012: ''
Mirror Mirror'' (194 shots)
*2012: ''
Big Miracle'' (132 shots)
*2011: ''
Immortals'' (2 shots)
*2011: ''
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1'' (41 shots)
*2011: ''
March of the Dinosaurs'' (592 shots)
*2011: ''
Source Code
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'' (158 shots)
*2011: ''
Jane Eyre
''Jane Eyre'' ( ; originally published as ''Jane Eyre: An Autobiography'') is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first ...
'' (47 shots)
*2010: ''
Super'' (158 shots)
*2010: ''
The American'' (125 shots)
*2010: ''Arctic Blast'' (69 shots)
*2010: ''
Barney's Version'' (65 shots)
*2010: ''
Jonah Hex
Jonah Woodson Hex is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga. Hex is a surly and cynical bounty hunter whose face is scarred on the r ...
'' (6 shots)
*2010: ''Oil: Extending City Dreams'' (for the 2010 World Exposition in Shanghai) (17 shots)
*2009: ''
Mr. Nobody'' (121 shots)
*2009: ''
Screamers: The Hunting'' (122 shots)
*2009: ''Les corbeaux'' (349 shots)
*2009: ''
Red Cliff II''
*2008: ''
Beverly Hills Chihuahua'' (movie trailer)
Past Production (Television)
*2012: ''Strip the City'' (134 shots)
*2010: ''
America: The Story of Us'' (28 shots)
*2010: Atlas 4D (50 shots)
*2009: Dinolab II (192 shots)
[Modus FX on Dinolab II - http://www.vfxblog.com/vfxblog/2010/05/dinolab.html ]
Past Production (Other media)
*2011:
F3AR
''F.E.A.R. 3'' (stylized as ''F.3.A.R.'') is a first-person shooter psychological horror video game for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. It is the third game in the ''F.E.A.R.'' series. Developed by Day 1 Studios and published by ...
(189 shots) (video game)
*2009:
The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest (83 shots) (video game)
*2009: Dragons 3D (17 shots) (IMAX film - teaser)
Notes
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.modusfx.com
Modus FX Ã ShanghaiGala 2007 - PDF page 2
Companies based in Quebec
Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec
Canadian companies established in 2007
Visual effects companies
2007 establishments in Quebec
2014 disestablishments in Quebec