Scanline VFX
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Visual effects |
Founded | 1989Munich,Germany | ,in
Headquarters | , |
Number of employees | 1,200+ (2021) |
Parent | Netflix |
Website | www |
Scanline VFXis a global visual effects and animation company founded 1989 inMunich.The studio is led by VFX Supervisor Stephan Trojansky. The company has 7 locations including Munich,Stuttgart,Los Angeles,Vancouver,Montreal,London,andSeoul.[1]
Scanline has recently completed work on films from theMarvel Cinematic Universe(MCU) such asSpider-Man: Far From Home(2019),Black Widow,Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsandEternals(all 2021), and films based onDC Comicssuch asZack Snyder's Justice League,The Suicide Squad(both 2021) andThe Batman(2022). They have also worked onTerminator: Dark Fate,Gemini Man(both 2019),Godzilla vs. Kong,Free GuyandDon't Look Up(all 2021).
In terms of television, Scanline has worked onGame of Thronesseason eight(2019),Shadow and Bone(2021-),Foundation(2021-),Cowboy Bebop(2021) andStranger Thingsseason four(2022).
In November 2021,Netflixannounced that it would acquire Scanline with plans for it to operate as a standalone business working with a variety of clients.[2][3]The acquisition closed in the first quarter of 2022.[4]
Accolades[edit]
Scanline is responsible for the development of its proprietary fluid effects software, Flowline. Scanline was the sole developer of Flowline and in 2008, was the recipient of a Scientific and Technical AchievementAcademy Awardfor the software.[5]
In 2010, Scanline was nominated for anAcademy Award for Best Visual Effectsfor its work onClint Eastwood'sHereafter,for which it was the sole visual effects vendor.[6]
Scanline received aBAFTAnomination forBest Special Visual Effectsin 2010 for its work onIron Man 3[7]as well as a secondAcademy Awardnomination forBest Visual Effectsin 2014, forCaptain America: The Winter Soldier.[8]
In 2010, Scanline won its firstVisual Effects Society AwardforOutstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion PictureforHereafter.[9]Scanline has twoEmmy AwardsforOutstanding Special Visual Effectsto its credit for its work on Season Four[10]and Season Eight[11]ofGame of Thronesas well as anHPA Awardfor Outstanding Visual Effects[12]and aVisual Effects Society Awardfor Outstanding Created Environment for episodeThe Iron Throne.[13]
Year | Project | Award | For | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Game of Thrones - The Iron Throne | VES Award | Outstanding Created Environment | Won |
2019 | Game of Thrones - The Bells | Emmy Award | Special Visual Effects | Won |
HPA Award | Outstanding Visual Effects - Episodic | Won | ||
2010 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | VES Award | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture | Won |
Completed projects[edit]
- 300
- 2012
- 300: Rise of an Empire
- 6 Underground
- A Good Day to Die Hard
- American Renegades
- Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Aquaman
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- Battleship
- Ben-Hur
- Between Two Ferns: The Movie
- Bird Box
- Black Panther
- Black Widow
- Blackhat
- Bumblebee
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Captain Marvel
- Charlie's Angels
- Cosmos: Possible Worlds
- Divergent
- Exodus: Gods and Kings
- Eternals
- Furious 7
- Game of Thrones
- Gemini Man
- Geostorm
- Godzilla
- Godzilla vs. Kong
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Gulliver's Travels
- Hereafter
- Hotel Lux
- Immortals
- In the Fade
- In the Heart of the Sea
- Independence Day: Resurgence
- Into the Storm
- Iron Man
- Iron Man 3
- Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
- Joker
- Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
- Justice League
- King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
- Kong: Skull Island
- Looper
- Luther
- Man of Steel
- Midway
- Moonfall
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
- Pan
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- Point Break
- Pompeii
- Poseidon
- Power Rangers
- Rampage
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- San Andreas
- Spider-Man: Far From Home
- Stranger Things
- Suicide Squad
- The Suicide Squad
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Super 8
- Terminator: Dark Fate
- The 5th Wave
- The Amazing Spider-Man
- The Apparition
- The Avengers
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
- The Cut
- The First
- The Ghost Writer
- The Golden Glove
- The Goldfish
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
- The Invasion
- The Last Airbender
- The Manny
- The Meg
- The Most Beautiful Day
- The Promise
- The Rescue
- The Shallows
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Tomb Raider
- Transformers: The Last Knight
- Vicky and the Treasure of the Gods
- Vicky the Viking
- Welcome to Germany
- When Santa Fell to Earth
- White House Down
- Who Am I
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix
Filmography[edit]
2000s[edit]
Year | Films | Directors | Studio(s) and
Distributor(s) |
Budget | Gross |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | 300 | Zack Snyder | Legendary Pictures | $60–65 million | $456.1 million |
Poseidon | Wolfgang Petersen | Warner Bros. Pictures | $160 million | $181.7 million | |
2007 | The Invasion | Oliver Hirschbiegel | Village Roadshow Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures |
$65–80 million | $40.2 million |
2008 | Iron Man | Jon Favreau | Marvel Studios | $140 million | $585.8 million |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | Andrew Adamson | Walt Disney Pictures | $225 million | $419.7 million | |
2009 | Vicky the Viking | Michael Herbig | Constantin Film | €8 million | $56.7 million |
2012 | Roland Emmerich | Columbia Pictures | $200 million | $791.2 million |
2010s[edit]
2020s[edit]
Year | Films | Directors | Studio(s) and
Distributor(s) |
Budget | Gross |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | NightLife | ||||
Jim Button and the Wild 13 | |||||
The Wrong Missy | |||||
The Rescue | |||||
2021 | Black Widow | ||||
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | |||||
The Suicide Squad | |||||
Godzilla vs. Kong | |||||
Eternals | |||||
Don't Look Up | |||||
Tides | |||||
Reminiscence | |||||
Blood Red Sky | |||||
Free Guy | |||||
The Battle at Lake Changjin | |||||
2022 | Moonfall | ||||
The Gray Man | |||||
The Adam Project | |||||
The Batman | |||||
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | |||||
Slumberland | |||||
Black Adam | |||||
2023 | Shazam! Fury of the Gods | ||||
The Flash | |||||
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms | |||||
Meg 2: The Trench | |||||
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom |
Upcoming Projects[edit]
Year | Films | Directors | Studio(s) and
Distributor(s) |
---|---|---|---|
2024 | Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire | ||
Rheingold | |||
1000 Zeilen |
TV Series[edit]
Year(s) | Name of Series | Network |
---|---|---|
Game of Thrones | HBO | |
Stranger Things | Netflix | |
2018 | The First | Hulu, Channel 4 |
Lisey's Story | ||
Shadow and Bone | ||
The Nevers | ||
Cosmos: Possible Worlds | ||
Line of Separation | ||
Foundation | ||
2021 | Cowboy Bebop | Netflix |
Blackout | ||
Kitz | ||
Moby Dick |
Upcoming Projects[edit]
Year(s) | Name of Series | Network |
---|---|---|
Yu Yu Hakusho | ||
Andor |
References[edit]
- ^"About".scanlinevfx.com.Retrieved2020-03-13.
- ^"Netflix to Acquire Scanline VFX, Effects Studio That Has Worked onStranger Things,Cowboy Bebop,Eternalsand More ".Variety.22 November 2021.Retrieved2021-11-22.
- ^"Bringing More VFX Magic to Our Members With the Acquisition of Scanline VFX".Netflix Media Center (Press release).Retrieved2021-12-15.
- ^"Netflix Q1 2022 SEC filing".US SEC Edgar filings.Retrieved2023-07-31.
- ^"The 80th Scientific & Technical Awards 2008".oscars.org. 8 October 2014.Retrieved2020-03-13.
- ^"The 83rd Academy Awards 2011".oscars.org. 7 October 2014.Retrieved2020-03-13.
- ^"Film | Special Visual Effects in 2014".awards.bafta.org.Retrieved2020-03-13.
- ^"The 86th Academy Awards 2014".awardsdatabase.oscars.org. 7 October 2014.Retrieved2020-03-13.
- ^"9th Annual VES Awards".visualeffectssociety.com.Retrieved2020-03-13.
- ^"66th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners".emmys.com.Retrieved2020-03-13.
- ^"71st Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners".emmys.com.Retrieved2020-03-13.
- ^"2019 HPA Awards".hpaonline.com.Retrieved2020-03-13.
- ^"18th Annual VES Awards".visualeffectssociety.com.Retrieved2020-03-13.
External links[edit]
- German companies established in 1989
- Canadian animation studios
- German animation studios
- Visual effects companies
- Television and film post-production companies
- Entertainment companies established in 1989
- Companies based in Munich
- Companies based in Vancouver
- 2022 mergers and acquisitions
- Netflix
- American corporate subsidiaries