Image Engine | Visual Effects for Film

"We, BrightLight Pictures, were so fortunate to have Image Engine available to work for us on "SLiTHER" and "White Noise 2: The Light". Image Engine is one of the few firms in Canada that can do animation on a schedule. They are also quite professional about the details. Their work holds up well past the Digital Intermediate process." -- Joan Collins-Carey, Visual Effects Producer & Supervisor

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Visual effects firm turns server room into data center

To bring to life the images that go into a movie like Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Image Engine Design Inc. needed vast amounts of computing capacity and storage. The visual effects company is now expanding in anticipation of other major projects that will one day hit the silver screen.

"We have been known for television series work and, about three years ago, became involved in film and needed additional technology and expertise to turn the division into a reality," said Peter Muyzers, head of Image Engine's Film Division. "We are still actively building that division with added bandwidth for films, more storage and speed."

Visual effects firm Image Engine delivers perfection

Imagine a 10-second shot in the latest science-fiction film: a high-tech communications satellite moves across he surface of a planet. The shot has to be visually spellbinding and technically perfect. It has to evoke a certain mood and integrate seamlessly into the film’s
plotline. Few viewers understand or care what it takes to create that visual experience—the weeks of painstaking artistic and technical work, the massive computing power. But for Canadian visual-effects firm Image Engine, mega-million dollar box-office success hinges on flawless execution of such effects. That’s why when it came time to build a future-ready IT infrastructure, Image Engine turned to HP BladeSystem servers and HP Workstations.