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3 | [[http://www.imageworks.com/ Sony Pictures Imageworks]] (also known as SPI or Sony Imageworks) is a visual effects and computer animation company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was formed by Creator/SonyPictures in 1992 to branch out in the booming VFX industry, with its first work being previsualizations for ''Film/StrikingDistance''. From that point on, the studio would create visual effects for over 50 films, and would branch out into animation by means of working with sister Sony subsidiary Creator/SonyPicturesAnimation.[[labelnote:*]]They also did for-hire work on non-SPA films such as ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBirdsMovie'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Storks}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Smallfoot}}'', the latter two of which were produced by the [[Creator/WarnerBros Warner Animation Group]].[[/labelnote]] The studio was headquartered in Culver City, California (nearby the [[Creator/SonyPicturesStudios Sony lot]]) until they moved to their current location in 2014. |
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5 | See also Creator/A1Pictures, another animation studio established by Sony (but for anime, not big budget films; this company is operated by Sony Music Japan via Creator/{{Aniplex}}), and Creator/AnimalLogic, another prominent VFX studio who has also done simultaneous work on live-action and [[AllCGICartoon computer-animated]] movies. |
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7 | !!Films that SPI have worked on include: |
8 | [[index]] |
9 | [[foldercontrol]] |
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11 | [[folder:A-M]] |
12 | * ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'' |
13 | * ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'' |
14 | * ''Film/AliceThroughTheLookingGlass'' |
15 | * ''Film/AmericanSniper'' |
16 | * ''Film/{{Anaconda}}'' |
17 | * ''Film/AngerManagement'' |
18 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBirdsMovie'' |
19 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBirdsMovie2'' |
20 | * ''Film/AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania'' |
21 | * ''WesternAnimation/ArthurChristmas'' |
22 | * ''Film/TheAviator'' |
23 | * ''Film/BadBoysII'' |
24 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Beowulf|2007}}'' |
25 | * ''Film/BigFish'' |
26 | * ''Film/BladeRunner'' (2007 Final Cut edition) |
27 | * ''Film/TheCableGuy'' |
28 | * ''Film/CastAway'' |
29 | * ''Film/CharliesAngels2000'' |
30 | ** ''Film/CharliesAngelsFullThrottle'' |
31 | * ''Film/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'' |
32 | ** ''Film/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' |
33 | ** ''Film/PrinceCaspian'' |
34 | * ''Film/{{Click}}'' |
35 | * ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'' |
36 | ** ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs2'' |
37 | * ''Film/{{Contact}}'' |
38 | * ''Film/EagleEye'' |
39 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheEmojiMovie'' |
40 | * ''Series/TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier'' |
41 | * ''[[Film/Fury2014 Fury]]'' |
42 | * ''Film/GForce'' |
43 | * ''Film/{{Ghost Rider|2007}}'' (though not the sequel) |
44 | * ''Film/Ghostbusters2016'' |
45 | * ''Film/{{Godzilla 1998}}'' |
46 | * ''Film/TheGreenHornet'' (3D Conversion) |
47 | * ''Film/GreenLantern2011'' |
48 | * ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'' |
49 | ** ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'' |
50 | ** ''Film/TheGuardiansOfTheGalaxyHolidaySpecial'' |
51 | ** ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3'' |
52 | * ''Film/{{Hancock}}'' |
53 | * ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'' (handled the Quidditch match for the film, as well as the Mountain Troll and living chess pieces) |
54 | * ''Film/HollowMan'' |
55 | * ''Franchise/HotelTransylvania'' |
56 | ** ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania'' |
57 | ** ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania2'' |
58 | ** ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania3SummerVacation'' |
59 | ** ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvaniaTransformania'' |
60 | * ''Film/IAmLegend'' |
61 | * ''Film/IndependenceDay'' |
62 | * ''Film/TheInterview'' (credited as Imageworks) |
63 | * ''Literature/JamesAndTheGiantPeach'' |
64 | * ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuestTheRealAdventures''[[labelnote:List]]"The Edge of Yesterday"[[/labelnote]] |
65 | * ''Music/TheJonasBrothers: The 3D Concert Experience'' |
66 | * ''Film/JudgeDredd'' |
67 | * ''Film/JumanjiWelcomeToTheJungle'' |
68 | ** ''Film/JumanjiTheNextLevel'' |
69 | * ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'' |
70 | * ''Film/LastActionHero'' |
71 | * ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' |
72 | * ''WesternAnimation/LoveDeathAndRobots'' (for Creator/BlurStudio, 1 short)[[labelnote:List]]"Lucky 13"[[/labelnote]] |
73 | * ''Film/TheMarvels2023'' |
74 | * ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded'' |
75 | ** ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions'' |
76 | * ''Film/TheMeg'' |
77 | * ''Film/MenInBlackII'' |
78 | ** ''Film/MenInBlack3'' |
79 | ** ''Film/MenInBlackInternational'' |
80 | * ''Film/MichaelJacksonsThisIsIt'' |
81 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheMitchellsVsTheMachines'' |
82 | * ''WesternAnimation/MonsterHouse'' |
83 | * ''Film/Mulan2020'' |
84 | [[/folder]] |
85 | |
86 | [[folder:N-Z]] |
87 | * ''WesternAnimation/OpenSeason'' (First movie solo, second with Creator/ReelFXCreativeStudios) |
88 | * ''WesternAnimation/OverTheMoon'' |
89 | * ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful'' |
90 | * ''Film/PatchAdams'' |
91 | * ''Film/{{Pixels}}'' |
92 | * ''WesternAnimation/ThePolarExpress'' |
93 | * ''Film/TheReplacementKillers'' |
94 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSeaBeast'' |
95 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Smallfoot}}'' |
96 | * ''Film/TheSmurfs'' |
97 | ** ''Film/TheSmurfs2'' |
98 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SmurfsTheLostVillage'' |
99 | * ''Film/{{Speed}}'' |
100 | * ''Film/SpeedRacer''[[/index]] |
101 | * The ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' films |
102 | ** ''The Film/SpiderManTrilogy''[[index]] |
103 | *** ''Film/SpiderMan1'' |
104 | *** ''Film/SpiderMan2'' |
105 | *** ''Film/SpiderMan3''[[/index]] |
106 | ** ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries''[[index]] |
107 | *** ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' |
108 | *** ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2''[[/index]] |
109 | ** Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse[[index]] |
110 | *** ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' |
111 | *** ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'' |
112 | *** ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' |
113 | ** ''Film/Venom2018'' |
114 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' |
115 | *** ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse'' |
116 | * ''Film/StarshipTroopers'' |
117 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Storks}}'' |
118 | * ''Film/StreetFighterTheLegendOfChunLi'' (uncredited) |
119 | * ''Film/StuartLittle'' and ''Stuart Little 2''. Also did the CGI sequences for the animated TV series, with Creator/WangFilmProductions. |
120 | * ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'' |
121 | * ''WesternAnimation/SurfsUp'' |
122 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Vivo}}'' |
123 | * ''Film/{{Watchmen}}'' |
124 | * ''Film/WhatLiesBeneath'' |
125 | * ''Film/{{Zathura}}'' |
126 | * ''Film/{{Zookeeper 2011}}'' |
127 | * ''Film/ZombielandDoubleTap'' |
128 | [[/folder]] |
129 | |
130 | [[/index]] |
131 | ---- |
132 | !!Tropes associated with their works: |
133 | * AllCGICartoon: Have made several, including ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBirdsMovie'', ''WesternAnimation/ArthurChristmas'', ''WesternAnimation/MonsterHouse'', ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Beowulf 2007}} Beowulf]]'', and nearly all of Creator/SonyPicturesAnimation's films. |
134 | * HeAlsoDid: A couple of their empolyees, including John Dykstra and Ken Ralston, were originally a part of Creator/IndustrialLightAndMagic. |
135 | * LiveActionAdaptation: Several of their films, specifically the ''Spider-Man'' films, ''Ghost Rider'', ''Green Lantern'', and ''Stuart Little''. |
136 | * MediumBlending: Their work on ''James and the Giant Peach'', in which SPI did water effects against StopMotion. |
137 | * MotionCapture: Two of Robert Zemeckis' films, ''WesternAnimation/ThePolarExpress'' and the aforementioned ''Beowulf'', both utilized this, as well as ''Monster House'' (which Zemeckis only produced). |
138 | * ProductionPosse: The company was notably Creator/RobertZemeckis' go-to effects house during the 2000's, having worked on the above-mentioned films he was involved with. In addition, besides working on films produced by their [[Creator/SonyPictures parent company]], they have also regularly worked with Creator/WarnerBros and Creator/{{Disney}} (even after they gained Creator/IndustrialLightAndMagic as part of their acquisition of Creator/{{Lucasfilm}}) as well. |
139 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: Were going to be one of the companies behind the effects for Music/MichaelJackson's comeback tour until he died. |
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