Line #54 Creator/RhythmAndHues


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2	[[http://rhythm.com/ Rhythm & Hues Studios]] was an North American-based computer animation company that specializes in character animation and visual effects for movies and commercials. The company has facilities in Los Angeles; Mumbai and Hyderabad, India; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and as of 2012, Vancouver, British Columbia and Taipei, Taiwan.
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4	A little backstory: In 1987, six former employees of Robert Abel and Associates (''Film/{{Tron}}'') split from the company to form their own. Until the early 1990s, they mainly did commercial and logo work for companies like Creator/{{ABC}}, Sunbeam, Creator/{{Hasbro}}, Creator/UnitedArtists (their first client) and many more.
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6	It wasn't until 1990, with help from Creator/IndustrialLightAndMagic, that they got their first film job (''Film/FlightOfTheIntruder''). Since then, they've been responsible for more than 150 films, hundreds of commercials (including the Coca-Cola Polar Bears) and several video games. R&H has received three Academy Awards for Achievement in Visual Effects, (''Film/LifeOfPi'', 2013, ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'', 2008, and ''Film/{{Babe}}'', 1995), and four Scientific and Technical Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS). R&H was also nominated for an Oscar for its work on ''The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe''.
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8	In 1999, they bought effects company VIFX from Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox.
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10	[[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118066108/ The company filed for bankruptcy in 2013]], some time after Creator/DigitalDomain and Creator/MatteWorldDigital did the same. Much to the shock of the VFX community at large. Said community got even more enraged when the Academy cut the microphone of a supervisor mentioning the financial turmoils receiving his Oscar for ''Life of Pi''. R&H was purchased by Los Angeles[=/=]Indian-based Creator/PranaStudios a few months afterwards. However, due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, the studio was shut down for good in July 2020.
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13	!!Besides ''Flight of the Intruder'', Rhythm & Hues' work includes:
14	* ''Film/ThreeHundredRiseOfAnEmpire''
15	* ''[[Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks The Alvin and the Chipmunks movies]]''
16	* ''Film/{{Babe}}''
17	* ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooieNutsAndBolts'' (Trailer)
18	* ''[[Film/BattlefieldEarth Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000]]''
19	* ''Film/BatmanForever''
20	** ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''
21	* ''Film/BehindEnemyLines''
22	* ''Film/CatsAndDogs''
23	* ''Film/TheCatInTheHat''
24	* ''Film/{{Chronicle}}''
25	* ''[[Film/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]''
26	* ''Film/TheChroniclesOfRiddick''
27	* ''VideoGame/{{Crackdown}}'' (Trailer)
28	* ''Film/DjangoUnchained''
29	* ''VideoGame/DmCDevilMayCry'' (Trailer)
30	* ''Film/{{Elf}}''
31	* ''Film/EndOfDays''
32	* ''VideoGame/FableII'' (Trailer)
33	* ''WesternAnimation/Fantasia2000''
34	* ''Film/TheFastAndTheFuriousTokyoDrift''
35	** ''Film/FastAndFurious''
36	* ''Ride/TheFuntasticWorldOfHannaBarbera'' (''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'' sequence)
37	* ''Series/GameOfThrones''
38	* ''Film/{{Garfield}}''
39	* ''Film/TheGoldenCompass''
40	* ''Film/TheGreenMile'' (Film Adaptation)
41	* ''VideoGame/GuitarHero III: Legends of Rock'' - Promotional materials, including the packaging.
42	* ''WesternAnimation/HappyFeet'' - Killer Whale chase sequence only; movie done with Creator/AnimalLogic
43	* ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'' - handled the CGI for Baby Norbert, the Sorting Hat, and Fluffy the Cerberus.
44	* ''Film/Hellboy2019''
45	* ''Film/HocusPocus''
46	* ''Film/HotTubTimeMachine''
47	* ''Film/TheHungerGames''
48	* ''Film/INowPronounceYouChuckAndLarry''
49	* ''Film/IntoTheStorm2014''
50	* ''Film/LandOfTheLost''
51	* ''Literature/LifeOfPi'' - their last project before bankruptcy.
52	* ''Series/LostInSpace2018''
53	* ''Film/{{Kazaam}}''
54	* ''Kinect Franchise/StarWars''
55	* ''Film/KungPowEnterTheFist'' (Special Thanks)
56	* ''Series/MidnightTexas''
57	* ''Film/{{Moneyball}}''
58	* ''Film/{{Mousehunt}}''
59	* ''Film/TheMummyTombOfTheDragonEmperor''
60	* ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum''
61	* ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden II''
62	* ''VideoGame/ParasiteEve''
63	* ''{{Film/RIPD}}'' - Worked on before the bankruptcy, was the first movie to be released post-bankruptcy.
64	* ''WesternAnimation/RoverDangerfield'' - Opening scenes & digital compositing; with Creator/AvailableLightProductions, Creator/HanhoHeungUp and Creator/WangFilmProductions.
65	* ''WesternAnimation/RugratsInParis'' - CG elements only, with [[Creator/SunwooEntertainment Grimsaem]].
66	* ''VideoGame/TheSaboteur''
67	* ''Film/ScoobyDoo''
68	* ''Film/SnowWhiteAndTheHuntsman''
69	* ''Film/Spawn1997''
70	* ''Film/Speed2CruiseControl''
71	* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' - one episode, "Galaxy's Child".
72	** ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' - Bajoran Wormhole effects during Season 1.
73	* ''Film/StayTuned''
74	* The ''Film/StuartLittle'' duology (with Creator/SonyPicturesImageworks)
75	* ''Film/SupermanReturns''
76	* ''Series/{{The Walking Dead\|2010}}'' (Season 6)
77	* ''Film/{{Waterworld}}''
78	* ''Series/{{Westworld}}''
79	* ''Series/TheXFiles'' (Season 11)
80	* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries''
81	* The 2010 ''Film/YogiBear'' film. Also served as co-producers.
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83	!!Tropes Associated with Rhythm & Hues:
84	* {{Animesque}}: See below.
85	* LiveActionAdaptation: Most of their projects since 2005 in a nutshell.
86	* MediumBlending: ''Rugrats In Paris''.
87	* PunnyName: Rhythm & '''Blues'''
88	* RealSongThemeTune: Originally had an instrumental version of Music/{{Coldplay}}'s "Clocks" in one of their demo reels. Presently, they use "Young Bloods" by The Naked and Famous and "One Day Like This" by Elbow. Both were combined with footage of their film work.

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