The Last Stand Of The 300
The History Channel
Mechanism Digital
Lucien Harriot: Founder, VFX Supervisor
Mechanism Digital completes 840 VFX shots for a two-hour History Channel special which depicts the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C. Read more
Plug-in(s) Used: Magic Bullet Suite

Dreamgirls
Dreamworks & Paramount Pictures
BLT Associates
Alen Petkovic: Creative Director
BLT Associates chose Knoll Light Factory to add a Hollywood-style shimmer with camera flashes and animated flares to the Dreamgirls teaser trailer. Read more
Plug-in(s) Used: Knoll Light Factory Pro

Scion Shadow
Scion
Shilo
Shilo Design uses Trapcode Particular to add spark to this spot for Toyota's Scion. Read more
Plug-in(s) Used: Trapcode Particular

BMW Precipice
BMW (via agency Publicis)
The Syndicate
Ben Grossman, VFX Supervisor
In the BMW spot Trapcode Particular was used for creating the 3D rain and the falling rocks in the final shot. Trapcode Lux was used for the volumetric headlights in the final shot as well. Read more
Plug-in(s) Used: Trapcode Lux, Trapcode Particular

Nike Winter Holiday
Nike
Nando Costa
Nando Costa: creative direction, design, animation and compositing. Renato Ferro, Ricardo Ferro and Victor Hugo: animation & 3D modeling
Gear up for the harsh effects of rain, snow, and wind created using Trapcode plug-ins. Read more
Plug-in(s) Used: Trapcode 3D Stroke, Trapcode Lux, Trapcode Particular, Trapcode Starglow

American Chopper In Europe
Discovery Channel
Convert, The Ebeling Group
Adam Bluming: Director. Zack Nederlander: VFX Supervisor. John Robson, Corey Shaw and Melanie Franciosi: VFX Team
Convert uses Primatte Keyer on a 30 second spot for "American Chopper," Discovery Network's top-rated reality show. Read more
Plug-in(s) Used: Key Correct Pro, Primatte Keyer Pro

Lost
ABC Television, Bad Robot
Himani Productions
Kevin Blank: VFX Supervisor, Lost. Kevin Kutchaver: President, Himani
ABC's Lost VFX team won a Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Visual Effects for a series. Read more
Plug-in(s) Used: Key Correct Pro, Primatte Keyer Pro

Need For Speed Carbon
EA Black Box
Rainmaker LP
Jason Toth: Visual Effects Supervisor. Chris Roff: Producer. Jazon Macza: 3D Lead. Tom McHattie: Compositor
Rainmaker selects Knoll Light Factory to add realism to in-game cut scenes for this best-selling EA racing game. Read more
Plug-in(s) Used: Knoll Light Factory Pro

The Company
TNT / ScottFree / John Calley Productions
Digital Kitchen
Cody Cobb: VFX Artist. Matt LaVoy: VFX Artist
This is the main title sequence for the mini-series "The Company". It features a cross-hatch technique that Matt LaVoy and Cody Cobb developed that uses Trapcode Particular to create the look of animated cross-hatched drawings. Read more
Plug-in(s) Used: Trapcode Particular

DV Like Film
Enigma Factory
Enigma Factory
Alex Ferrari: Co-writer/Director. Jorge Flores Rodriguez: Co-writer/Producer. Sean Falco: VFX Supervisor. Dan Cregan: VFX Artist, Angel Barroeta: Director of Photography
Broken, an action-suspense movie written and directed by Alex Ferrari, really stands apart from other indie projects using Magic Bullet. Read more