Base FX
{{Short description|Visual effects and animation company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Base FX
| logo = File:Base logo slogan wiki.png
| foundation = November 2006
| location = Beijing, China
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Wuxi, China
Xiamen, China and
Los Angeles, United States
| key_people = Christopher Bremble
(Founder & CEO)
Neil Xie
(Vice President)
Tang Bingbing
(Chief Creative Officer)
| num_employees = 500
| industry = Visual effects, Computer-generated imagery, Feature animation
| homepage = [http://www.base-fx.com/ Base-FX.com]
}}
Base FX is a visual effects and animation company with production studios in Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Wuxi and Xiamen, and an office in Los Angeles. The company was founded in 2006 and has completed more than 150 films.{{cite web | url=https://www.cbinsights.com/company/base-fx | title=Base FX - Products, Competitors, Financials, Employees, Headquarters Locations }}
Base FX specializes in high-end creature and character animation, fluid and dynamic effects, and photo-real 3D matte painting and set extensions, providing services to Hollywood film companies, producers and top directors in China.{{cite web|title=Base FX in ILM pact|url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/base-fx-in-ilm-pact}}
History
Base FX was founded in 2006 by Chris Bremble and a team of 12 artists and CG instructors who had previously worked on one of Bremble's films, the 2005 picture Deep Rescue. The company quickly began to grow, securing clients in China and Hollywood, and building a talented team of artists.
In 2010, Christopher Bremble was awarded an Emmy for Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Movie or Mini-Series for the company's work on HBO's epic war saga The Pacific.{{cite web|title=Emmy Winner Taps Chinese Film Market|url=http://www.chinesefilms.cn/141/2012/05/02/141s9123.htm}} The company was awarded its second Emmy in 2011 for its work on HBO's Boardwalk Empire, an American period crime drama television series, and a third one in 2014 for its work on Starz's pirate adventure series "Black Sails".{{cite web|title=Creative Arts Emmy Winners|date = 17 August 2014|url=http://www.artofvfx.com/?p=8977}}
In May, 2012, Base signed a Strategic Alliance Agreement with Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic (ILM).{{cite web|title=ILM teams with China's Base FX|date=22 May 2012|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/ilm-teams-with-china-s-base-fx-1118054498/}} At the Beijing Film Festival on April 18, 2013, the two companies signed an expanded co-operation deal that secures the exclusive use of the Beijing-based studio’s services for all ILM’s Hollywood films.{{cite web|title=ILM to Pact With China's Base FX|date=18 April 2013|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/ilm-to-pact-with-chinas-base-fx-1200383782/}}
In 2012, Base stationed in the industrial park in Wuxi, China, and will work on animation films for clients.{{cite web|title=Hollywood joins hands with Wuxi Studio |url=http://english.wxrb.com/news/E_local/201305/t20130527_830059.htm |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402090350/http://english.wxrb.com/news/E_local/201305/t20130527_830059.htm |archivedate=2015-04-02 }}
In 2014, Base opened its third production studio in Xiamen, China, to make visual effects for Hollywood films.{{cite web|title=Leading visual effects studio Base FX to build its base in Xiamen|url=http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news36958.html|access-date=2015-03-30|archive-date=2015-04-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402130203/http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news36958.html|url-status=dead}}
On December 29, 2014, Base FX signed strategic cooperation agreements with China Fortune Land Development Co., Ltd. (CFLD) and will tenant in Dachang Film and Media Industrial Park to build a high-end VFX training base.{{cite web|title=Hollywood Film Companies Bring Cultural Innovation and Industry Expertise to Dachang Film and Media Industrial Park |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hollywood-film-companies-bring-cultural-140000556.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402112608/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hollywood-film-companies-bring-cultural-140000556.html |archivedate=2015-04-02 }}{{cite web|title=Relativity, Base FX Back New Film School in China|date=29 December 2014|url=https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/relativity-base-fx-back-new-film-school-in-china-1201388957/}} As of 2014, Base FX has finished 120 projects with more than 10,000 visual effects shots.
On 20 April 2015, Base FX jointly founded China Post Production Alliance (CPPA) at the 5th Beijing International Film Festival to promote and enhance the development of visual effects in China.{{cite web|title=中国影视后期产业联盟在京成立|url=http://house.people.com.cn/n/2015/0420/c164220-26875023.html}}
In August 2018, Base FX's production arm Base Pictures, working with Meridian Entertainment, began production on the action disaster film Skyfire. Directed by Simon West, the film stars Hannah Quinlivan, Wang Xueqi, and Shawn Dou and is scheduled to be released on December 12, 2019. It is produced by Chris Bremble, Jennifer Dong, and Jib Polhemus.{{cite web
|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/cannes-skyfire-simon-west-meridian-base-fx-1203214530/
|title=Cannes: 'Skyfire,' China's First Big-Budget Disaster Movie, Shopped by Meridian Ent. (EXCLUSIVE)
|accessdate=2019-05-14
|last=Davis
|first=Rebecca
|date=2019-05-14
|publisher= Variety
}}
Base FX's very first overseas production facility was set to open in mid-June of 2018 in Bangsar South complex in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The full-service studio will be staffed by over 200 staff.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/digital/asia/filmart-china-basefx-expands-malaysia-1202728678/|title=FilMart: China's BaseFX Expands to Malaysia (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Frater|first=Patrick|date=2018-03-18|website=Variety|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319021135/http://variety.com/2018/digital/asia/filmart-china-basefx-expands-malaysia-1202728678/ |archive-date=2018-03-19 |access-date=2020-01-24}}
In 2022, the company accused two men, Kevin Robl and Remington Chase, of defrauding the company and its investors out of $234 million over the course of several years.{{Cite web |last=Maddaus |first=Gene |date=2022-03-25 |title=Chinese Animation Studio Says It Is Victim of Massive $234 Million Fraud |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/base-fx-remington-chase-kevin-robl-fraud-1235213776/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
Credits
References
External links
- [http://www.base-fx.com/ Official Website of Base FX]
- [http://weibo.com/basefx/ Weibo page of Base FX]
- [https://www.facebook.com/Base-FX-121283495007933/ Facebook page of Base FX]
- [http://www.linkedin.com/company/base-fx-beijing/ LinkedIn page of Base FX]
- [http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzA5MDU1MjgzOQ==&mid=206726386&idx=1&sn=0a9d759f7d102657ac4bf5b795cce8dd#rd/ A video about life at Base FX]
{{Animation industry in the United States}}
{{Animation industry in the People's Republic of China}}
Category:Visual effects companies
Category:American animation studios
Category:Mass media companies established in 2006