Scanline VFX
{{short description|Visual effects and animation company}}
{{More citations needed|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Scanline VFX
| logo = Image:Scanline vxf logo.jpg
| type = Subsidiary
| founded = {{start date and age|1989}}, in Munich, Germany
| hq_location_city = Vancouver
| hq_location_country = Canada
| num_employees = 1,200+ (2021)
| industry = Visual effects
| parent = Netflix (2022–present)
| website = {{URL|http://www.scanlinevfx.com}}
}}
Scanline VFX is a global visual effects and animation company founded in 1989 in Munich. The studio was led by VFX Supervisor Stephan Trojansky. The company has 7 locations including Munich, Stuttgart, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Montreal, London, and Seoul.{{cite web|url=http://scanlinevfx.com/about|title=About|publisher=scanlinevfx.com|accessdate=2020-03-13}}
Scanline has recently completed work on films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) such as Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), Black Widow, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Eternals (all 2021), and films based on DC Comics such as Zack Snyder's Justice League, The Suicide Squad (both 2021) and The Batman (2022). They have also worked on Terminator: Dark Fate, Gemini Man (both 2019), Godzilla vs. Kong, Free Guy and Don't Look Up (all 2021).
In terms of television, Scanline has worked on Game of Thrones season eight (2019), Shadow and Bone (2021–2023), Foundation (2021–present), Cowboy Bebop (2021) and Stranger Things season four (2022).
In November 2021, Netflix announced that it would acquire Scanline with plans for it to operate as a standalone business working with a variety of clients.{{cite web|title=Netflix to Acquire Scanline VFX, Effects Studio That Has Worked on Stranger Things, Cowboy Bebop, Eternals and More|url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/netflix-acquires-scanline-vfx-stranger-things-1235116974/|access-date=2021-11-22|work=Variety|date=22 November 2021 }}{{cite web|title=Bringing More VFX Magic to Our Members With the Acquisition of Scanline VFX|url=https://about.netflix.com/en/news/bringing-more-vfx-magic-to-our-members-with-scanline-vfx|access-date=2021-12-15|website=Netflix Media Center (Press release)}} The acquisition closed in the first quarter of 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065280/000106528022000144/ex991_q122.htm|access-date=2023-07-31|website=US SEC Edgar filings|title=Netflix Q1 2022 SEC filing }}
Accolades
Scanline is responsible for the development of its proprietary fluid effects software, Flowline. Scanline was the sole developer of Flowline and in 2008, was the recipient of a Scientific and Technical Achievement Academy Award for the software.{{cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/sci-tech/ceremonies/2008|title=The 80th Scientific & Technical Awards 2008|date=8 October 2014 |publisher=oscars.org|accessdate=2020-03-13}}
In 2010, Scanline was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for its work on Clint Eastwood's Hereafter, for which it was the sole visual effects vendor.{{cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2011|publisher=oscars.org|title=The 83rd Academy Awards 2011|date=7 October 2014 |accessdate=2020-03-13}}
Scanline received a BAFTA nomination for Best Special Visual Effects in 2010 for its work on Iron Man 3{{cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2014/film/special-visual-effects|title=Film {{!}} Special Visual Effects in 2014|publisher=awards.bafta.org|accessdate=2020-03-13}} as well as a second Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects in 2014, for Captain America: The Winter Soldier.{{cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2014|title=The 86th Academy Awards 2014|date=7 October 2014 |publisher=awardsdatabase.oscars.org|accessdate=2020-03-13}}
In 2010, Scanline won its first Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture for Hereafter.{{cite web|url=https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/portfolio-items/2010-9th-annual-ves-awards/?portfolioCats=29|title=9th Annual VES Awards|date=11 March 2019 |publisher=visualeffectssociety.com|accessdate=2020-03-13}} Scanline has two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Special Visual Effects to its credit for its work on Season Four{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2014/outstanding-special-visual-effects|title=66th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners|publisher=emmys.com|accessdate=2020-03-13}} and Season Eight{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2019/outstanding-special-visual-effects|title=71st Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners|publisher=emmys.com|accessdate=2020-03-13}} of Game of Thrones as well as an HPA Award for Outstanding Visual Effects{{cite web|url=https://hpaonline.com/nominees-and-winners/2019-hpa-awards/|title=2019 HPA Awards|publisher=hpaonline.com|accessdate=2020-03-13}} and a Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Created Environment for episode The Iron Throne.{{cite web|url=https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/portfolio-items/2019-18th-annual-ves-awards/?portfolioCats=29|title=18th Annual VES Awards|date=19 February 2020 |publisher=visualeffectssociety.com|accessdate=2020-03-13}}
| class="wikitable"
|+ Film and television awards !Year !Project !Award !For !Result |
| rowspan="1" |2020
| rowspan="1" |Game of Thrones - The Iron Throne |Outstanding Created Environment |{{won}} |
| rowspan="2" |2019
| rowspan="2" |Game of Thrones - The Bells |Special Visual Effects |{{Won}} |
| HPA Award
|Outstanding Visual Effects - Episodic |{{Won}} |
| rowspan="1" |2010
| rowspan="1" |Captain America: The Winter Soldier |Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture |{{Won}} |
Completed projects
{{div col}}
- 300
- 2012
- 300: Rise of an Empire
- 6 Underground
- A Good Day to Die Hard
- American Renegades
- Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Aquaman
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- Battleship
- Ben-Hur
- Between Two Ferns: The Movie
- Bird Box
- Black Panther
- Black Widow
- Blackhat
- Bumblebee
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Captain Marvel
- Charlie's Angels
- Cosmos: Possible Worlds
- Divergent
- Exodus: Gods and Kings
- Eternals
- Furious 7
- Game of Thrones
- Gemini Man
- Geostorm
- Godzilla
- Godzilla vs. Kong
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Gulliver's Travels
- Hereafter
- Hotel Lux
- Immortals
- In the Fade
- In the Heart of the Sea
- Independence Day: Resurgence
- Into the Storm
- Iron Man
- Iron Man 3
- Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
- Joker
- Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
- Justice League
- King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
- Kong: Skull Island
- Looper
- Luther
- Man of Steel
- Midway
- Moonfall
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
- Pan
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- Point Break
- Pompeii
- Poseidon
- Power Rangers
- Rampage
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- San Andreas
- Spider-Man: Far From Home
- Stranger Things
- Suicide Squad
- The Suicide Squad
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Super 8
- Terminator: Dark Fate
- The 5th Wave
- The Amazing Spider-Man
- The Apparition
- The Avengers
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
- The Cut
- The First
- The Ghost Writer
- The Golden Glove
- The Goldfish
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
- The Invasion
- The Last Airbender
- The Manny
- The Meg
- The Most Beautiful Day
- The Promise
- The Rescue
- The Shallows
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Tomb Raider
- Transformers: The Last Knight
- Vicky and the Treasure of the Gods
- Vicky the Viking
- Welcome to Germany
- {{ill|When Santa Fell to Earth (film)|de|3=Als der Weihnachtsmann vom Himmel fiel (2011)|lt=When Santa Fell to Earth}}
- White House Down
- Who Am I
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix
{{div col end}}
Filmography
= 2000s =
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
!Year ! scope=col style="width: 250pt;" | Films ! scope=col style="width: 150pt;" | Directors ! scope=col style="width: 150pt;" | Studio(s) and Distributor(s) |
| rowspan="2" |2006
|300 |
| Poseidon
|Warner Bros. Pictures |
| 2007
Warner Bros. Pictures |
| rowspan="2" |2008 |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian |
| rowspan="2" |2009 |
| 2012 |
= 2010s =
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
!Year ! scope=col style="width: 250pt;" | Films ! scope=col style="width: 150pt;" | Directors ! scope=col style="width: 150pt;" | Studio(s) and Distributor(s) |
| rowspan="5" |2010 |
| Hanni & Nanni
|Christine Hartmann |
| The Last Airbender |
| Hereafter
Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Gulliver's Travels |
| rowspan="6" |2011 |
| Super 8
Amblin Entertainment Paramount Pictures |
| Vicky and the Treasure of the Gods |
| Hotel Lux |
| Immortals |
| {{ill|When Santa Fell to Earth (film)|de|3=Als der Weihnachtsmann vom Himmel fiel (2011)|lt=When Santa Fell to Earth}}
|Bavaria Film |
| rowspan="9" |2012
|Peter Berg |Hasbro Studios Universal Pictures |
| Looper
|Rian Johnson |TriStar Pictures FilmDistrict Endgame Entertainment DMG Entertainment Ram Bergman Productions |
| The Avengers
|Joss Whedon |Marvel Studios Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| The Amazing Spider-Man
|Marc Webb |Columbia Pictures Marvel Entertainment Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
|Brad Peyton |New Line Cinema Walden Media Contrafilm Warner Bros. Pictures |
| The Apparition
|Todd Lincoln |Dark Castle Entertainment Studio Babelsberg Warner Bros. Pictures (US) StudioCanal (Germany) |
| Cloud Atlas
|Lana Wachowski Lilly Wachowski Tom Tykwer |Cloud Atlas Productions X Filme Creative Pool Anarchos Productions Warner Bros. Pictures |
| {{ill|Hanni & Nanni 2|de}}
|Julia von Heinz |UFA Fiction Universal Pictures International |
| {{Ill|Zettl (film)|de|3=Zettl (Film)|lt=Zettl}}
|Helmut Dietl |Diana-Film herbX Film Warner Bros. |
| rowspan="10" |2013
|Roland Emmerich |Columbia Pictures Centropolis Entertainment Mythology Entertainment Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Iron Man 3
|Shane Black |Marvel Studios Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| Man of Steel
|Zack Snyder |Warner Bros. Pictures Legendary Pictures DC Entertainment Syncopy Peters Entertainment |
| The Wolf of Wall Street
|Martin Scorsese |Red Granite Pictures Appian Way Productions Sikelia Productions EMJAG Productions Paramount Pictures |
| A Good Day to Die Hard
|John Moore |Giant Pictures TSG Entertainment Temple Hill Entertainment 20th Century Fox |
| Snowpiercer
|Bong Joon-ho |Moho Film Opus Pictures Union Investment Partners Stillking Films CJ Entertainment Bontonfilm |
| Don Jon
|Joseph Gordon-Levitt |Voltage Pictures HitRecord Films Ram Bergman Productions Relativity Media |
| The Almost Perfect Man
|Vanessa Jopp |UFA Fiction Warner Bros. ARD |
| {{ill|Hanni & Nanni 3|de}}
|Dagmar Seume |UFA Fiction Universal Pictures International |
| Girl on a Bicycle
|Jeremy Leven |Wiedermann & Berg Filmproduktion Warner Bros. |
| rowspan="13" |2014
|Baran bo Odar |Deutsche Columbia Pictures Film Produktion Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion Seven Pictures Sony Pictures Releasing |
| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
|Francis Lawrence |Color Force Lionsgate |
| 300: Rise of an Empire
|Noam Murro |Legendary Pictures Cruel and Unusual Films Atmosphere Pictures Hollywood Gang Productions Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Godzilla
|Gareth Edwards |Legendary Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Captain America: The Winter Soldier
|Anthony Russo Joe Russo |Marvel Studios Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| Divergent
|Neil Burger |Red Wagon Entertainment Summit Entertainment Lionsgate |
| Exodus: Gods and Kings
|Ridley Scott |Chemin Entertainment Scott Free Productions Babieka Volcano Films TSG Entertainment 20th Century Fox |
| Pompeii
|Paul W. S. Anderson |Constantin Film Impact Pictures Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Into the Storm
|Steven Quale |New Line Cinema Broken Road Productions Village Roadshow Pictures Illumination Entertainment Warner Bros. Pictures |
| The Cut
|Fatih Akin |NDR Pandora Film Verleih |
| Big Game
|Jalmari Helander |EuropaCorp Subzero Film Entertainment Bavaria Film Partners Relativity Media |
| Beauty and the Beast
|Christophe Gans |Eskwad Pathé Studio Babelsberg Concorde Filmverleih |
| Joy of Fatherhood
|Matthias Schweighöfer |Pantaleon Films Wiedermann & Berg Filmproduktion Warner Bros. |
| rowspan="8" |2015
|James Wan |MRC Original Film One Race Films China Film Co., Ltd. Universal Pictures |
| San Andreas
|James Wan |New Line Cinema Village Roadshow Pictures RatPac-Dune Entertainment Flynn Picture Company Warner Bros. Pictures |
| In the Heart of the Sea
|Ron Howard |Village Roadshow Pictures Roth Films Imagine Entertainment RatPac-Dune Entertainment Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Point Break
|Ericson Core |Alcon Entertainment Studio Babelsberg Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Blackhat
|Michael Mann |Legendary Pictures Forward Pass Universal Pictures |
| Pan
|Joe Wright |Berlanti Productions RatPac-Dune Entertainment Warner Bros. Pictures |
| The Manny
|Matthias Schweighöfer |Erfttal Film ARRI Productions Pantaleon Films Warner Bros. Pictures |
| {{ill|Macho Man (2015 film)|de|Macho Man (2015)|lt=Macho Man}}
|Christof Wahl |Bavaria Pictures Conrad Film Erfttal Film Universum Film (UFA) |
| rowspan="16" |2016
|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice |Zack Snyder |Warner Bros. Pictures RatPac-Dune Entertainment DC Entertainment Atlas Entertainment Cruel and Unusual Films |
| Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
|Tim Burton |Chemin Entertainment Tim Burton Productions TSG Entertainment 20th Century Fox |
| Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
|Gareth Edwards |Lucasfilm Ltd. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| Suicide Squad
|David Ayer |Warner Bros. Pictures RatPac-Dune Entertainment DC Films Atlas Entertainment |
| The 5th Wave
|J Blakeson |Columbia Pictures L Star Capital GK Films Sony Pictures Releasing |
| The Shallows
|Jaume Collet-Serra |Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Ben-Hur
|Timur Bekmambetov |Paramount Pictures Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures |
| Independence Day: Resurgence
|Roland Emmerich |20th Century Fox TSG Entertainment Centropolis Entertainment Electric Entertainment |
| The Most Beautiful Day
|Florian David Fitz |Pantaleon Films Erfttal Film Warner Bros. |
| The Promise
|Terry George |Survival Pictures Open Road Films |
| Welcome to Germany
|Simon Verhoeven |Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion Sentana Film Seven Pictures Film Warner Bros. |
| The Wild Soccer Bunch 6
|Joachim Masannek |Bayerische Banken-Fonds SamFilm Produktion Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| {{ill|Seitenwechsel|de|Seitenwechsel (2016)}}
|Vivian Naefe |Odeon Fiction SevenPictures Film Warner Bros. |
| Antonio, in Wonderland!
|Sven Unterwaldt Jr. |Bavaria Pictures 20th Century Fox |
| {{ill|Manhunt: Escape to the Carpathians|de|Zielfahnder – Flucht in die Karpaten}}
|Dominik Graf |W&B Television Global Screen |
| Friend Request
|Simon Verhoeven |Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion Seven Pictures Film Two Oceans Productions Warner Bros. Pictures |
| rowspan="11" |2017
|Dean Israelite |Lionsgate Films Temple Hill Entertainment SCG Films |
| Geostorm
|Dean Devlin |Warner Bros. Pictures Skydance Media Electric Entertainment Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Kong: Skull Island
|Jordan Vogt-Roberts |Legendary Pictures Tencent Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
|James Gunn |Marvel Studios Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| Renegades
|Steven Quale |EuropaCorp Studio Babelsberg Universum Film |
| Justice League
|Zack Snyder |Warner Bros. Pictures DC Films RatPac-Dune Entertainment Atlas Entertainment Cruel and Unusual Films |
| King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
|Guy Ritchie |Warner Bros. Pictures Village Roadshow Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Transformers: The Last Knight
|Michael Bay |Paramount Pictures Hasbro Studios |
| {{Ill|Teenosaurus Rex|de|Das Pubertier – Der Film}}
|Leander Haußmann |Constantin Film |
| Bullyparade: The Film
|Michael Herbig |Herbx Film Warner Bros. Pictures Germany |
| In the Fade
|Fatih Akin |Bombero International Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany Pathé Warner Bros. Pictures Germany |
| rowspan="12" |2018
|Roar Uthaug |Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Warner Bros. Pictures GK Films Square Enix |
| The Meg
|Jon Turteltaub |Gravity Pictures Di Bonaventura Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Black Panther
|Ryan Coogler |Marvel Studios Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| Aquaman
|James Wan |Warner Bros. Pictures DC Entertainment DC Films RatPac Entertainment |
| Ant-Man and the Wasp
|Peyton Reed |Marvel Studios Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| Rampage
|Brad Peyton |New Line Cinema Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Bird Box
|Susanne Bier |Bluegrass Films Chris Morgan Productions Netflix |
| Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
|J. A. Bayona |Amblin Entertainment Legendary Pictures The Kennedy/Marshall Company Perfect World Pictures Universal Pictures |
| Balloon
|Michael Herbig |StudioCanal |
| Bumblebee
|Travis Knight |Allspark Pictures Di Bonaventura Pictures Tencent Pictures Paramount Pictures |
| Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
|Dennis Gansel |Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany Malao Film Studio Babelsberg Rat Pack Filmproduktion Constantin Film Michael Ende Productions |
| Hot Dog
|Torsten Künstler |Pantaleon Films Warner Bros. |
| rowspan="12" |2019
|Simon Kinberg |20th Century Fox Marvel Entertainment TSG Entertainment Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 Underground
|Michael Bay |Skydance Bay Films Netflix |
| Captain Marvel
|Anna Boden Rylan Fleck |Marvel Studio Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| Gemini Man
|Ang Lee |Skydance Jerry Bruckheimer Films Fosun Pictures Alibaba Pictures Paramount Pictures |
| Spider-Man: Far From Home
|Jon Watts |Columbia Pictures Marvel Studios Pascal Pictures Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Joker
|Todd Phillips |Warner Bros. Pictures Village Roadshow Pictures Bron Creative Joint Effort DC Films |
| Terminator: Dark Fate
|Tim Miller |20th Century Fox Skydance Media Tencent Pictures TSG Entertainment Lightstorm Entertainment Paramount Pictures |
| Midway
|Roland Emmerich |Summit Entertainment Centropolis Entertainment AGC Sudios Lionsgate |
| Between Two Ferns: The Movie
|Scott Aukerman |Funny or Die Billios Productions Netflix |
| The Golden Glove
|Fatih Akin |Bombero International Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany Pathé Film Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Charlie's Angels
|Elizabeth Banks |Columbia Pictures Perfect World Pictures 2.0 Entertainment Brownstone Entertainment Sony Pictures Releasing |
| The Goldfish
|Alireza Golafshan |Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion Sony Pictures Releasing |
= 2020s =
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
!Year ! scope=col style="width: 250pt;" | Films ! scope=col style="width: 150pt;" | Directors ! scope=col style="width: 150pt;" | Studio(s) and Distributor(s) |
| rowspan="4" |2020
| | |
| Jim Button and the Wild 13
|Dennis Gansel |Rat Pack Filmproduktion Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany Jänsch & Meyers Filmproduktionsgesellschaft Malao Film Michael Ende Productions Global Screen |
| The Wrong Missy
| | |
| The Rescue
| | |
| rowspan="11" |2021
| | |
| Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
| | |
| The Suicide Squad
| | |
| Godzilla vs. Kong
| | |
| Eternals
| | |
| Don't Look Up
| | |
| Tides
| | |
| Reminiscence
| | |
| Blood Red Sky
| | |
| Free Guy
| | |
| The Battle at Lake Changjin
| | |
| rowspan="10" |2022
| | |
| The Gray Man
| | |
| The Adam Project
| | |
| The Batman
| | |
| Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
| | |
| Slumberland
| | |
| Black Adam
| | |
| Rheingold
| | |
| A Thousand Lines
| | |
| Me Time
| | |
| rowspan="8" |2023
| | |
| The Flash
| | |
| Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
| | |
| Meg 2: The Trench
| | |
| Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
| | |
| Nyad
| | |
| Spy Kids: Armageddon
| | |
| Rebel Moon Part One: A Child of Fire
| | |
| rowspan="5" |2024
|Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver | | |
| Atlas
| | |
| Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
| | |
| Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire
| | |
| Joker: Folie À Deux
| | |
TV Series
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year(s) !Name of Series !Network |
| 2011
|TMG |
| 2011
|HBO |
| 2015
|ZDF |
| 2016
|Netflix |
| 2018
|Hulu, Channel 4 |
| 2020
|National Geographic |
| rowspan="7" |2021
|Netflix |
| Lisey's Story
|Apple TV+ |
| The Nevers
|HBO |
| Foundation
|Apple TV+ |
| Blackout
|Joyn |
| Shadow and Bone
|Netflix |
| Kitz
|Netflix |
| 2022
|Disney+ |
| 2023
|Netflix |
| rowspan="2" |2024
|Netflix |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender
|Netflix |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.scanlinevfx.com}}
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