Notable special effects companies

Adobe Systems Incorporated (San Jose, CA)

Animal Logic (Sydney, AU and Venice, CA)

Bird Studios (London UK)

BUF Compagnie (Paris, FR)

CA Scanline (München, DE)

Cinesite (London/Hollywood)

Cinematic Wizards (Copenhagen/Denmark)

Creature Effects, Inc. (LA, CA, US)

Digital Domain (Venice, LA, CA, US)

Double Negative (VFX) (London, UK)

DreamWorks (LA, CA, US)

Flash Film Works (LA, CA, US)

Framestore (London, UK)

Giantsteps (Venice, CA)

Hydraulx (Santa Monica, LA, US)

Image Engine (Vancouver, BC, CA)

Industrial Light & Magic, founded by George Lucas to accompany his Star Wars adventure to the argent screen. ILM is a avant-garde in assorted Fx disciplines and is one of the oldest and best admired furnishings companies in the world.

Intelligent Creatures (Toronto, ON, CA)

Intrigue FX (Canada)

M5 Industries (San Francisco i.e. Mythbusters)

Mac Guff (LA, CA, US; Paris, FR)

Matte Apple Digital (Novato, CA)

The Mill (London, UK; NY and LA, US)

Modus FX (Montreal, QC, CA)

Moving Picture Aggregation (Soho, London, UK)

Rhythm and Hues Studios (LA, CA, US)

RIOT (Santa Monica, CA and Manhattan, NY, USA)

Rising Sun Pictures (Adelaide, AU)

Snowmasters (Lexington, AL, USA)

Sony Pictures Imageworks (Culver City, CA, USA)

Strictly FX, alive appropriate furnishings company

Surreal Apple (Melbourne, AU)

Tippett Studio (Berkeley, CA, US)

Tsuburaya Productions (Hachimanyama, Setagaya, Tokyo, Jap)

Vision Crew Unlimited

Weta Digital, a New Zealand-based aggregation that has formed on such films as King Kong, The Lord Of The Rings leash and Avatar.

Zoic Studios (Culver City, CA, US)

ZFX Inc a aerial furnishings company

Mixed-Studios, Freelance VFX and Editing