Scanline VFX

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Scanline VFX
Type Private
Founded 1989
Headquarters Munich, Germany
Industry Visual Effects
Employees 130 (2006)
Website www.scanline.de

Scanline VFX is a European visual effects company. It is based in Munich, Germany and employs 130 artists who have created VFX for projects like 300 (Film). The academy-award winning proprietary in-house software Flowline, well known in the industry for its variuos fluid effects like water and fire, is developed by Scanline. The company works mainly in feature films and Tv movies, offers VFX, 3D animated features and post-production services.

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[edit] History

Scanline VFX was founded in 1989 by Ruth Stefanie Stalf, Thomas Zauner and Peter Claridge. Later moved its office to the Bavaria Film Studios near Munich. In 2008, the company opened an office in Los Angeles.

[edit] Company offerings

  • With their sister company Scan&Record35, CA Scanline Gmbh. offer full film services for "digital lab", including scanning, grading and film recording.
  • Scanline VFX is also known for its in-house software, Flowline. This software is a 3d package enhancement (for instance 3dsmax or Maya), offering a variety of tools for fluid simulations, dynamics or particles.

[edit] Claim to fame

Their photorealistic scenes for a dam breaking sequence and an airplane crash, competed with well-known American visual effects companies at the international Siggraph's visual effects awards. Recently, Flowline's Developer Team won the Academy Technical Achievement Award.

[edit] Recent Projects

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