Company:ZERO VFX

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ZERO VFX
TypePrivate
IndustryVisual effects and advertising
Founded2010
FoundersBrian Drewes, Sean Devereaux, Marc Sadeghi
HeadquartersBoston, Massachusetts
WebsiteZERO VFX

ZERO VFX is a visual effects and creative studio with offices in Boston, Massachusetts and Montreal, Quebec. Co-founded by Brian Drewes, Sean Devereaux and Marc Sadeghi in 2010,[1] the company works on feature film and commercial projects.[2]

History

ZERO VFX was founded in 2010 by Brian Drewes, Sean Devereaux and Marc Sadeghi.

ZERO VFX developed Zync in 2011,[3] a cloud based rendering tool for VFX and was sold to Google for an undisclosed sum in August 2014.[4][5]

With headquarters in Boston, the company opened a second office in Venice Beach, California in November 2015[6] but went remote for California crew during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ZERO VFX joined forces with Mavericks VFX under the Dream Machine umbrella in 2023 [7] and expanded its presence to Montreal, Quebec in February 2024.[8]

Sale of Zync

ZERO VFX was the original developer of Zync, a cloud based rendering tool geared towards the visual effects industry with support for The Foundry's NUKE, Autodesk Maya, Solid Angle's Arnold and Chaos Group's V-Ray.[9] Zync was sold to Google for an undisclosed sum in August 2014.[10]

Previous film projects

  • Creed 2
  • Tomb Raider
  • Fences[11]
  • Patriots Day[12]
  • Ghostbusters[13]
  • The Magnificent Seven[14][15]
  • Hardcore Henry[16][17]
  • Ridiculous 6
  • Zookeeper
  • Project X
  • Sex Tape
  • American Hustle
  • Black Mass
  • Fury
  • Southpaw
  • The Equalizer
  • The Way, Way Back
  • The Interview

Previous advertising projects

References

  1. ↑ "Meet The Business Owner: Zero VFX's Sean Devereaux". http://postperspective.com/meet-the-business-owner-zero-vfxs-sean-devereaux/. 
  2. ↑ "Boston Visual Effects Company Taking It To Next Level". 14 May 2014. http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/05/14/boston-visual-effects-company-taking-it-to-next-level/. 
  3. ↑ "ZYNC get your own vast renderfarm instantly". https://www.fxguide.com/featured/zync-get-your-own-vast-renderfarm-instantly/. 
  4. ↑ "Google acquires Zync to boost its influence in Hollywood". 8 October 2020. http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/cloud-services/google-acquires-zync-to-boost-its-influence-in-hollywood-1262860. 
  5. ↑ "Google Buys Visual Effects Firm Zync". 26 August 2014. https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/google-buys-visual-effects-firm-zync-1201290967/. 
  6. ↑ "Zero VFX Expands with Opening of New LA Office". http://www.awn.com/news/zero-vfx-expands-opening-new-la-office. 
  7. ↑ "Zero VFX and Mavericks VFX join forces under new Dream Machine entity". https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230321005407/en/Zero-VFX-and-Mavericks-VFX-Join-Forces-to-Form-Artist-Centric-Visual-Effects-Platform-in-Partnership-with-Arenova-Capital. 
  8. ↑ "Zero Contact Page - Locations". https://www.zerovfx.com/features-episodics#contact. 
  9. ↑ "Cloud rendering solutions by VFX artists for VFX artists". http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2015/08/Cloud-rendering-solutions-by-VFX-artists-for-VFX-artists.html. 
  10. ↑ "Google buys Zync, a cloud-based visual effects rendering firm". 27 August 2014. http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-google-zync-20140826-story.html. 
  11. ↑ "The Invisible VFX of Fences from ZERO VFX". TheAngryVideoGuy. 2017-02-27. http://theangryvideoguy.com/index.php/2017/02/27/the-invisible-vfx-on-fences-from-zero-vfx/. 
  12. ↑ "Patriots Day VFX breakdown by ZERO VFX". artofVFX. 2017-03-29. http://www.artofvfx.com/patriots-day-vfx-breakdown-by-zero-vfx/. 
  13. ↑ "Who you gonna call? Call Illoura, MPC, SPI, & Zero VFX". fxguide. 2016-08-10. https://www.fxguide.com/featured/who-you-gonna-call/. 
  14. ↑ "Making visible worlds invisible: ZERO VFX's work on the Magnificent Seven | 3D Artist - Animation, Models, Inspiration & Advice | 3DArtist Magazine". http://www.3dartistonline.com/news/2016/09/making-visible-worlds-invisible-zero-vfxs-work-on-the-magnificent-seven/. 
  15. ↑ "Post Magazine - VFX: The Magnificent Seven". http://www.postmagazine.com/Publications/Post-Magazine/2016/September-1-2016/VFX-i-The-Magnificent-Seven-i-.aspx. 
  16. ↑ Murphy, Mekado (2016-04-01). "'Hardcore Henry' Transforms the Viewer Into the Star". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/03/movies/hardcore-henry-transforms-the-viewer-into-the-star.html. 
  17. ↑ Desowitz, Bill (6 April 2016). "'Hardcore Henry': How They Did the VFX for the Explosive Highway Chase | IndieWire". http://www.indiewire.com/2016/04/hardcore-henry-how-they-did-the-vfx-for-the-explosive-highway-chase-21813/. 



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