the deluxe entertainment services group industry post production and visual effects founded united kingdom 1977 headquarters soho london uk number of employees 90 2007 website www.rushes.co.uk rushes postproduction sic is a post production and visual effects company based in london . it has a worldwide reputation for producing commercial and pop promo projects . the company was formed in 1977 and its staff have spawned many successful spin offs including the foundry main frame nice biscuits and smoke & mirrors . rushes was bought by richard branson in 1987 and sold to liberty livewire rebranded ascent media group 1 by the virgin group in 2000 . the company famously posted dire straits money for nothing ; the first video ever to be played on mtv europe and the launch advert for the ford puma featuring a composited late steve mcqueen . rushes now post produces commercials pop promos and feature film effects for worldwide audiences . the company was the first in the uk to acquire a rank cintel ursa replaced with a thomson spirit and a c reality telecine as well as being the first to adopt a discreet now autodesk subsidiary flame sgi based compositing suite . in 2006 rushes became a fully hd capable facility from telecine through visual effects and 3d . one of the first hd projects was the rebranding of itv 3 in january 2006 . rushes has posted pop promos for many well known bands including arctic monkeys dido faithless gorillaz ian brown manic street preachers new order scissor sisters the streets oasis placebo red hot chili peppers and snow patrol . most recently rushes has been emmy nominated for its visual effects work on discovery s series human body pushing the limits . rushes has partnered with industry and education to provide suitable courses and career paths . the company was acquired by the deluxe entertainment services group in january 2011 . 1 contents 1 recent film long form projects 2 notable commercials pop promos 2.1 2000s 2.2 1990s 2.3 1980s 3 independent articles 4 soho shorts film festival 5 references 6 external links recent film long form projects edit 2008 rocknrolla 2008 hellboy ii the golden army 2008 human body pushing the limits 2007 stardust 2007 28 weeks later 2006 mischief night 2006 red road winner of cannes film festival prix du jury 2005 rome 2004 king arthur 2004 around the world in 80 days 1998 lost in space 1997 tomorrow never dies notable commercials pop promos edit commercials or pop promos that rushes worked on and were popular or groundbreaking for their time 2000s edit 2006 gorillaz el manana 2004 the streets fit but you know it 2003 land rover gator 2002 smirnofff trainer 2001 charmin bear 2000 schweppes fancy dress 2000 kylie spinning around 1990s edit 1999 eastenders opening title sequence 1999 moloko sing it back 1998 ford cougar easy driver 1998 aphex twin windowlicker 1997 ford puma mcqueen 1980s edit 1985 dire straits money for nothing independent articles edit bbc showcase classic animation fluid simulation massive adoption soho shorts film festival edit each summer rushes hosts the rushes soho shorts film festival . the festival is a cool creative and relaxed annual event where the work of both established filmmakers and newcomers is viewed and judged on a completely level platform . references edit deluxe completes acquisition of ascent businesses thewrap.com 31 dec 2010 external links edit www.rushes.co.uk www.sohoshorts.co.uk discovery channel human body retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title rushes postproduction & oldid 715210015 categories companies established in 1977television and film post production companiesvisual effects companiescompanies based in london navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 april 2016 at 10 57 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view