visual effects cgi fate closed founded 1994 defunct 2002 headquarters los angeles california united states key people evan jacobs jon warren douglas miller number of employees 20 50 website visioncrew.com vision crew unlimited vcu was a motion picture and tv commercial visual effects company founded in 1994 by visual effects artists evan jacobs jon warren and douglas miller . 1 the company later expanded into a full service visual effects firm . miniature saturn v rocket for from the earth to the moon . in 1996 vcu contributed miniature effects to james cameron s film titanic . while they were initially hired as a subcontractor to lead effects house digital domain vcu was ultimately hired directly by 20th century fox to build miniatures for the engine room sequence as well . 2 3 4 in an interesting coincidence later that same year the company was contracted to work on a cbs tv miniseries with the same name . 5 while the company worked on many feature films they were much more prolific in the television commercial market and worked on over forty spots in eight years . 6 their work was featured in ads for the majority of car brands 7 as well as coca cola pizza hut and geico . in 1998 jacobs and john hoffman were nominated for an emmy award for outstanding special visual effects for a miniseries representing vcu s work on hbo s from the earth to the moon . vision crew closed in april 2002 . the company attributed its shutdown to a difficult business climate and the founders interest in pursuing other projects and opportunities . 8 contents 1 credits 1.1 feature films 1.2 episodic and long form television 1.3 television commercials 2 references 3 external links credits edit feature films edit the mummy dinosaur jack frost armageddon species ii mortal kombat annihilation flubber dante s peak the fifth element titanic the arrival kazaam space jam sometimes they come back ... again episodic and long form television edit monday night football graphics star trek voyager episode the killing game from the earth to the moon the outer limits to tell the truth tower of terror tempting fate a wing and a prayer titanic miniseries television commercials edit saint paul insurance boat dodge truckville buick igor ford explorer geyser evolution trailer chrysler bridge oscar meyer kid kong uunet tower & train motomaster dodge diesel anti smoking stereo kid psa sony playstation access granted hyundai expand mercedes print ad jeep hand 9 toyota tundra lexus fly dodge saw land rover print ad zyrtec apartment & attic garlic tabasco vampire mercedes performance anti smoking psa 50 ways 10 lexus high bank & hanger 7 mazda transmission zyrtec power mighty mighty bosstones royal oil diet dr. pepper shuttle nissan toys ii geico lake geico alternate transportation hi c blast pizza hut bread subs jeep recognize it duracell fishing plymouth shakers new york new york hotel & casino jeep ice fishing plymouth mighty mouse 11 coca cola things we know broken arrow teaser trailer acclaim nfl quarterback club references edit goldrich robert august 1995 . visual effects house wraps its first spot coke for caa . shoot magazine . p. 1 . vifx jumps aboard project to add convincing details . . asc.com . american society of cinematographers . retrieved 2007 06 11 . speier michael 1997 07 01 . coming to the aid of a sinking ship . digitalcontentproducer.com . penton media . retrieved 2007 06 11 . vision crew unlimited artisans help digital domain lay scale model keels for titanic . digitalcontentproducer.com . penton media . retrieved 2007 06 11 . yanover neal 1997 07 01 . that sinking feeling reprint . variety on production . nightingale margot 1995 08 01 . new effects studio . screen the chicago production weekly . p. 46 . a b martel william 1998 12 04 . simon says visual effects artist simon brewster reprint . shoot magazine . retrieved 2007 06 11 . vision crew unlimited closes its doors press release . vfxpro . 2002 05 07 . retrieved 2007 06 11 . desalvo kathy 1999 10 08 . divine hand of guidance steers jeep wrangler reprint . shoot magazine . takaki millie 1998 06 12 . calif. ups the anti smoking ante unveils 11 spots . shoot magazine . retrieved 2007 06 11 . regional roundup . post magazine . 1996 02 14 . p. 133 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title vision crew unlimited & oldid 735038065 categories special effects companiesvisual effects companiescomputer animationprivately held companies based in californiacompanies established in 1994hidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters 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 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