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british columbia new york new york chicago illinois detroit michigan atlanta georgia london england sydney new south wales melbourne victoria key people dan glass chief creative officer gabby gourrier executive vice president of global production crys forsyth smith global head of production services visual effects parent deluxe entertainment services group inc. website www.methodstudios.com method studios is an american visual effects company founded in 1998 and located in los angeles california with facilities in vancouver new york chicago detroit atlanta london sydney and melbourne . method studios services high end feature film commercial television games music video and motion graphics clients in the global marketplace . the company provides a range of production and post production services including conceptual design look development on set supervision 3d animation cgi matte painting compositing and finishing . 1 commercial and feature projects produced by method studios have been recognized by award bodies such as the visual effects society ves and association of independent commercial producers aicp . 2 3 method staff have been invited to speak at industry conferences such as siggraph nab collider and the ves production summit 4 5 contents 1 affiliations 2 clients 3 recent projects 3.1 feature films 3.2 commercials 4 method design 5 award wins 6 references 7 external links affiliations edit in late 2010 method studios was acquired by deluxe to form part of the deluxe entertainment services group inc. this group includes other companies specializing in post production such as company 3 color grading and beast editorial . method studios co locate with both company 3 and beast in chicago detroit and atlanta and also share a facility space with company 3 in new york . 6 clients edit method studios has collaborated on feature films with many top hollywood studios such as warner bros. twentieth century fox summit entertainment columbia pictures and paramount . in terms of commercial production the company maintains working relationships with many award winning directors such as noam murro tom kuntz jake scott nicolai fuglsig and mark romanek . commercial clients include verizon directv kia motors microsoft bridgestone chrysler and canon through agencies david & goliath grey goodby silverstein & partners twofifteen and tbwa chiat day and many more . 7 recent projects edit feature films edit recent notable feature projects at method studios include guardians of the galaxy transformers age of extinction divergent robocop the monuments men the wolf of wall street the hunger games catching fire iron man 3 thor the dark world white house down metallica through the never cloud atlas 8 argo 9 abraham lincoln vampire hunter 10 dark shadows 11 and wrath of the titans . 12 commercials edit commercial visual effects work produced by method studios includes the 2014 super bowl spot strike for maserati the new milk anthem spot 13 ge imagination at work 2012 super bowl spot and ves award winner silverado for chevy 14 kia bringing down the house starring the dancing hamsters 15 and the halo 4 ad the commissioning . 16 other recent standout projects include fire for jameson vfx gold clio award winner and hpa winner for compositing and halo reach deliver hope 17 2011 ves award winner for outstanding visual effects in a live action commercial and aicp award winner for visual effects . method design edit method design is a design and animation arm of method studios located within their los angeles and new york offices . since its inception in 2012 method design has completed main titles and design for feature films including men in black 3 the avengers captain america gulliver s travels and wolfman . in addition to the film and trailer markets method design has also done extensive commercial design work with method studios commercial visual effects and finishing teams around the world . 18 award wins edit visual effects society awards 2013 outstanding compositing in a commercial chevy 2012 silverado 2011 outstanding visual effects in a live action commercial halo reach deliver hope aicp awards 2014 vfx ge childlike imagination 2013 animation directv troll 2011 vfx halo reach deliver hope clio awards 2014 silver winner for vfx directv troll 2012 gold winner for vfx jameson fire 2007 gold winner for vfx adidas carry 2005 silver winner for vfx sears arboretum london international awards 19 2013 bronze for music video vfx deadmau5 professional greifers 2013 bronze for commercial animation directv troll 2012 silver for vfx kia share some soul 2011 gold for vfx halo reach deliver hope australian effects and animation festival 2013 commercial animation directv troll 2013 idents & stings sbs fresh history 2013 music videos deadmau5 professional greifers 2012 commercial animation kia share some soul hollywood post alliance awards 20 2014 vfx ge childlike imagination 2012 compositing chevy 2012 silverado 2011 compositing jameson fire ciclope awards 21 2014 gold for live action vfx ge childlike imagination 2013 bronze for live action vfx directv troll 2012 silver for live action vfx halo 4 the commissioning 3d world 2011 best use of cg in advertising halo reach deliver hope references edit about . method studios . retrieved 2013 10 12 . 9th annual ves awards . visual effects society . retrieved 2013 10 12 . the art & technique of the american commercial . aicpshow.com . retrieved 2013 10 12 . effects omelet siggraph 2012 . s2012.siggraph.org . 2012 08 09 . retrieved 2013 10 12 . stephanie gilgarexecutive producer head of production method studios laconference speaker . collider events . retrieved 2013 10 12 . company 3 and method studios join beast editorial in chicago chicago july 18 2012 prnewswire . prnewswire.com . retrieved 2013 10 12 . method studios . method studios . retrieved 2013 10 12 . 3d world creative bloq . 3dworldmag . com . retrieved 2013 10 12 . creativecow . magazine.creativecow.net . retrieved 2013 10 12 . method studios vfx for abraham lincoln vampire hunter tv & movie appreciation . magazine.creativecow.net . retrieved 2013 10 12 . dark shadows vfx . cgsociety . 2012 06 19 . retrieved 2013 10 12 . bringing the gods to life . death fall . retrieved 2013 10 12 . milk pep milk life anthem . methodstudios . 2014 02 12 . retrieved 2014 02 12 . breaking down the super bowl spots part 1 . fxguide . 2012 02 06 . retrieved 2013 10 12 . method studios kia bringing down the house . shootonline . 2012 09 07 . retrieved 2013 10 12 . method studios halo 4 the commissioning aeaf news . vfxfestival.com . retrieved 2013 10 12 . customer success story method halo reach deliver hope interview with scott metzger . chaosgroup.com . 2011 03 31 . retrieved 2013 10 12 . method design art of the title . artofthetitle.com . retrieved 2013 10 12 . london international awards . liaawards.com . retrieved 2013 10 12 . hollywood post alliance redefining post production . hpaonline.com . 2012 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