Hydraulx Explained
hy*drau"lx, alternatively spelled HYDRAULX and Hydraulx, is a visual effects (VFX) company based in Santa Monica, California.
History
Hydraulx was founded in 2002 by Greg and Colin Strause, directors of .[1] In 2005, the studio completed over 700 visual effects shots for feature films. The company is based in Santa Monica, California.[2]
In 2010, the company produced their own feature film, Skyline, which was also directed by the Strause brothers. That film would result in a lawsuit against the brothers by Sony Pictures Entertainment. The suit alleged that the brothers diverted resources meant for their work on to Skyline. Shortly after the release of Battle, Sony dropped their lawsuit, claiming they were satisfied that none of the brothers' work on that film ended up in Skyline.[3]
Hydraulx was one of thirteen companies that worked on the 2011 film .[4] [5]
In 2012 the company did effects work on The Avengers.[6]
Filmography
Films
TV series
Music videos
- Usher "Love In This Club"
- Usher "Moving Mountains"
- Tool "Schism", "Parabol/Parabola" and "Vicarious"
- A Perfect Circle "Weak and Powerless" and "Passive"
- Korn "Freak on a Leash"
- Snoop Dogg "Drop it Like it's Hot"
- U2 "Elevation"
- Linkin Park "Crawling"
- Will Smith "Black Suit's Comin"
- Powerman 5000 "Bombshell"
- Britney Spears "Stronger"
- Godsmack "I Stand Alone"
- Jennifer Lopez "Play"
- Aerosmith "Jaded"
- P.O.D. "Alive"
- Shakira "Wherever Wherever"
- Jet "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
- Papa Roach "Between Angels and Insects"
- Disturbed "Prayer"
- Taproot "Poem"
Commercials
External links
Notes and References
- Giardina, Carolyn (June 25, 2014). "VFX House Hydraulx Aims to Expand Business Model With Production Services". The Hollywood Reporter.
- http://www.hydraulx.com/2012/06us/about.html "About Us"
- Yamato, Jen (March 18, 2011). "After $35M Opening, Sony Admits Skyline Didn't Steal From Battle: Los Angeles". Movieline.
- Web site: Hogg . Trevor . July 27, 2011 . Raising the Shield: The Making of Captain America: The First Avenger . CGSociety.org (Society of Digital Artists) . https://web.archive.org/web/20111001081248/http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/captain_america . October 1, 2011 . July 28, 2011 . dead .
- McLean, Thomas J. (July 21, 2011). "‘Captain America’ Takes the Box Office Fight to 'Potter' Finale". Animation Magazine.
- Seymour, Mike (May 6, 2012). "VFX roll call for The Avengers". Fxguide.