Blur Studio Inc.[1] is an American production company which specialises in CGI visual effects, CGI animation, and CGI design. Located in Culver City, California,[2] the studio has produced CGI-animated films, teasers and ad spots for television, as well as video-game CGI cinematics.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | CGI animation VFX Animation |
| Founded | September 20, 1994 |
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| Headquarters | Culver City, California |
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| Products | Films Television series Video games |
| Website | blur |
History
editBlur Studio was founded in March 1995[3] by David Stinnett, Tim Miller, and Cat Chapman.[4] Blur produced Xbox demo video Two to Tango for console's mascots Raven and Robot.[5][6][7] Sometime between 2001 and 2003, the studio took interest in The Lego Group's Bionicle theme and produced a short test pitch, under the title "Tahu Nuva vs Kohrak", but Lego had ultimately passed on the project.[8]
The studio worked on the 2004 short film Gopher Broke which was nominated for 2004 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[9]
In 2009, they assisted with the creation of CGI environments in the Academy Award-winning film Avatar.
In 2011, Blur created the opening title sequence for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, based on the first book of Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy and directed by David Fincher.[10][11]
They created the "Heaven and Hell" sequence for South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut.[12]
Blur Studio produced a cinematic trailer for the video game PlanetSide 2 titled "Death is No Excuse."[13][14] They were also responsible for the cinematic trailers of Batman: Arkham City, Batman: Arkham Origins and Batman: Arkham Knight. They remade the Halo 2 cutscenes for Halo: The Master Chief Collection (2014)[15] and produced the cutscenes for Halo Wars 2 (2017)[16] after doing so for Halo Wars (2009).[17]
In 2016, Miller and the studio returned to the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and were involved with the film adaptation of the series which was in development at Sony Pictures until they put the project into turnaround and sold the rights to Paramount Pictures in 2017.[18] The film was released on February 14, 2020 in collaboration with Sega and their animation studio, Marza Animation Planet, and Original Film. A sequel was released on April 8, 2022.[19][20]
In 2017, Blur created another opening title sequence for the Netflix psychological thriller, Mindhunter based on the 1995 true-crime book, Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker, produced and directed by David Fincher.[21][22]
In 2019, the studio produced the animation for the Netflix anthology series Love, Death & Robots, created by Tim Miller, and also produced the second volume of the series. On May 16, 2019, it was announced that Blur Studio's film The Goon, based on the 1999 comic of the same name by Eric Powell, secured a distribution deal with 20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment.[23]
Works
editFilm and television
edit| Year | Title |
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| 1999 | South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut |
| 2004 | Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas |
| 2009 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron |
| 2016 | Deadpool |
| 2017 | Mindhunter |
| 2019 | Love, Death & Robots |
| 2020 | Sonic the Hedgehog |
| 2022 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 |
| 2024 | Knuckles |
| Secret Level | |
| Sonic the Hedgehog 3 |
Games
editRides
edit| Year | Title |
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| 2003 | SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D |
| 2008 | The Simpsons Ride |
Commercials
edit| Year | Title |
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| 2009 | Goldfish |
| 2023 | Exodus |
See also
editLinks
editReferences
edit- ^ "Secretary of State". bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ "About | Blur Studio |". blur.com.
- ^ "About Blur Studio". December 26, 1996. Archived from the original on 1996-12-26.
- ^ Intergraph Computer Systems (February 12, 1997). "Intergraph Workstations Play Starring Role in "The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest" at Blur Studio". Business Wire. The Free Library. Archived from the original on December 3, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ^ Miller, Tim; Shier, Al; Wallace, Sherry (2001). "Microsoft Xbox Two to Tango". ACM SIGGRAPH 2001 video review on Animation theater program. p. 39. doi:10.1145/945191.945230. ISBN 978-1-4503-7429-3. S2CID 38192173.
- ^ "Issue 140: SIGGRAPH 2001 Animation Theater Program Part 2 – ACM SIGGRAPH HISTORY ARCHIVES".
- ^ "Xbox Desktops". 11 May 2000.
- ^ "Tahu Nuva vs Kohrak". YouTube. May 26, 2011.
- ^ Jessen, Taylor (February 24, 2005). "Children and Animals (and Reluctant Animators): The 2005 Oscar Nominees for Best Animated Short". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) — Art of the Title". Artofthetitle.com. 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
- ^ "Blur Studio: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ~ Titles (2012) | ventilate". Ventilate.ca. 2012-01-10. Archived from the original on 2012-06-23. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
- ^ Felperin, Leslie (September 1999). "South Park Bigger Longer & Uncut". Sight and Sound. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ^ "PlanetSide 2: Death is no excuse". Destructoid. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Blur Studio delivers epic new 'Planetside 2' trailer". NBC News. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Dornbush, Jonathon (November 10, 2014). "'Master Chief Collection' developers discuss 10-year evolution of 'Halo 2' cinematics". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ "Halo Wars 2 BLUR". BLUR Studio. June 14, 2016. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ "Halo Wars BLUR". BLUR Studio. 2009. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ Kit, Borys (October 31, 2016). "'Deadpool' Director Shifts to Sony's 'Sonic the Hedgehog' Movie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 1, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (May 28, 2020). "'Sonic the Hedgehog' Sequel in the Works". Variety. Archived from the original on May 29, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ Fuster, Jeremy (July 23, 2020). "'Sonic the Hedgehog 2' Gets April 2022 Release Date". TheWrap. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ Zabrocki, Darek. "DAREK ZABROCKI STUDIO". DAREK ZABROCKI STUDIO. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ "Mindhunter". www.artofthetitle.com. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ Trumbore, Dave (May 16, 2019). "'The Goon' in Development at Long Last Through Disney's Fox with Chernin Group". Collider. Retrieved September 21, 2019.