The Embassy is a visual effects studio located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Embassy is known for its photo-realistic visual effects work on commercials and more recently, features.[1][2] The studio completed a number of visual effects shots for Marvel Studios, Iron Man and more recently contributed effects to the climactic sequence of the Peter Jackson produced film, District 9.[3][4][5] The Embassy's visual effects work on District 9 was nominated for an Academy Award.[6]
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Visual effects |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | 177 West 7th Ave, Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada |
Number of locations | 2 |
| Website | theembassyvfx |
The Embassy is most famous for a series of commercials created for French automobile maker, Citroën. The commercials feature a computer generated car which transforms into a robot. The visual effects created for the first Citroën commercial were the subject of a promotional campaign by Apple Inc., promoting the use of its compositing software, Shake.[citation needed]
The Embassy has also worked on advertising campaigns for Nike, Mercedes-Benz, Chevrolet and GMC.
References
edit- ^ "Rising Stars: Ten studios to watch in 2005"
- ^ "Post-production offices surviving dollar's rise"
- ^ "Visual effects industry drawing big films to city"
- ^ "The Embassy VFX Helps Iron Man Save The World"
- ^ "Vancouver visual effects studios manufacture District 9's alien look"
- ^ "Embassy District 9 Work Nominated For Oscar"
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