2024 Year in Review
Insights
As we wrap up another year, it’s time to reflect on 2024. We’re continually inspired by the passion, resilience and dedication of our team. With this spirit, we look forward to new opportunities in 2025.
Reflecting on 2024
As the holiday season approaches, I want to take a moment to look back on 2024. It’s been a year of continued challenges, but throughout, we’ve been driven by the passion, resilience, and dedication of our team. These qualities have carried us through, and as we approach our 30th anniversary in 2025, I’m reminded of just how much we’ve achieved together.
Looking to the year ahead, we’re excited to celebrate this milestone with new projects, new collaborations, and a new opportunities. Here’s to a future marked by creativity, growth, and shared success. Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday season and a bright start to the new year.
Shawn Walsh
COO VFX at Cinesite and General Manager & Executive Producer at Image Engine
Watch our 2024 studio demo reel
Awards & Recognition
Emmy Nomination for ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’
Image Engine is thrilled to announce visual effects supervisor, Thomas Schelesny, has been nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Breakdown Reels
Get a look behind the scenes at the visual effects we created for projects in 2024.
Alien: Romulus Breakdown Reel
Avatar: The Last Airbender Breakdown Reel
3 Body Problem Breakdown Reel
Halo: Season 2 Breakdown Reel
The Mandalorian: Season 3 Breakdown Reel
Lift Breakdown Reel
Foundation Season 2 Breakdown Reel
Case Studies
Hear from our team on the techniques we used and the challenges we faced in our case studies this year.
Snowpiercer Case Study
Unveiling the art and science behind the visuals of Snowpiercer. Discover how Image Engine’s creative synergy with the Snowpiercer production team brought the show’s icy world to life over the course of three seasons.
Halo: Season 2 Case Study
Robin Hackl & Jenn Taylor unravel the details of the visual effects work we contributed to season 2 of Paramount+’s original series, Halo. Find out the challenges and triumphs of bringing the iconic Halo universe to life in our case study.
3 Body Problem Case Study
Pushing the boundaries of visual effects, our team at Image Engine was thrilled to contribute visual effects to new Netflix original series, 3 Body Problem, an epic sci-fi adaptation of the bestselling novels of the same name.
Avatar: The Last Airbender Case Study
Explore Image Engine’s VFX work on Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. We contributed to 309 shots, bringing earthbending, firebending, waterbending, and more to life as Aang embarks on his quest to save the world.
Lift Case Study
Discover the visual effects designed my Image Engine in Lift, including a custom high-tech jet, authentic F-35B Lightning fighter jets, and bringing the Swiss Alps to life across 342 shots.
Foundation: Season 2 Case Study
Explore Foundation season 2’s visual effects by Image Engine, bringing Asimov’s world to life, from the Spacers’ minimalistic grandeur to Korell’s brutalist architecture.
Ahsoka Case Study
Image Engine worked on the Star Wars Ahsoka series contributing to 282 shots, including a space-based dogfight, vast space environments and planets, The Eye of Sion, small, turtle-esque species, and more.
Coming Soon
Here are the exciting projects currently in production at Image Engine. Stay tuned for more updates.