Chicken Bone FX Studios – Fueling VFX production with virtualization and decades of experience

Every time a new technology appears, people try to use it in an old fashioned way and to describe it with existing terminology. A good example is photography, which has finally developed into an independent art form, but was initially treated as another emanation of painting. Pictorialists tried to apply traditional painting or drawing techniques in the first darkrooms, while developing prints and films. This approach also started the debate on the relationship between a technical and an artistic aspect of the medium. A similar situation has occurred recently in relation to the new media and extended reality, especially in the visual effects sector. Visual effects domain is based on new technologies. They very often offer a new way of telling an old story. The rapid development of digitalization in the mid-90s brought about a new phenomenon. Computers provided a common platform which facilitated the process of spreading specialist software used in one artistic field into other activities. Various software techniques were employed in different fields of art. One example is the possibilities enabled by NURBS curves. They were primarily developed for the automotive industry and then improved in Maya, VFX software. When architects started to use 3D software originally designed for film special effects, the logic of the animated form entered architectural thinking. It led to an aesthetic and intellectual revolution and engendered a new expressive language.

Chicken Bone FX Studios is one such VFX company that specializes in high-end visual effects for TV and film coast to coast. The company puts people first. Chicken Bone was built from the ground up as a largely virtual company. By doing so, they've been able to provide the artists unparalleled work/life balance via working from home, which enables them to produce their best work. In placing people first, Chicken Bone not only thinks of itself but also the clients. At Chicken Bone FX, they believe great work starts with great listening. They are your strategic creative partner wielding a unified VFX toolset throughout the entire production continuum to bring your vision to life. Virtual Production, Animation, Compositing, Set Extensions, Environments, Digital Makeup, Beauty, Plate Reconstruction, Cleanup, you name it. The team has decades of experience delivering VFX services of the highest caliber for the best TV and Film projects in the industry.

Propelling your story with world-class visuals

Chicken Bone FX engages clients from the beginning of the production process breaking down scripts, looking at the suggested budget, working with creatives, doing virtual scouting and scanning, looking at the physical world, and extending through into post-production. The creative process is much more exciting when VFX can weigh in from the beginning to make creatives’ dreams realities. As they engage clients with a listening ear and transparency, they build a unique process for each client which addresses every desire. They make production successful.

Chicken Bone FX has been a virtual facility since its inception. Whereas many VFX companies have tried to learn to be virtual after being a traditional office-based company, Chicken Bone’s technology, workflow, pipeline, toolsets, and communication were designed and scaled for a virtual global workforce from the beginning. The advantages of this origin story play out in the midst of a current pandemic, tax challenges, and competition for talent. They are able to attract top talent that can work from home. They are able to provide tax advantages to the clients via their global capabilities. All the while, Chicken Bone is TPN certified, offering a high level of security. The company's quality is outstanding– 4k film quality visual effects.

Chicken Bone FX's Customer-Centric Approach

The company puts people first. Chicken Bone was built from the ground up as a largely virtual company. By doing so, they have been able to provide the artists unparalleled work/life balance via working from home, which enables them to produce their best work. Visual effects are a specific type of tools within the digital creation group. They can be used in a similar way as other tools, and choosing a particular tool is like choosing between gouache and charcoal. During the transition from celluloid film to digital filmmaking, the medium has lost its permanence. Their VFX team is seen as a distinctive symbol of this transition but this lies beyond the scope of the artistic research.

John Renzulli | Founder/VFX Supervisor

John is an experienced VFX Producer, Supervisor and Award Winning Artist. With a background in photo-realistic CGI for feature films and creative 2D look development for episodic television, he can guide an idea from vision to delivery for screens of any size. He leads the CBFX team to create stunning visual effects daily. When he is not creating stunning VFX he is at home with his beautiful wife and young children; probably grilling out or changing a diaper.

"With a global remote-based talent pool and processes designed for virtual production from the ground up, if you’re ready to do great work together, we’re ready to listen."