| The Embassy Visual Effects Inc. | |
| Type: | Private |
| Industry: | Visual effects |
| Founded: | in Vancouver, Canada |
| Hq Location: | 177 West 7th Ave |
| Hq Location City: | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Hq Location Country: | Canada |
| Areas Served: | --> |
| Locations: | 2 |
| Owners: | --> |
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]
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.
The Embassy has also worked on advertising campaigns for Nike, Mercedes-Benz, Chevrolet and GMC.