ZERO VFX explained

ZERO VFX
Foundation:	2010
Founders:	Brian Drewes, Sean Devereaux, Marc Sadeghi
Homepage:	ZERO VFX

ZERO VFX is a visual effects and creative studio with offices in Boston, Massachusetts and Venice Beach, California. Co-founded by Brian Drewes, Sean Devereaux and Marc Sadeghi in 2010,^[1] the company works on feature film and commercial projects.^[2]

History

ZERO VFX was founded in 2010 by Brian Drewes, Sean Devereaux and Marc Sadeghi.

ZERO VFX developed Zync in 2011,^[3] a cloud based rendering tool for VFX and was sold to Google for an undisclosed sum in August 2014.^{[4] [5]}

With headquarters in Boston, the company opened a second office in Venice Beach, California in November 2015.^[6]

Sale of Zync

ZERO VFX was the original developer of Zync, a cloud based rendering tool geared towards the visual effects industry with support for The Foundry's NUKE, Autodesk Maya, Solid Angle's Arnold and Chaos Group's V-Ray.^[7] Zync was sold to Google for an undisclosed sum in August 2014.^[8]

Previous film projects

• Creed 2
• Tomb Raider
• Fences^[9]
• Patriots Day^[10]
• Ghostbusters^[11]
• The Magnificent Seven^{[12] [13]}
• Hardcore Henry^{[14] [15]}
• Ridiculous 6
• Zookeeper
• Project X
• Sex Tape
• American Hustle
• Black Mass
• Fury
• Southpaw
• The Equalizer
• The Way, Way Back
• The Interview

Previous advertising projects

• Walmart
• Ocean Spray
• Toyota
• SolarCity
• Snapchat
• Bose Corporation
• Under Armour
• Vaseline
• Jack Daniel's
• New Balance
• Ocean State Job Lot
• US Cellular
• Samsonite
• Humane Society
• Subway
• Friendly's
• 1800 Tequila
• Dunkin Donuts

External links

• ZERO VFX website
• Zync website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meet The Business Owner: Zero VFX's Sean Devereaux.
2. Web site: Boston Visual Effects Company Taking It To Next Level. 14 May 2014 .
3. Web site: ZYNC get your own vast renderfarm instantly.
4. Web site: Google acquires Zync to boost its influence in Hollywood. 8 October 2020 .
5. Web site: Google Buys Visual Effects Firm Zync. 26 August 2014 .
6. Web site: Zero VFX Expands with Opening of New LA Office.
7. Web site: Cloud rendering solutions by VFX artists for VFX artists.
8. Web site: Google buys Zync, a cloud-based visual effects rendering firm. . 27 August 2014 .
9. News: The Invisible VFX of Fences from ZERO VFX. 2017-02-27. TheAngryVideoGuy. 2017-04-12.
10. News: Patriots Day VFX breakdown by ZERO VFX. 2017-03-29. artofVFX. 2017-04-12.
11. News: Who you gonna call? Call Illoura, MPC, SPI, & Zero VFX. 2016-08-10. fxguide. 2016-10-19.
12. Web site: Making visible worlds invisible: ZERO VFX's work on the Magnificent Seven 3D Artist - Animation, Models, Inspiration & Advice 3DArtist Magazine. www.3dartistonline.com. 2016-10-19.
13. Web site: Post Magazine - VFX: The Magnificent Seven. www.postmagazine.com. 2016-10-19.
14. News: 'Hardcore Henry' Transforms the Viewer Into the Star. Murphy. Mekado. 2016-04-01. The New York Times. 0362-4331. 2016-10-19.
15. Web site: 'Hardcore Henry': How They Did the VFX for the Explosive Highway Chase IndieWire. Desowitz. Bill. www.indiewire.com. 6 April 2016 . 2016-10-19.