Rhythm and Hues Studios

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company_name = Rhythm & Hues Studios
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foundation = 1987
location = Los Angeles, California, USA
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industry = Visual Effects, CGI animation
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homepage = [http://www.rhythm.com/ Rhythm.com]

Rhythm & Hues Studios is an Academy Award - winning visual effects studio. It is perhaps best known for its computer generated 3D character animation. Recognized internationally as one of Hollywood's top visual effects and animation facilities, Rhythm & Hues has more than 100 feature films to its credit. The studio received the Academy Award in 1995 for "Babe", (Achievement in Visual Effects) and in 2008 for "The Golden Compass". It was also nominated in the same category in 2005 for its work on "". In addition to films, Rhythm & Hues is also an industry leader in the production of commercial advertising.

Background

Rhythm & Hues Studios was established in Los Angeles, California in 1987 by six former employees of Robert Abel and Associates (including Keith Goldfarb, Pauline Ts'o and John Hughes), and it has grown to become one of the entertainment industry's leading producers of computer generated visual effects and character animation for movies and commercials. The company's success has been driven by the development of their proprietary software--for both photo-realistic and stylized character animation and visual effects. The studio has three facilities: two of them are in India [http://www.rhythm.com/india/overview.html] , one in Malad, a suburb of Mumbai; and the other in HITEC City, which is part of the Information Technology industry in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Along with the Los Angeles office, the three overseas facilities are run as one company, using the same production pipeline and sharing work between facilities.

Films

The studio's signature CG character animation is showcased in the movie versions of "Garfield", "", "Scooby Doo", "Cats and Dogs", "Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat" and " Alvin and the Chipmunks".

Photoreal CG animation projects include: "Daredevil", "", "Charlotte's Web", "Night at the Museum", and "The Golden Compass".

On the visual effects side, recent work includes "Elektra", "The Chronicles of Riddick", "X-Men 2", "The Sum of All Fears", "Elf", "Superman Returns", "The Kingdom (film)".

Current work includes Hulk and the Abomination in "The Incredible Hulk" as well as work in "".

Rhythm & Hues Studios Filmography

Currently In Production

2009:

* Land of the Lost
* They Came from Upstairs
* State of Play
* The Fast & The Furious 4
* Ghosts of Girl Friends Past

2008:

* The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
* The Incredible Hulk
* Cirque du Freak
* Meet Dave
* The Time Traveler's Wife

Previous Productions

2007:

* Evan Almighty, Universal
* The Golden Compass, New Line Cinema
* The Kingdom, Universal
* I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, Universal
* Alvin and the Chipmunks, Fox

2006:

* Charlotte's Web, Paramount
* The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Universal
* Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties, Fox
* Happy Feet, Warner Bros.
* Night at the Museum, Fox
* Superman Returns, Warner Bros.

2005:

* The Chronicles of Narnia: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, Walden Media/Disney
* Elektra, Fox
* The Ice Princess, Disney
* The Longest Yard, Paramount
* The Interpreter, Universal
* The Ring 2, DreamWorks
* Serenity, Universal
* The Skeleton Key, Universal

2004:

* Around the World in 80 Days, Walden Media/Disney
* Chronicles of Riddick, The, Universal
* Friday Night Lights, Universal
* Flight of the Phoenix, Fox
* Garfield, Fox
* Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Warner Bros.

2003:

* Daredevil, Fox
* Dr. Seuss’ “The Cat in the Hat,” Universal / Imagine
* Elf, New Line
* Intolerable Cruelty, Universal
* Lord of the Rings III, New Line
* The Rundown, Universal
* X-Men 2, Fox

2002:

*MEN IN BLACK II Sony
*THE RING Dreamworks
*SCOOBY-DOO Warner Bros.
*SOLARIS Fox / Lightstorm
*STUART LITTLE 2 Sony
*THE SUM OF ALL FEARS Paramount

2001:

*ALONG CAME A SPIDER Paramount
*BEHIND ENEMY LINES Fox
*CATS & DOGS Warner Bros.
*DR. DOLITTLE 2 Fox
*HARRY POTTER Warner Bros.
*LORD OF THE RINGS New Line
*PLANET OF THE APES Fox
*UPRISING NBC

2000:

*BEDAZZLED Ocean Pictures / Fox ENTROPY Franchise / Touchstone
*FANTASIA 2000 Disney
*THE FLINTSTONES IN VIVA ROCK VEGAS Universal
*FREQUENCY New Line
*HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS Universal
*HOLLOW MAN Columbia
*HERE ON EARTH Fox
*BATTLEFIELD EARTH Franchise / Warner Bros
*LITTLE NICKY New Line
*LUCKY NUMBERS Paramount
*ONE NIGHT AT MCCOOL’S October / USA Films
*RED PLANET Warner Bros.
*RUGRATS IN PARIS Nickelodeon / Paramount
*THE 6TH DAY Sony
*WES CRAVEN’S DRACULA 2000 Dimension
*WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM? Sony
*X-MEN Fox

1999:

*ANNA & THE KING Fox
*THE ASTRONAUT’S WIFE New Line
*END OF DAYS Beacon / Universal
*THE GREEN MILE Warner Bros.
*LIBERTY HEIGHTS Castle Rock
*MYSTERY MEN Universal
*PUSHING TIN Fox
*THE STORY OF US Castle Rock
*STUART LITTLE Sony

1998:

*ARMAGEDDON Touchstone / Bruckheimer
*BABE: PIG IN THE CITY Universal
*BLADE New Line
*FIRESTORM Fox
*THE PARENT TRAP Disney
*SOLDIER Universal
*STAR TREK: INSURRECTION Paramount
*STEPMOM Universal
*T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS IMAX
*THE X-FILES feature film Fox

1997:

*ALIEN RESURRECTION Fox
*CON AIR Touchstone / Bruckheimer
*FACE/OFF Paramount
*GONE FISHIN’ Hollywood Pictures
*MOUSE HUNT Dreamworks
*THE RELIC Paramount
*SPAWN New Line
*SPEED 2 Fox
*TITANIC Paramount / Fox

PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS (Prior to and including 1996)

*ACE VENTURA: WHEN NATURE CALLS New Line
*ALIEN3 Fox
*BABE (Academy Award, Best Visual Effects) Universal
*BATMAN FOREVER Warner Bros.
*BATMAN RETURNS Warner Bros.
*BATMAN & ROBIN Warner Bros.
*BROKEN ARROW Fox
*DOWN PERISCOPE Fox
*FLIGHT OF THE INTRUDER Paramount
*JINGLE ALL THE WAY Fox
*KAZAAM Touchstone
*THE NUTTY PROFESSOR Universal
*ONE FINE DAY Fox
*SPAWN New Line
*TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY TriStar / Columbia
*VOLCANO Fox
*WATERWORLD Universal
*THE FUNTASTIC WORLD OF HANNA-BARBERA Universal

Commercials

Rhythm & Hues has also produced many popular animated commercial campaigns, including the Coca-Cola Polar Bears, GEICO's Gecko, The Hartford Stag, and the Target dog.

Awards

The studio received its first Academy Award for Visual Effects in 1996 for its work on "Babe" and its second Academy Award for Visual Effects in 2008 for "The Golden Compass". It was nominated for an Academy Award for Visual Effects in 2006 for the "". R&H also worked on "Happy Feet" which won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

The studio is the recipient of three Scientific and Technical Academy Awards for the development of its proprietary film scanner (1994), the Wavefront Advanced Visualizer (1998), and the fluid dynamics software system (2008).

External links

* [http://www.rhythm.com/ Official Rhythm & Hues website]
* [http://www.rhythm.com/india/overview.html Official Rhythm & Hues India website]
*imdb company|id=0075252|company=Rhythm and Hues Studios' chronological list of credits
* [http://newmedia.the-signal.com/news/article/582/ And the Oscar Goes to ... Bill]
* [http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/06/stories/2008010655971100.htm Indian hands behind Hollywood’s The Golden Compass fantasy]
* [http://us.animationxpress.com/index.php?file=story&id=4131 R&H and the Indian connection to Alvin and The Chipmunks]