Sony Pictures Imageworks
Sony Pictures Imageworks (also known as SPI or Sony Imageworks) is a subdivision of Sony Pictures Entertainment (which in turn, is a subdivision of Sony). A visual effects studio that produces conspicuously animated visual effects since 1992. The company has animated several films from Sony Pictures Animation, many of them utilizing Motion Capture.
See also A-1 Pictures, another animation studio established by Sony (But for Anime, not big budget films).
SPI's visuals can be found in the following:
- Two Thousand Twelve
- Speed
- Anaconda
- Arthur Christmas
- Blade Runner (2007 Final Cut edition)
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
- Last Action Hero
- James and the Giant Peach
- Godzilla
- Contact
- Hollow Man
- Stuart Little
- Big Fish
- Open Season
- The Polar Express
- Monster House
- Watchmen
- Speed Racer
- G-Force
- Hancock
- Green Lantern
- The Green Hornet (3D Conversion)
- Eagle Eye
- Ghost Rider (though not the sequel)
- The Spider-Man Trilogy
Tropes for Sony Imageworks:
- All CGI Cartoon: Have made several, including Arthur Christmas, Monster House and Beowulf
- Conspicuous CG: Almost EVERY. SINGLE. FILM. THEY. MADE.
- Did Not Do the Research: Unless proven otherwise, their IMDb credit for Gundam Wing can be considered this.
- He Also Did: Founder Ken Ralston was originally a part of Industrial Light and Magic.
- Live Action Adaptation: Several of their films, specifically the Spider-Man films, Ghost Rider, Green Lantern and Stuart Little.
- Medium Blending: James And The Giant Peach
- Motion Capture: The majority of their animated films.
- What Could Have Been: Were going to be one of the companies behind Michael Jackson's comeback tour until he died.