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08/01/2025

A big thanks to Befores & Afters for featuring us in their article last week about the mind-bending, camera-twisting start to season 2 of Severance.

It is a fantastic article that highlights just how much work went into making the start of season 2 a truly incredible piece of media.

Check out the full article at the link below:
https://beforesandafters.com/2025/07/25/the-mind-bending-camera-twisting-start-to-season-2-of-severance/?amp

07/15/2025

Congrats to Alex, Mic, and the rest of the VFX crew on the Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Single Episode for our work on Severance Season 2 Episode 1!

Tune in to the Emmys on September 14th to see the results and support your favorite shows!

05/16/2025

We are excited to share the trailer for Honey Don’t! a new film by Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke.
Our very own Mic was the VFX supervisor on this project and worked with Cadence Fx, Rich Pernice, and Trixter on shots throughout the film.

Honey Dont! Comes out August 22nd
Check out the trailer below!

HONEY DON'T! Starring Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, Charlie Day, and Chris Evans. A new comedy from Ethan Coen. Only in theaters August 22!Honey Don't! is ...

04/18/2025

10 years ago Alex worked on the VFX for a video art piece called “NoNoseKnows”. A recent article by ARTnews ranked it 73rd on a list of the best 100 artworks of this century.
We are thrilled to see this piece getting some recognition and we wanted to share it with you as well.

“NoNoseKnows” is currently available to view online at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago’s website linked below:
https://mcachicago.org/exhibitions/2019/mika-rottenberg-easypieces/described-media/no-nose-knows

Here is a link to the ARTnews article to see the full list of the best 100 artworks of the 21st century:
https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/100-best-artworks-21st-century-1234734225/mika-rottenberg-nonoseknows-2015/

04/04/2025

Come see us as speakers at this years FMX on Friday May 9th!
Every year FMX gathers international film and media professionals in the heart of Stuttgart to discuss the latest in Animation, Visual Effects, Interactive and Immersive Media. We will be discussing our work on Severance Season 2 along with Eric Leven from ILM. We hope to see you there!

03/21/2025

That’s a wrap on Season 2 of Severance!
We’d like to give a huge thank you to our amazing crew for making all of this possible:

Adrian Winter, Danica DeVito, Jessica Cutler, José Lopez, Michael Millspaugh, and Nick Crist

This is the crew gift that our artists received at the end of the show. Moleskine notebooks designed by Alex Lemke and customized by Erin Bogosian, and Severance Season 1 BluRays purchased from https://diabolikdvd.com/

Thank you to everyone for watching - stay tuned to see what we’re working on next.

03/14/2025

“Your outie can roller-skate with grace” also known as the Odyssey of a VFX Supervisor.
Catch this weeks episode of Severance streaming now!

03/07/2025

Here’s some behind the scenes from this weeks episode of Severance “Sweet Vitriol”
Alex was on set in Newfoundland as the Visual Effects Supervisor for this episode and can be seen here enjoying both the sunshine and the icebergs at the same time.
Catch episode 8 of Severance season 2 streaming now…

02/20/2025

“You may now briefly partake in Irvings fruit head”
Catch up on last weeks episode of Severance with a shot worked on by our studio.
We hope you enjoy each episode equally…

01/08/2025

Watch the first 8 minutes of episode 1 before next week's premiere of season 2!

Severance · Bonus Content

12/08/2024

New Trailer, with a lot more shots we worked on!

Hope this trailer finds you well.Severance Season 2 premieres January 17 on Apple TV+ http://apple.co/_SeveranceIn Severance, Mark Scout (Adam Scott) leads a...

10/29/2024

Coming soon to an Apple Device near you!

Things look a little different around Lumon.Severance Season 2 premieres January 17 on Apple TV+ http://apple.co/_SeveranceIn Severance, Mark Scout (Adam Sco...