Halon Entertainment

Halon Entertainment Halon Entertainment serves storytellers in film, gaming, advertising, and animation.

Our expertise spans from virtual production to visualization, final animation, and CGI artistry. Halon was founded in 2003 by Daniel Gregoire as a full-service visualization company that brings together industry-leading Directors, Supervisors, and Artists who are committed to advancing the art of storytelling. We are supported by a technology team who provide a state-of-the-art platform of cutting

edge technology, to help our clients realize their creative vision on screen. With headquarters in Santa Monica and operations in Vancouver and London, Halon employs a core team of artists specializing in Storyboarding, Pitchvis, Previs, Postvis, Techvis, VFX, and Game Cinematics. Customizable and scalable to meet the specific needs of any production, we believe in dedicating a team to your project, ensuring creative continuity from start to finish. At Halon, we combine industry-leading animation, design, and real-time game engine software with robust project management systems, and Halon’s extensive archive of digital assets, HAL (Halon Asset Library). Combined, this delivers a reliable, client-focused digital production solution that integrates easily into your pipeline. Every project benefits from Halon’s leading creative solutions for rapid animation, high fidelity rendering, and reality capture systems for real-time capture of actor performances and camera tracks. The combination of these tools allows creatives to block actors, explore sets and discover their virtual world in a hands-on interactive process that can mirror any real-world set. With a proven track record of collaboration with creatives to realize their visions on screen, we are passionate storytellers and masters of our craft.

04/11/2025

Founded in 2003, Halon Entertainment is a pioneer in Animation for Game Cinematics, real-time Visualization and Virtual Production for feature film, episodic and commercial content.

Halon provides the full suite of visualization services – from Pitchvis through Postvis – and has collaborated with world-class directors and new filmmakers alike to help bring their cinematic visions to the screen dynamically, efficiently and safely.

Its dedicated Visual Art Department creates high-fidelity real-time content optimized for LED projection and is an industry leader in advancing real-time workflows and cutting-edge tool development.

Halon Entertainment is headquartered in Glendale, California, with a new office in opening in Glasgow, Scotland. Our producers, engineers and artists work worldwide.

🍿 Wild weekend for A MINECRAFT MOVIE! 🍿Here's to our team that worked so hard on previs and postvis for the film. Incred...
04/07/2025

🍿 Wild weekend for A MINECRAFT MOVIE! 🍿

Here's to our team that worked so hard on previs and postvis for the film. Incredible work!

03/31/2025

There is a huge amount of talent in Scotland that will allow us at Halon to further expand our services and capabilities. Check out our website for job postings in Glasgow!

Thank you to The Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, and Screen Scotland for their0 support.

03/28/2025

Halon Entertainment is proud to announce that we're opening a new studio in Glasgow. With additional resources, talent pipelines, and cross-continental infrastructure, we’re looking forward to taking on more work across film, television, and interactive media.

Slàinte mhath! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Scottish Enterprise | Screen Scotland | Glasgow City Council | The Scottish Government

03/28/2025

Halon Entertainment is proud to announce that we're opening a new studio in Glasgow. With additional resources, talent pipelines, and cross-continental infrastructure, we’re looking forward to taking on more work across film, television, and interactive media.

Many thanks to Scottish Enterprise and Screen Scotland for their assistance in making this happen. Slàinte mhath! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

This weekend is the 97th Academy Awards and we're thrilled that 20th Century Studios's KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES...
02/25/2025

This weekend is the 97th Academy Awards and we're thrilled that 20th Century Studios's KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects!

Here's to the Halon team that provided previs and postvis to the film! 🥂

WINNER! Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes took the top honor at last night's Visual Effects Society awards. We're so pro...
02/12/2025

WINNER! Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes took the top honor at last night's Visual Effects Society awards. We're so proud to have been a part of this film, what a thrill!

Tomorrow is the Visual Effects Society's VES Awards and we're thrilled to have contributed to a title that was nominated...
02/10/2025

Tomorrow is the Visual Effects Society's VES Awards and we're thrilled to have contributed to a title that was nominated 6 times: 20th Century Studios's Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes!

Congrats to those nominated, and a shout out to the Halon team that contributed!

"Minecraft trailer, take two!"We're stoked to see our artist's work in this trailer, and even more excited to see A MINE...
11/20/2024

"Minecraft trailer, take two!"

We're stoked to see our artist's work in this trailer, and even more excited to see A MINECRAFT MOVIE when it hits theaters in 2025.

Huge 👏 to all involved!

Get ready to craft your world. - only in theaters 2025.From Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures and starring Jason Momoa and Jack Bl...

Curious about the stunning trailers behind some of your favorite video games? Then we have the perfect event for you!If ...
10/25/2024

Curious about the stunning trailers behind some of your favorite video games? Then we have the perfect event for you!

If you’re attending MCM Comic Con London this weekend, make sure to stop by tomorrow, October 26th, for a behind-the-scenes look into how these cinematic trailers are made with none other than Halon Supervisor Keith Fallon. Showcasing projects like Civilization VII, Kerbal Space Program, and Fortnite, we guarantee there will be something for everyone.

See you tomorrow!

https://www.mcmcomiccon.com/london/en-us/things-to-do/panels/panels-information.html?gtID=875433&panel-name=Behind-the-Making-of-Cinematic-Trailers-with-Halon-Entertainment

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HALON was founded in 2003 by Daniel Gregoire as a full-service visualization company that brings together industry leading Directors, Supervisors and Artists who are committed to advancing the art of storytelling. We are supported by a technology team who provide a state-of-the-art platform of cutting edge technology, to help our clients realize their creative vision on screen. With headquarters in Santa Monica and operations in Vancouver and London, HALON employs a core team of artists specializing in Storyboarding, Pitchvis, Previs, Postvis, Techvis, VFX, and Game Cinematics. Customizable and scalable to meet the specific needs of any production, we believe in dedicating a team to your project, ensuring creative continuity from start to finish. At HALON, we combine industry leading animation, design and real time game engine software with robust project management systems, and HALON’s extensive archive of digital assets, HAL (Halon Asset Library). Combined, this delivers a reliable, client focused digital production solution that integrates easily into your pipeline. Every project benefits from HALON’s leading creative solutions for rapid animation, high fidelity rendering, and reality capture systems for real-time capture of actor performances and camera tracks. The combination of these tools allows creatives to block actors, explore sets and discover their virtual world in a hands-on interactive process that can mirror any real world set. With a proven track record of collaboration with creatives to realize their visions on screen, we are passionate storytellers and masters of our craft.