Halon Entertainment

08/16/2023

Halon Entertainment was proud to showcase environments created by our VAD Department for SMPTE's "The Biggest Virtual Production Show Ever" earlier this month in Hollywood at XR Studios. Here’s a look at some of our work from the event.

08/10/2023

Meet Halon Entertainment's Virtual Art Department and see the team's amazing work, which includes everything from environment creation, real-time optimization, scouting & lighting, scanning, photogrammetry, custom asset creation, and more!

This is "VAD Reel Summer 2023" by Halon Entertainment on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

08/08/2023

This Friday, Universal Pictures' "The Last Voyage of the Demeter" - featuring postvis by Halon Entertainment - will be out in theaters. The film is based on a single chapter from Bram Stoker's classic novel "Dracula."

Halon Entertainment's Postvis Supervisor: Fabio Tovar.

Watch the behind-the-scenes featurette below!

The Last Voyage of the DemeterOnly In Theaters August 11http://demetermovie.com/tickets/Facebook: https://uni.pictures/TLVOTDFBInstagram: https://uni.picture...

08/04/2023

Halon Entertainments Virtual Art Department collaborated with the teams at Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology to bring to life the newly unveiled Catalyst Stage, an immersive studio at ESPNHeadquarters in Bristol, Connecticut.

Taking 3D designs and direction from Jack Morton Worldwide Halon built and lit the Hilltop environment in a real-time format and then integrated the scene with ESPN's video & graphics control system. The environment includes six volume locations including a central desk, interview study, rooftop, basketball court, patio, and backyard allowing talent to move seamlessly between them without leaving the studio. All of it overlooks an expansive ocean-view cityscape that can be displayed in day, sunset, and night lighting.

For more details about the stage, watch this video about Catalyst, which also showcases Halon Entertainments Hilltop environment: https://vimeo.com/838124723/b41019460b

This is "Disney’s ESPN Catalyst Stage" by ESPNFrontRow on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

07/26/2023

Halon Entertainment's Virtual Art Department will be at SMPTE's "The Biggest Virtual Production Show Ever" next week. Stop by and meet Halon's VAD Project Manager Meredith Brace Sloss and VAD Supervisor Jess Marley and see some of their department's work incorporated into the event.

When: Thursday, August 3, 2023, 12 noon to 10 pm
Where: XR Studios, 6700 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90038
For more information and tickets: https://lnkd.in/g2kErUuM

Join us as we showcase a mix of theatrical cinematic performances, driven by a menagerie of creative technologies within Virtual Production.

06/30/2023

Last week, Halon Entertainment, Lux Machina Consulting, and NEP Sweetwater co-hosted an educational workshop for the esteemed members of the Art Directors Guild - Local 800.

ADG members from all various disciplines attended a 3-day intensive, receiving first-hand knowledge, information, and exclusive behind-the-scenes explorations of virtual production techniques.

Thank you to the ADG, art director panelists, Lux and Halon speakers, and NEP Sweetwater staff for making this educational endeavor a reality.

Together, we proudly participate in advancing and evolving our craft. Stay tuned for more enriching educational initiatives as we champion innovation within the industry.

06/29/2023

It's Halon Entertainment's 20th Anniversary this year, and TVB Europe speaks to our very own company president Christopher Ferriter about everything from Halon's early adoption of to its various departments like VAD and Previs to recent broadcasting projects such as Karate Combat and working with museums to capture and build digital proxies.

Happy Birthday Halon!

Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, Halon president Chris Ferriter tells TVBEurope about how the company’s adoption of Unreal Engine helped them change the game for their clients, how it is helping NEP add value to live broadcasting, and how virtual production is nothing to be scared of; i...

06/19/2023

"To have an opportunity to animate a coked-out bear was a blast, because what would a bear do on coke? There's no real reference point for that." - Halon Entertainment's Brad Alexander in the latest issue of TVBEurope

The June print issue of TVBEurope is now out, featuring a fun and informative piece about Halon Entertainment's work on Co***ne Bear featuring quotes from Brad Alexander. The article also mentions Halon "celebrating 20 years in the business" and lightly touches on the formative years. Download the link here:
https://lnkd.in/eNSMipH5

Screenshots of the article are below.

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06/15/2023

Check out Halon Entertainment's behind-the-scenes video of our work on Co***ne Bear featuring Brad Alexander, published in FX Guide.

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Halon's Postviz reel for Co***ne Bear.

06/09/2023

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" - featuring visualization by Halon Entertainment - opens in theaters today!

The Hollywood Reporter writes that "the many, many action sequences are spectacularly conceived and executed." At the same time, CinemaBlend calls it an "explosively fun sequel" and "far and away the best movie in the entire Transformers franchise."

"Rise of the Beasts" picked up an impressive $8.8 million at the domestic box office in Thursday previews" ahead of its opening weekend.

Here is the film's final trailer, released earlier this week:

https://youtu.be/ZtuFgnxQMrA

Rise of the Beasts is “the best Transformers movie yet.” See it on the biggest screen possible this Thursday. Watch the final trailer now.Returning to the ac...

05/20/2023

Congrats to the "John Wick" franchise on grossing $1.011 billion across all four films. Variety reports that it "is one of the rare franchises that has gotten more successful with each installment."

“John Wick: Chapter 4” is now the highest grossing of the quartet with $425 million to date. NEP Virtual Studios' Halon Entertainment provided Previs, Techvis, and Postvis for "Chapter 4," with Visualization Supervisors Brad Alexander, Steve Kim, and James Gammans overseeing the work.

We are proud to have played a small part in the overwhelming success of such a beloved series.

“John Wick” is officially a billion-dollar franchise. Ticket sales for Lionsgate’s Keanu Reeves-led action series have surpassed $1 billion at the worldwide box office, with its t…

05/19/2023

The summer movie season is about to kick in! The highly anticipated "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning" will be out in two months.

The seventh installment in the franchise features previs and techvis by NEP Virtual Studios' Halon Entertainment. Check out the latest trailer released this week.

Watch the official trailer for – Dead Reckoning Part One, starring Tom Cruise. Only in theatres July 12.Sign up for EXCLUSIVE content and ...

05/05/2023

Today is National Space Day, celebrating humanity's forays into the unknown and how far science and technology have come.

In honor of this day, here is Halon Entertainment's previs reel for "Ad Astra," a science fiction film directed by James Gray. It stars Brad Pitt as an astronaut who ventures into space in search of his lost father (Tommy Lee Jones), whose obsessive quest to discover intelligent alien life at all costs threatens the Solar System and all life on Earth.

Happy National Space Day! As a leader in visualization and the use of virtual production technology and tools, we encourage everyone to keep obsessing over science, tech, and space.

05/04/2023

MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU!

Halon Entertainment wishes you a very Happy Star Wars Day!

We’ve had the pleasure of being part of numerous Star Wars projects over the years, including this Darth Vader Fortnite spot created as part of our ongoing collaboration with Epic Games.

05/02/2023

Watch!

Check out the new Storm DLC trailer for Marvel’s Midnight Suns video game. NEP Virtual Studios' Halon Entertainment provided previs and performance capture for this DLC’s cinematics.

The Storm DLC is Halon Entertainment's fourth time working on a DLC for "Marvel’s Midnight Suns," following our work on Deadpool, Venom, and Morbius.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJPc4k0r7cQ

There's a 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦 coming. ⛈️Get ready to rain down pain when Storm arrives in Midnight Suns on May 11!Expand your adventure with Storm in Blood Storm, the...

04/28/2023

The first trailer for “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” wowed audiences Thursday at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.

NEP Virtual Studios' Halon Entertainment provided Previs and Postvis for the film, which delves into the history of how the games, as we’ve come to know, got their start.

IndieWire writes that "the prequel promises to fill in gaps in the series’ mythology and offer an origin story for Panem President Coriolanus Snow, who was originally played by Donald Sutherland."

Halon Entertainment's Casey Pyke supervised Previs for "Ballad" while Fabio Tovar supervised the Postvis.

The project reteams Halon Entertainment with the film's director Francis Lawrence, who worked together on "Mockingjay" Part One and Two. (Halon Entertainment also worked on the original "The Hunger Games," while Fances additionally directed "Catching Fire.")

“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” is set to open in theaters on Friday, November 17.

Watch the trailer below.

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes – In Theaters November 17, 2023. Starring Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage, Hunter Schafer, Josh A...

04/28/2023

IN EIGHT WEEKS!

"Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" - featuring visualization by NEP Virtual Studios' Halon Entertainment - opens in theaters on June 9.

A new trailer for the film has just been released, and as Mashable writes, it "promises ancient secrets and a crapload of action." You can decide for yourself by clicking on the link below.

UNITE or FALL. Watch the new trailer for : - in theatres June 9.Sign up for EXCLUSIVE content and updates: https://paramnt.us/T...

04/24/2023

“You saved Hollywood’s ass, and you might have saved theatrical distribution,” Steven Spielberg famously told Tom Cruise at the Oscars luncheon earlier this year, referring to the success of Top Gun: Maverick

Can Cruise repeat this same feat when Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning" - featuring previs and techvis by NEP Virtual Studios' Halon Entertainment - comes out this summer on July 14th?

Judging from these first-look photos released by Entertainment Weekly, whether it's Tom Cruise or his alter ego Ethan Hunt, someone will be saving something this summer, without a doubt!

04/21/2023

Halon Entertainment is excited to be part of an upcoming event hosted by Trilith Studios and Prysm Stages.

What: Unreal Evening with Epic Games
When: Wednesday, May 10th, on Stage 22.
Time: 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm EDT

Join Halon Entertainment's technical artist Griffin Rosnack, along with speakers from The Weather Channel, Prysm Stages, and Trilith Studios, as we explore ICVFX, Virtual Production, Broadcast & Animation.

(Halon Entertainment and Prysm Stages are part of NEP Virtual Studios.)

Join us as industry leaders and artists come together and explore how they use art and technology to enhance storytelling and filmmaking.

04/19/2023

Co***ne Bear featuring postvis by NEP Virtual Studios' Halon Entertainment, is now on DVD, Blu-Ray, and Digital. This "Maximum Rampage Edition" features bonus content, including an alternate ending, deleted/extended scenes, a gag reel, and more.

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04/17/2023

Halon Entertainment President Christopher Ferriter sat down for an interview with Randi Altman of postPerspective today at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) in Las Vegas. Stay tuned for the video piece on the magazine's website.

04/13/2023

TRAILER DROP!

Universal Pictures' "The Last Voyage of the Demeter" - featuring postvis by NEP Virtual Studios' Halon Entertainment - just released its official trailer.

Based on a single chapter from Bram Stoker's classic novel "Dracula," the film comes out in theaters on August 11.

Halon Entertainment's Postvis Supervisor: Fabio Tovar.

Watch the trailer below!

The legend of Dracula is born. Watch the trailer for The Last Voyage of the Demeter now. The Last Voyage of the DemeterIn Theaters August 11thhttp://demeterm...

04/10/2023

NEP Virtual Studios’ Halon Entertainment built environments for Karate Combat’s live-streamed KC38 World Title Fight on April 1, 2023. The futuristic Miami setting by Halon was an immersive traffic-filled city optimized for in-camera AR live-stream playback.

Halon Entertainment took the client’s concept from layout to live event in three weeks, built and lit the environment, and optimized the assets for augmented reality playback at 60 fps.

Take a look at some before and after photos below the environment renders and how they appeared in the final broadcast.

04/07/2023

If you missed the meme-inspiring, bonkers movie Co***ne Bear in theaters, fear not!

You can see the white powder-sniffing Mama Bear in full slasher mode when the film comes to Peacock TV on April 14.

This box office hit features postvis work by NEP Virtual Studios' Halon Entertainment.

You're welcome!

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If you missed “Co***ne Bear” in theaters, worry not: the absolutely preposterous slasher comedy about, yes, a coked-up bear, is coming to Peacock on April 14. The Elizabeth Banks-direct…

04/06/2023

Mark your calendars.....again!

Warner Bros. has moved the release date for the highly-anticipated Aquaman sequel up five days from the previously set Christmas Day.

"Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom," a film project Halon Entertainment worked on, is now scheduled to be released Wednesday, Dec. 20.

Collider writes, "Lost Kingdom is undoubtedly the most anticipated film in the outgoing DCEU, and fans are beyond pumped to go say their goodbyes to what could possibly be the final Aquaman film."

To read more about the "Aquaman" sequel, click here:

We'll get to see Jason Momoa as the titular hero sooner than expected.

04/05/2023

HALON in the NEWS!

“I was part of a small team to help prove that Unreal Engine was viable for season one of The Mandalorian. I had to work on a robust photogrammetry workflow that was lossless in texture and quality...I worked hand-in-hand with Industrial Light and Magic to create the virtual art department workflow and environments…" - Tripp Topping, head/supervisor, Photogrammetry department, Halon Entertainment, a division of NEP Virtual Studios.

Game Art grad Tripp Topping is an industry leader in photogrammetry, one of the newest virtual art techniques being used in film, television, and engineering.

03/27/2023

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - the prequel to The Hunger Games book series by Suzanne Collins - dropped its first poster ahead of the November 17 release date.

NEP Virtual Studios' Halon Entertainment provided Previs and Postvis for the film, which is set six decades before the Katniss Everdeen era of the franchise.

Casey Pyke supervised Previs for "Ballad" and Fabio Tovar supervised the Postvis.

The project marks Halon Entertainment's return to the "Hunger Games" franchise, having previously worked on the original "The Hunger Games" and "Mockingjay" Part One and Two.

03/27/2023

CRUSHED IT!

Halon Entertainment couldn't be more thrilled at the success of John Wick: Chapter 4.

Not only was it number one at the box office - North American AND International - this past opening weekend, but it also had a franchise record opening weekend, with Variety calling it "one of the rare original properties to keep growing and improving upon the last, in terms of ticket sales."

NEP Virtual Studios' Halon Entertainment provided Previs, Techvis, and Postvis for John Wick: Chapter 4," with Visualization Supervisors Brad Alexander, Steve Kim, and James Gammans overseeing the work.

John Wick: Chapter 4 is Halon Entertainment's second consecutive film this year to have opened in the top spot at the box office, with Co***ne Bear previously doing so last month.

“John Wick: Chapter 4” knocked down the box office competition, collecting a remarkable $73.5 million in its opening weekend. Boosted by positive reviews and enthusiastic word-of-mouth,…

03/25/2023

Halon in the House!

NEP Virtual Studios' Halon Entertainment descended on WonderCon today, supporting our teammates - visualization supervisor Casey Pyke and lead visualization artist Samuel Baese - as they took the stage for a panel to discuss our previsualization and postvisualization work on the Netflix feature film "Slumberland."

As you can see from these photos, there were no pre-pannel jitters. In fact, things got out of control pretty quickly, as evidenced below!

(Left to right: Halon's Allen Wier, Samuel Baese, Casey Pyke, Jason Ragosta, and Jarrell Hall.)

03/24/2023

TODAY!

John Wick: Chapter 4 debuts in theaters today and we couldn't be more thrilled at the response so far.

"John Wick: Chapter 4 Is actually perfect" - BuzzFeed
"John Wick: Chapter 4 may stand the test of time as the best John Wick film yet" - Mashable
"A cinematic tour-de-force" - Cinema Junkies
"First-class entertainment for the masses" - Why Now
“Chapter 4 is dazzling" - The Seattle Times
"An astonishment of wonders" - Killer Movie Reviews

NEP Virtual Studios' Halon Entertainment provided Previs, Techvis, and Postvis for "John Wick: Chapter 4," with Visualization Supervisors Brad Alexander, Steve Kim, and James Gammans overseeing the work. We are proud to leave our mark on such an unforgettable franchise.

Here's the final film trailer to keep you going until you get to the theater.

https://youtu.be/yjRHZEUamCc

– Only in theaters & IMAX March 24. Starring Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Lanc...

03/22/2023

Watch!

Check out the new Morbius DLC trailer for Marvel’s Midnight Suns video game. NEP Virtual Studios' Halon Entertainment provided previs and performance capture for this DLC’s cinematics.

The Morbius DLC is Halon Entertainment's third time working on a DLC for Marvel’s Midnight Suns, following our work on Deadpool and Venom.

Dr. Michael Morbius is here and he’s ready to help stop the vampyre threat. Make your enemies Bleed when Morbius joins the Midnight Suns on March 21!Expand y...

03/21/2023

This Friday!

Visit NEP Virtual Studios' Halon Entertainment at WonderCon 2023 in Anaheim, California, and learn about our work on Netflix's Slumberland.

Friday, March 24, 2023, at 3 pm, Halon Entertainment's visualization supervisor Casey Pyke and lead visualization artist Samuel Baese will discuss how our previsualization and postvisualization work for key sequences helped make Slumberland's dreams a reality.

ComicBook.com senior writer Brandon Zachary will moderate the discussion.

For more information and how to attend, please visit: https://lnkd.in/gHVQtMKi

03/16/2023

Check out the new poster for Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning." The film, due out in theaters in four months on July 14, features previs and techvis by NEP Virtual Studios' Halon Entertainment.

03/13/2023

Halon Entertainment is coming to WonderCon 2023 in Anaheim, California to discuss our work on the Netflix feature film "Slumberland" starring Jason Momoa.

When creating the expansive dreamworlds of "Slumberland," Netflix brought on NEP Virtual Studios Halon Entertainment to provide previsualization and postvisualization for key sequences.

Come Friday March 24, 2023 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT in Room 213CD to see visualization supervisor Casey Pyke and lead visualization artist Samuel Baese discuss their process of making Slumberland’s dreams a reality.

For more info click here: ahttps://lnkd.in/gHVQtMKi

03/11/2023

IN THREE MONTHS!

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" - featuring visualization by Halon Entertainment- opens in theaters on June 9. Check out these just-released character film posters.

(Halon Entertainment is part of NEP Virtual Studios.)

03/10/2023

WATCH!

Check out the latest Fortnite cinematic trailer that was just released for Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2: MEGA

This is Halon Entertainment’s 20th cinematic trailer for the game as part of an ongoing partnership with Epic Games.

(Halon Entertainment is part of NEP Virtual Studios.)

Watch the Fortnite Battle Royale Chapter 4 Season 2 cinematic trailer and then play the game - https://www.fortnite.com/chapter-4-season-2Become MEGA in Fort...

03/07/2023

John Wick Chapter 4 doesn't hit theaters until March 24, but Monday night's London premiere of the action film has social media abuzz with excitement with various journalists and critics raving about what they saw on screen.

"A soaring, searing, scorching chapter in the saga. The wildest time you’ll have at the movies this year. A pure adrenaline rush," tweeted a Variety contributor. "It's an epic with smart pacing that never lets the action feel exhausting, and the set pieces are phenomenal," added a CinemaBlend critic.

NEP Virtual Studios' Halon Entertainment provided Previs, Techvis, and Postvis for the film, with Visualization Supervisors Brad Alexander, Steve Kim, and James Gammans overseeing the work.

“John Wick: Chapter 4” officially bowed at its London premiere Monday evening, with the social media reactions embargo lifting during the event. The fourth entry picks up following the …

02/27/2023

CONGRATS to the horror comedy film "Co***ne Bear" - featuring postvis work by Halon Entertainment - for its incredible opening weekend at the box office.

Big shout out to the entire Halon Entertainment team under Senior Visualization Supervisor Brad Alexander, who worked tirelessly on this project. Having a hand in helping Cokey The Bear make her big screen debut has been an unforgettable experience. Thank you to our fearless director, Elizabeth Banks, for his wonderful opportunity.

(Halon Entertainment is part of NEP Virtual Studios.)

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“‘Nobody likes to watch people getting eaten by lions.” Apparently this was the response by the late Sumner Redstone during his National Amusement exhibition days after he saw a screening of …

02/24/2023

IN THEATERS NOW!

Variety calls Co***ne Bear Bear "a grizzly-of-the-wilderness slasher movie fused with 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show.'" Also "the bear adds gore and suspense and a soupçon of lurid excitement, the same way that an ax-wielding psycho does."

Does one need any more endorsements than that? Okay, one more then: NEP Virtual Studios' Halon Entertainment is proud to have added our own soupçon of excitement to the film through our postvis work led by Halon Senior Visualization Supervisor Brad Alexander.

Co***ne Bear is currently coking out in theaters, so be sure to include it as part of your weekend plans!

(NEP Virtual Studios includes Halon Entertainment, Lux Machina Consulting, Prysm Stages, and Screen Scene Post Production Facilities. )

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02/23/2023

It's an Avatar! It's a Star! It's...... Avastars !

The new Dutch competition TV series "Avastars" launch date is almost here! Halon Entertainment and Lux Machina Consulting have been working hard on getting this project off the ground and look forward to sharing more of this groundbreaking work in the coming weeks as the series unfolds!

Meanwhile, the official press release is now out, and you can read about it below!