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Another successful HUG at Fin ! Fin was delighted to host the Sydney Houdini Users Group meeting again at our Surry Hills Studio, bringing together almost 100 industry enthusiasts. It was a great vibe with animated conversations, lively networking, and informative presentations on: ‘Solaris & USD on a Shoestring’ by Phil Sloggett ‘Creature FX in […]
September 1, 2023
Fin together with co-sponsors Photoplay and Rumble set the Cannes Lions 2023 festival vibe again with the annual Campaign Brief Welcome Drinks for all Aussie and Kiwi delegates. Our own Emma Daines, FIN EP, CEO and Founder, and Billy Becket, FIN EP & MD Los Angeles were there to host our fellow eastern hemisphere Australs! […]
June 20, 2023
22 years of extraordinary! Since Fin opened its doors as a boutique house studio with a team of 7 (some still here!), it has been and continues to be a remarkable journey with extraordinarily talented and dedicated teams, and wonderful clients working together on awesome projects. Everyone’s passion, skill and enthusiasm is what consistently sets […]
June 8, 2023
After too long of virtuals, it was high time for a convivial, in person, Spring shindig at the stylish Fin Shanghai studio. Under a perfect May night sky on the terrace, it was an animated evening of Fin clients, industry peers, and crew getting together again, sharing lively banter and creative conversations over a ‘good […]
May 18, 2023
Adfest 2023, Asia’s most celebrated regional creative festival, drew a large crowd to the eagerly awaited return to live events, workshops, and those famous festivities. Nothing like being ‘there’ in person, meeting and mixing with industry peers and celebrating creativity. Speaking of celebration – Fin won the top Adfest 2023 Visual Effects award for graphic […]
May 11, 2023
Fin is delighted to welcome VFX Supervisor Denis Baudin to complement Fin’s stellar team of VFX Supervisors – Stuart White (a founding Fin member since 2001), Roy Malhi, Will Towle and Jonathan Dearing – arguably amongst the industry’s finest. Denis, an accomplished VFX artist, CGI trainer, TD and Supervisor originally from Belgium and a multi-linguist, […]
April 24, 2023
Ausfilm recently featured the inspirational and somewhat less known ‘herstory’ of Fin Design and our entrepreneurial founder, CEO and Executive Producer, Emma Daines. Over 22 years ago, Emma single-handedly founded Fin with a core team of 7. Since then, Fin has evolved into a globally acclaimed VFX studio with an award-winning crew of over 180 […]
March 28, 2023
International Women’s Day enabled us to give an extra loud shout-out to the wonderful women across the globe at Fin Design. Led and founded by Emma Daines and with teams across Australia, Asia, and the US, Fin just by virtue has and is renowned for its unique all-embracing work culture. The #IWD2023 provided an apt […]
March 15, 2023
Just recently, Emma Daines, Fin CEO & Executive Producer, finally managed the long overdue return to the Shanghai Fin studio, being back “on the ground” working with the team of producers and artists. As always, in between working hard, there’s time for Fin feast and laughter. Fin Shanghai studio, a comfortable and stylish space comprising […]
March 3, 2023
M3GAN’s iconic world fame has been a rewarding reflection of Fin since its much-lauded release earlier this year. Fin was entrusted by Blumhouse as the visual effects partner in bringing the uniquely infamous AI robot M3GAN, ‘companion turned murderer’ to life in the acclaimed comedy horror. Working over 550 shots, Fin was responsible for seamlessly […]
February 26, 2023
We all love going to the movies. Especially when it’s one Fin’s worked on and going as a ‘family’ – all the Finsters together to see the ‘big picture’ of all those months of crafting! The Fin screening of Ant-Man and The Wasp : Quantumania was a fun evening with the Sydney crew and family to ‘marvel’ […]
February 25, 2023
In view of further strengthening our VFX and design presence in the SouthEast Asia region, FIN welcomes two recent additions to the Singapore team: Senior VFX Supervisor, Kosta Lagis and Strategic Business Development Director, Stephen Douglas. Stephen Douglas (pictured left) and Kosta Lagis (pictured right) have both previously worked with Fin, such is the magnetic, […]
February 15, 2023
2022 was a year of well-deserved accolades for the Fin teams’s amazing work with prestigious award nominations, shortlists, and wins across both the feature and commercial spheres. The cheeky alien heist created in Hyundai’s TVC “Tomorrow’s Car” gained great mileage across the major commercial festivals and awards such as Spikes Asia, Cannes Lions, AICP, shots, […]
January 9, 2023
The most futuristic heist with these cheeky guys brings us yet another win! Hyundai’s Tomorrow’s Car, directed by the talented Michael Spiccia has won Bonze in the Craft cut category for The Gerety Awards. Production Scoundrel Agency INNOCEAN Australia See the full spot, here.
September 6, 2022
Last week, Fin Design + Effects welcomed Sydney’s first SideFX Software #houdinifx Meetup with a special presentation from Matt Estela. The night truly exceeded our expectations with more than doubled attendance, filling our studio with passionate conversations and reunions. We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone, our old and new industry friends, who attended the event. Congratulations to […]
August 22, 2022
