Zero VFX News

Project X, Latest Trailer

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

NEW VIDEO - Check out the latest trailer for Project X. Featuring VFX by ZERO. Only in theaters March 2nd.

Congrats

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

ZERO proudly congratulates Boston based Animation Supervisor Anders Beer for his Visual Effects Society (VES) nomination for best Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture for the Seth Rogen voiced Paul in "Paul". Anders is the co-founder of General Gau Animation and represents an impressive talent that serves to heighten Boston's standing as a first-class creative center.

Red Sox Making Of Video

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000

NEW VIDEO - ZERO owners Sean Devereaux and Brian Drewes speak with NESN about their creative partnership with the Red Sox organization.

New Showreel

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

NEW VIDEO - Check out the Zero Spring 2011 Showreel. Hot off the press on this 104 degree day!

Here Comes The Boom

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:00:00 +0000

ZERO VFX announces visual effects production has begun for Columbia Picture's "Here Comes the Boom" starring Kevin James and Salma Hayek. The ZERO team will be led by VFX Supervisor Sean Devereaux. Some artist positions still available, see our careers page for more information.

New Offices

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Zero VFX roll into their new offices at 162 Columbus Ave, sharing the building with the Soundtrack Boston group. Having taken over the 7,000 sqft 3rd floor, Zero offers our clients the ease and flexibility of close interaction with Soundtracks' impressive array of talent and technology. When the schedule is tight it makes all the difference. Additionally, Finish Editorial is below on the 2nd floor and when a project calls for it, the two facilities work together to form a much larger entity, thus increasing capacity and the ability to complete projects seamlessly. Plus, there's an awesome roof deck.

New Zookeeper Trailer

Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Check out the latest trailer for Zookeeper, in theaters on July 8, 2011 and featuring vfx by ZERO!
http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/the-zookeeper/trailer

New Jobs!

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Check out our updated career page for new openings!

ZYNC

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Zero VFX has announced its co-development role and use of the ZYNC rendering system currently making news in the visual effects world. http://www.fxguide.com/featured/zync-get-your-own-vast-renderfarm-instantly/

New Openings

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000

We are ramping up for a busy Summer at ZERO! Check out our Careers page Wednesday, April 13 for new opportunities ranging from entry level rotoscoping positions to Senior Artists, Flame operators and producers.

Red Sox Opening Day

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000

ZERO VFX is partnering with the Boston Red Sox to unveil Fenway Park's new state of the art HD scoreboard. You'll see ZERO's work as the board is introduced for the opening series against New York as well as other surprises throughout the season. There is only one way to see the magic and that's to be live at Fenway Park, so don't miss it.

ZERO is moving!

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

ZERO is moving! On June 1st we'll be located in a state of the art facility that's both environmentally friendly and outfitted with the latest in digital technologies. The 7,000 sqft space occupies the entire 3rd floor at 162 Columbus Ave and features floor to ceiling windows, renewable materials and seamlessly connects Zero to Boston's premier sound studio, Soundtrack. Best of all, our clients will no longer be required to coordinate the handshake between picture and sound finishing - no more waiting for quicktimes to be posted or tapes to be delivered. With this centralized process we will be able to spend more time on the creative, which means more exploration and more refinement.

New Work!

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Wrapped up a few long-term commercial projects this week...exciting new work breaking soon!

Hall Pass in Theaters

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The Farrelly Brother's Hall Pass is now in theaters featuring loads of laughs and set supervision by ZERO! Buy your tickets here.

Congrats to Arnold

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 06:00:00 +0000

Congrats to our friends at Arnold Worldwide for the kudos from adage. Read the article here.

Human Face Replacement

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:00:00 +0000

Fully CG and photo real human face replacement. Now an official asset in our bag of tricks.

Our render farm is up...

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 06:00:00 +0000

Our render farm is up, running and clocking in at 800 CPU's of pure vfx processing power. Kid, meet the candy store.

New trailers...

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Here are links to Zero's first film efforts: Zookeeper and Hall Pass.

The Town premiere

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Sean and Brian attended the premiere of Ben Afflecks' latest film "The Town" at historic Fenway Park. Great place to see a movie - the Green Monster behind the screen, the red carpet on the infield and a great crowd! See a shot of the screen in Fenway.

Client access site

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Zero's proprietary client access site is officially launched. Features include a highly intuitive interface, instant updates via RSS and dimming of background for ease of viewing. We also make it easy for clients to upload reference and artwork to the site - this automatically propagates into our project database, ensuring organized and error free work. See a screengrab of the software.

Supervising set tomorrow

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Supervising set tomorrow - our goal is to make the savannah of California look like the savannah of Kenya. Cue the acacia trees and elephant.

18 spots delivered

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000

1 campaign, 3 days, 12 VFX shots and a total of 18 spots delivered.

Waiting to announce some fantastic news...

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 05:00:00 +0000

We are waiting with baited breath to announce some fantastic news... just have to dot the t's and cross the i's!

Our newest addition is here...

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Our newest addition is here, a fantastic client space with brand new Discreet system! That system will be gasping for breath because we are cranking!

Boards and animatics went well...

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Boards and animatics went well - looking forward to the next Subway spots - we get to set fire to the desert in our next round! Also changing some labels for another client...

Die Antwoord show...

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Brian got crammed in the front row of the Die Antwoord and Sleigh Bells show at the Roxy! Fantastic show for some artists that will sell out much larger venues soon!

Our first staff arts and crafts afternoon...

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Our first staff arts and crafts afternoon - essentially it's wine, cheese and we all have 1 hour to doodle with paint and canvas - next one August 13

Brainstorming...

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Brainstorming boards and animation tests for yet another full cg / motion graphics spot

Delivering final comps...

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Delivering final comps for Zookeeper...

Weekend work...

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Weekend work on multiple projects, some all nighters coming this week - thanks to a great staff for sticking it out and helping us pursue excellent looking results!!!

Our 3D department...

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Our 3D department is cranking out final deliveries on the full cg package (almost 40 animation versions and toolkits), another end tag and concept work for a quick turnaround :30

Continuing on the full 3D...

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Continuing on the full 3D project utilizing 800 CPU's, direct renders from V-Ray

Lots of advil...

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Lots of advil for the trip back to Boston

Brian visit with clients...

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Brian visit with clients, attends AICP party in NYC and after party at THE BOX.

Delivered a surprise...

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Delivered a surprise stereo version of an end tag. Pass the glasses around!

With our design winning out...

Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

With our design winning out, we are in full production mode for the full cg project.

A fantastic visit...

Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

A fantastic visit from our LA owner, Marc Sadeghi for a quick meeting... details to follow in the coming months.

Starting some R & D...

Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Starting some R & D design work on a fully CG project! Integration with Amazon's cloud rendering successful.

Sean had a little vacation...

Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Sean had a little vacation to Florida before the beaches were spoiled...

Visited our friends...

Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Visited our friends at Arnold and shared with them our team-based approach to implementing projects

Brian flew to Atlanta...

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Brian flew to Atlanta again for the "Hall Pass" wrap party! Good times and good to catch up with new friends!

Bidding continues...

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Bidding continues on commercial boards and exciting potential for just released details on feature projects

YES!!! We have officially...

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000

YES!!! We have officially set the date for our First Annual Summer party. Save the date for 8/27/2010 - it's a Friday, so tell your boss to give you the afternoon off, or better yet, lets invite them too! Details to follow, but just know, this is not going to be your normal, run of the mill, "lets party at a bar" kind of thing. A base tan, sunblock, your singing voice (and Dramamine for you land-lubbers) is all that will be required!

Visited our friends...

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Visited our friends over at Hill Holliday to talk about Zero

A not so awesome Saturday morning...

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

A not so awesome Saturday morning... 'nough said Fred.

An awesome Friday...

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

An awesome Friday - Barbeque for Blue Ribbon, some libations at the office, and an afternoon off work with the crew to see Hot Tub Time Machine. Then to the W Hotel for some continued drinking then to Beehive with some friends/clients!

Going gangbusters!...

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Going gangbusters! Just finished McDonald's spots for Arnold Worldwide

Zero wrapped a project...

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Zero wrapped a project promoting a new Subway offering... yes ! PEPPERONI! Check out the details on the our work page

Brian is happy to report...

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Brian is happy to report: "My time on the Hall Pass set has been the best set experience I've ever had!" The crew is awesome, the talent is phenomenal and the Farrelly Brothers really are dedicated to their craft and make it a positive experience for everyone

Sean and Brian are...

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Sean and Brian are on the way to Atlanta to supervise the set for the Farrelly Brothers film "Hall Pass" starring an ensemble cast including Owen Wilson, Christina Applegate, Alyssa Milano, Richard Jenkins among others.

Ocean Spray bottles need...

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Ocean Spray bottles need replacing, we are on it!

Zero has moved into...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Zero has moved into its new office! 91 Newbury St btw Berkeley and Clarendon... fancy fancy!