Case Study: FutureWorks streamlines VFX production and wins awards with Foundry’s Katana

Futureworks delivers 198 shots in a week with Foundry's Katana

FutureWorks, an India-based visual effects studio, faced challenges with increasing project complexity and tight deadlines, particularly on shows with heavy CG data. Their existing pipeline struggled with slow scene load times and crashes. They turned to Foundry and its product Katana to streamline their look development and lighting processes.

By implementing Foundry's Katana, FutureWorks was able to handle massive datasets with negligible load times, automate rendering workflows, and make creative changes up until the final week of delivery. The results were significant, allowing a team of just two new lighters to deliver 198 complex shots for a major earthquake sequence within a week. This efficiency contributed to them winning an Animation Express VAM Summit Award for their work on "The Empire."

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