VFX Legion, the Architect of a Pioneering Remote Pipeline, Brings Almost a Decade’s Experience Working Exclusively with Home-Based Artists-Uniquely Positioning The Company To Provide Film & Episodic Series with High-Quality VFX and Seamless Workflow During the Current Health Crisis


The Forerunner of a Next-Generation Remote VFX Business Model Creating VFX Services for Films and Episodic Series Since its Inception - Legion Bring Eight Years' Experience Delivering Remote VFX Services Without Compromising Quality - While Enabling Artists to Work in a Safe Environment During the Pandemic


The film and television industry's top priority since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the health of its employees. Companies have moved quickly to find ways to adapt in-house staff to work-from-home scenarios that minimize health risks. VFX Legion, the pioneer of a collaborative remote business model, is uniquely positioned ahead of the curve, with a collective of 100+ artists working from the safety of their homes already in place.

The LA-based company, with a satellite studio in B.C., meets the challenge of the current crisis with almost a decade of experience in the remote arena, providing feature films and episodic series with high-quality, cost-effective visual effects.

Founder James David Hattin is the architect of VFX Legion's next-generation remote pipeline. Built from the ground up, it integrates state-of-the-art technology with innovative, off-label collaborative capabilities that provide seamless remote workflow.

Launched in 2013, the company brings together a diverse team of specialized home-based talent in a transparent virtual work environment - with the connectivity to efficiently manage the complexities of a visual effects production process with a daunted number of moving parts.

“Working remotely to produce visual effects presents unique challenges,” says Hattin. “It takes large teams of artists with specialized disciples to create multiple components for a shot that fit together seamlessly in composite, blend into a computer-generated environment, and produce the mix of effects needed to augment footage.”

The range of remote capabilities enabling VFX talent to work as a cohesive unit provides invaluable flexibility, but it is not a simple task. It took Hattin over a year to develop and build a remote pipeline that taps the potential of digital connectivity to meet the challenges that complex visual effects present.

"The time we invested upfront, developing the structure, methodology, procedures, and other essential elements, was well spent,” says Hattin. “It allowed us to build a ground-breaking state-of-the-art remote pipeline, hone our approach and grow a diverse collective of experienced artists.”

VFX Legion is poised to meet the new challenges that the pandemic presents without the need to adapt the company’s workflow.