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About Encore VFX

Encore VFX was a visual effects and post-production studio best known for high-volume episodic television work. Its history traced back to Encore Hollywood, founded in 1985, where visual effects developed alongside the facility’s established picture-finishing business. Over subsequent decades, Encore became a specialist in delivering complex effects within the recurring schedules of broadcast, cable and streaming productions.

The studio’s work combined photoreal creature and character animation, digital doubles, environment extensions and dynamic simulations with detailed compositing. Its production capabilities extended from concept design, storyboarding and previsualization through on-set supervision, asset creation, camera tracking and final image integration. This breadth supported both conspicuous fantasy sequences and effects designed to blend into photographed locations and performances.

Episodic television work

Encore was closely associated with Warner Bros. Television’s DC adaptations, contributing to series including The Flash, Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Titans, Doom Patrol, Black Lightning and Batwoman. These productions drew on its character assets, digital doubles, environments and simulation work. Its wider television portfolio included Banshee, Gotham, The Whispers, Snowpiercer, Tyrant, Minx and Riverdale, alongside earlier contributions to Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise.

Although episodic television was its principal focus, Encore also contributed to feature films, including The Hurt Locker, Zombieland and The Suicide Squad. Its broader post-production work encompassed color management, dailies, editorial finishing and HDR mastering, connecting visual effects delivery with other stages of the finishing process.

Company history

Encore passed through ownership associated with Four Media Company and Ascent Media before joining Deluxe in 2010. In November 2020, Deluxe’s creative businesses were acquired by Framestore and its investment partners, with Encore operating within Company 3 / Method Inc.

Encore continued receiving production credits through 2023, including the final seasons of several long-running television series. The brand was subsequently retired, and its remaining operations, personnel and pipelines were absorbed into Company 3 and Method Studios.

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Historical leadership

Armen Kevorkian served as Executive Creative Director and Senior VFX Supervisor, working alongside Senior Vice President Tom Kendall and Creative Director Stephan Fleet. In July 2025, Kevorkian became President of Ingenuity Studios and Kendall became its EVP of Sales; these are subsequent appointments, rather than current Encore roles.

Production methods

  • Encore’s standardized pipeline used Maya, 3ds Max, Houdini, V-Ray, Nuke, SynthEyes and ZBrush. Thinkbox Deadline coordinated rendering across local and cloud resources and connected work across facilities.
  • For The Whispers, the Vancouver and Los Angeles teams shared shots evenly. For Doom Patrol, shots were allocated among facilities according to scenes and expertise, with approximately 100–200 visual effects shots per episode in the production discussed.
  • On Snowpiercer, Encore Vancouver kept all ten episodes of the season live on its storage area network throughout post-production, supporting continued access across the season.

Industry recognition

The 2016 HPA Awards records include visual effects nominations for Encore’s work on Supergirl and The Flash under Armen V. Kevorkian.

Notable credits

20 credits
  • The Flash
  • Supergirl
  • DC's Legends of Tomorrow
  • Doom Patrol
  • Titans
  • Black Lightning
  • Batwoman
  • Banshee
  • Snowpiercer
  • Gotham
  • Riverdale
  • The Whispers
  • Minx
  • Tyrant
  • Star Trek: Voyager
  • Star Trek: Enterprise
  • The Expanse
  • The Suicide Squad
  • The Hurt Locker
  • Zombieland

Offices

Current and former locations of Encore VFX

4 locations

  • Vancouver office

    Former office
    50 W. 2nd Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1B3, CanadaVancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Historical direct branch sharing facilities and resources with Method Studios; handled CG, creature animation and episodic effects.

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  • Atlanta office

    Former office
    3399 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30326, USAAtlanta, Georgia, United States

    Historical permanent regional branch providing compositing, 3D work and on-set supervision. Established around 2018.

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  • Burbank office

    Former office
    2400 W. Empire Ave, Burbank, CA 91504, USABurbank, California, United States

    Historical overall headquarters and central quality-control and review hub. Standalone Encore VFX operations subsequently ended.

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  • Los Angeles office

    Former office
    6344 Fountain Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USALos Angeles, California, United States
    About this office

    Former Hollywood facility housing the original Encore VFX department before its operations relocated to Burbank. The building was demolished in 2021.

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