Fathom VFX

Fathom VFX is an artist-led visual effects and post-production studio based in Kingsland, Auckland. Led by industry veterans Damon Duncan and Rhys Dippie, the facility supports domestic and international productions across feature film, episodic television, advertising, and immersive experiences.

The studio provides end-to-end VFX support, from technical planning and on-set supervision through to post-production finishing. Its work spans 2D compositing, CG environments, digital doubles, creature and asset work, matte painting, matchmove, clean-up, wire removal, color grading, conform, and online finishing.

Production capabilities

Fathom combines creative and technical services for work at a range of scales, including:

• On-set VFX supervision, data wrangling, and production planning
• Photoreal CG environments, creatures, digital doubles, and assets
• Water and ocean simulations, compositing, tracking, and invisible effects work
• Editorial support, color grading, conform, and online finishing

In 2025, the company opened a dedicated converted and refurbished studio facility in Kingsland. The space includes suites for editing, color grading, and online work alongside open-plan 3D and compositing production areas, supporting an agile and collaborative post-production pipeline.

Screen and commercial work

Fathom has contributed visual effects to projects including M3GAN 2.0, Zombies 4, Our Flag Means Death Season 2, M3GAN, Pearl, MaXXXine, The Luminaries, and the immersive concert project Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft. For Our Flag Means Death Season 2, the studio delivered nearly 200 shots, including CG ship assets and ocean-water simulations.

Its commercial portfolio includes work for Apple, Autodesk, Disney, ESPN, NFL, Westpac, Kiwibank, Air New Zealand, Myers, and Powershop. The studio’s work ranges from large-scale screen storytelling to branded campaigns and platform-launch films.