Frame Lab Studios
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- Founded
- 2019
- Employees
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- Offices
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About Frame Lab Studios
Frame Lab Studios was founded in 2019 as a Canadian-owned visual effects boutique based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Operating as an independent artist collective, it provided digital effects and computer graphics production for feature films and episodic television, including productions distributed by Netflix, The CW and History Channel.
Its work covered several stages of visual effects production, from planning sequences before principal photography to integrating finished digital elements into live-action footage. Pre-visualization services included conceptual sequence planning, art direction, blocking, camera work and shot design. On-set supervision supported subsequent effects work through data collection, technical plate supervision and camera tracking alignment.
Visual effects capabilities
The studio's compositing and matte painting services included environment creation, photorealistic integration of 2D and 3D backgrounds, clean-up and beauty work. Its computer graphics capabilities encompassed asset modeling, texturing, rigging, character and creature animation, particle dynamics, look development and lighting. Matchmoving and 3D camera tracking supported the alignment of digital assets with photographed scenes.
Film and television work
Frame Lab Studios was one of the 15 visual effects vendors credited on the second season of Superman & Lois in 2022. Its contribution included CG environment work, compositing and sequence integration under production visual effects supervisor John Gajdecki and producer Matthew Gore.
Other reported credits include the second season of Another Life, The Imperfects, the feature films Margaux and Monkey Beach, and Project Blue Book. These projects reflect the boutique's focus on visual effects for narrative screen production during its principal production period from 2019 through 2022.
More about Frame Lab Studios
Production approach
The studio described its approach as combining traditional VFX artistry and 3D pipelines with real-time rendering, modern compositing architectures and GPU-accelerated rendering.
Working arrangements
A published layout/tracking recruitment posting required candidates to be located in British Columbia and offered in-studio, remote or hybrid working arrangements.
Historical collaborators
- VFX supervisor Rob Bannister was among the studio's collaborators and joined Basilic Fly Studio Canada in late 2021. He and Caleb Clark received a 2019 Leo Award nomination for Best Visual Effects on The Order; this was an individual nomination, rather than a documented studio award.
- Digital artist Caleb Wagner created and published the studio's portfolio demo reels, including the second demo reel published on December 1, 2023.
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Where Frame Lab Studios is based
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver office
HeadquartersAbout this office
Primary operating base and collective headquarters, with supported in-studio, remote and hybrid working arrangements. No verified public street address is supplied.
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