FUSE Animation
- Open roles
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- Founded
- 1993
- Employees
- 1-10
- Offices
- 1
About FUSE Animation
FUSE Animation is an independently owned 3D design, animation and visual effects studio based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its commercial work combines photorealistic product imagery, technical visualization and animated storytelling for advertising agencies and manufacturers. The studio traces its operational origins to 1993, when its founder moved from commercial illustration and airbrushing into computer-generated graphics.
A central part of its work is turning engineering information into images that communicate how products look, function and fit into their intended environments. FUSE works from CAD models, technical drawings and early physical prototypes, enabling clients to develop marketing materials before finished products are available for photography. Its output supports websites, broadcast advertising, social campaigns, print materials and trade-show presentations.
Product visualization and animation
The studio creates detailed product renderings, exploded-view animations, technical demonstrations and commercial films. Its visualization work spans medical devices, consumer electronics, industrial machinery, outdoor power equipment, furniture and architectural materials. Medical projects include anatomical and device simulations, while engineering-focused animations explain internal mechanisms and product construction.
FUSE also provides visual effects, motion graphics, compositing, particle effects and simulated physical behavior. Creative development can include ideation, storyboarding and script development, followed by audio editing and post-production finishing. These capabilities allow projects to progress from an initial technical or creative brief through to completed campaign assets.
Interactive experiences
Beyond still imagery and linear animation, FUSE develops responsive 3D web graphics, 360-degree product configurators and interactive marketing tools. Its augmented and virtual reality work supports spatial visualization, product exploration and trade-show experiences.
The studio’s portfolio reflects a mix of consumer-facing advertising and technically detailed communication. Projects range from showing the appearance and finish of a product to explaining components and mechanisms that conventional photography cannot readily reveal. Across these formats, the emphasis is on making complex products understandable while producing imagery suitable for commercial presentation.
More about FUSE Animation
Leadership
Alec Syme is the founder, owner, President and Creative Director. Chris Broeska serves as Executive Producer and oversees project management and client intake. Senior artists named in the research include Levi Krippner, Shawn Letendre and Joe Marx.
Production tools and collaboration
The studio's reported pipeline includes Maxon Cinema 4D, Autodesk Maya, 3ds Max, Redshift and X-Particles. It uses Basecamp for direct client communication. The company describes a core creative team whose senior artists have worked together for more than a decade.
Facility design
FUSE collaborated with architecture firm Tanek on its production space. The facility includes an open-plan creative floor, client viewing and screening areas, and an in-house VR lab used to test interactive trade-show experiences and product configurators.
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Where FUSE Animation is based
- 807 Broadway Street NE, Suite 295, Minneapolis, MN 55413, USAMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Minneapolis office
HeadquartersSingle-studio headquarters in The Highlight Center, housing creative, production and executive operations.
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