Hocus Pocus Studio

Hocus Pocus Studio is an independent French visual effects, 3D animation and post-production studio based in Lyon. Established in 2013, it creates imagery for advertising, music videos, documentaries and narrative cinema. Its work combines artistic direction with CGI production, from animated characters and creatures to photorealistic environments and composited visual effects.

The studio supports projects across the production process, covering previsualization, 3D modeling, animation, rendering, VFX supervision and final finishing. Its capabilities also include motion design, color grading and compositing, allowing it to contribute both individual visual sequences and broader post-production work. It collaborates with independent directors, advertising agencies and production houses on projects with different visual styles and production requirements.

Commercial and screen work

Commercial projects include the Nike Air Max Dn campaign Feel the Unreal, for which the studio contributed 3D visual effects and animation, and the Shark Aeron GP helmet film At One With the Air, featuring motorcycle racer Johann Zarco. These productions sit alongside music video work such as Ziak’s Même pas un grincement and Mystery Skulls’ Magic, featuring Brandy and Nile Rodgers.

In documentary production, Hocus Pocus Studio created animated historical document reconstructions and visual effects for Arte and Gédéon Programmes’ Marie Stuart : Les lettres codées. Its feature film credits include visual effects for Juste après l'aube (2026). The studio has also worked on the collaborative animated short The Food Chain.

Across these formats, its portfolio spans product imagery, historical reconstruction, character animation and effects integrated into filmed footage. The business began under the Hocus Pocus Studio brand in 2013, followed by legal incorporation in April 2014, and remains active as an independent studio.