Muse VFX

Muse VFX is an independent, artist-owned visual effects and design boutique founded in 2013 by John Gross and Fred Pienkos. Based in Hollywood, with a regional production presence in the Atlanta metropolitan area, the studio works across episodic television, feature films, commercials, special venue attractions and large-format productions.

Its work combines invisible visual effects with more conspicuous character, creature and environmental imagery. Capabilities range from digital beauty work, cleanup and rig removal to photorealistic set extensions, digital doubles and complex creature effects. The studio also creates digital gore and trauma effects, alongside destruction, pyrotechnics and fluid simulations.

From planning to finished effects

Muse VFX provides concept art and previsualization, on-set visual effects supervision, modeling, texturing, rigging and animation. Environment creation and matte painting support its virtual set work, while matchmoving and camera tracking help integrate digital elements with photographed footage. Compositing and finishing bring these disciplines together for delivery.

The studio's television portfolio includes Legion, What We Do in the Shadows, Y: The Last Man, NCIS, Teen Wolf and From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series. Its work also spans comedies and family programming, including Fuller House and Dog with a Blog. Beyond conventional television and film presentation, its credits include Mysteries of the Unseen World and the Kennedy Space Center's Space Shuttle Atlantis attraction.

Gross and Pienkos established the business after previously working together at Digital Muse and co-founding Eden FX. Muse VFX developed as a separate studio, bringing that production background to an artist-led operating model. Its combination of television effects, digital design and special venue work supports projects with differing visual styles and presentation formats.