Phosphene

Phosphene is an independent visual effects and design studio based in New York City, working across feature films, premium television and streaming productions. Its work emphasizes invisible effects: digital interventions that support a scene’s setting, action or characters while blending into the photography. The studio’s capabilities include photoreal environments, historical period recreation, set extensions and digital prosthetic or cosmetic enhancements.

The company works with filmmakers throughout production, combining early creative development and technical planning with on-set supervision and final visual effects delivery. Its approach connects effects decisions with the needs of directors, cinematographers and production designers, allowing environments and individual shots to develop alongside the wider production.

Visual effects capabilities

Phosphene’s design and preparation services include concept art, art direction, pre-visualization and technical bidding and budgeting. Its compositing work encompasses screen replacements, green- and bluescreen keying, paint and rotoscoping, archival film integration, rig removal and photographic cleanup. These services support both subtle image adjustments and more extensive changes to filmed material.

Its 3D capabilities extend from environment and hard-surface modeling to lighting, texturing, crowd duplication and dynamic simulations. Photogrammetry, matte painting and digital set extensions contribute to the studio’s environment work, while facial alterations and prosthetic augmentation support character-focused effects. The studio also serves broadcast productions, commercials and theatrical projection design.

Film and episodic work

The studio’s portfolio includes period productions such as Boardwalk Empire, The Gilded Age and Motherless Brooklyn, alongside contemporary projects including Succession, Past Lives, The Holdovers and Maestro. Its reported recent and in-production work includes Daredevil: Born Again, Task, Eddington and The Devil Wears Prada 2.

Phosphene has developed ongoing relationships with entertainment companies including HBO, Netflix, A24, Searchlight Pictures, Amazon Studios and Warner Bros. Pictures. Across these projects, its work combines production-side supervision with the detailed image construction and finishing required for film and episodic storytelling.