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Rocket Studio

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2002
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About Rocket Studio

Rocket Studio is a creative retouching, CGI and digital production studio based in Greater Los Angeles. Founded in 2002, it develops imagery and motion for advertising across print, broadcast and digital media. Its work combines photographic material, illustration, composite image assembly and photorealistic computer-generated elements for brands and advertising agencies.

The studio operates as the in-house creative production and retouching division of Lithographix, Inc., an employee-owned commercial printing and grand-format graphics company. This relationship connects Rocket Studio’s image-making capabilities with a broader production business, supporting projects from pre-production planning through the creation of finished visual assets.

Creative capabilities

Creative retouching encompasses beauty and product imagery, conceptual image manipulation and complex composites. Its CGI services include 3D modeling, rendering and pre-visualization, with applications in automotive, technology and consumer packaged goods advertising. Motion work extends to 3D animation, visual effects and cinemagraphs for broadcast and digital use.

Photography and pre-production consulting complement these digital services. The studio supports planning, shooting and technical development across print and digital projects, bringing photographic and generated imagery into a shared production process. Its markets also include entertainment, food and beverage, fashion and retail.

Advertising work and history

A notable early project was Apple’s iPod Silhouette print campaign, for which Rocket Studio senior illustrator and retoucher Casey Leveque executed artwork with TBWA\Chiat\Day. Other documented work includes creative retouching for Wonderful Pistachios, composite assembly and background illustration for San Diego Zoo’s Nighttime Zoo campaign, and print and motion advertising for Corona.

The studio’s history includes premises in Santa Monica and West Los Angeles before consolidation at Lithographix’s Hawthorne campus. Its portfolio spans both still imagery and moving-image production, reflecting its combination of retouching, photography and CGI capabilities.

More about Rocket Studio

Business contact

Mark Nuremberg manages leadership and business contact for the studio and is Vice President of Sales at Lithographix.

Industry recognition

  • Photo District News featured Rocket Studio among the best retouchers worldwide recommended by agency creative directors in August 2002, and among the “world's most in-demand retouchers” in July 2007.
  • The Apple iPod Silhouette campaign received a 2004 Communication Arts Award of Excellence. The report also records Adweek’s “Ad of the Decade” and PDN’s “Most Influential Images of the Decade” recognition for the campaign in January 2010; these honors concern the campaign rather than standalone studio awards.
  • The studio's Samsung Computers work received a 2005 Communication Arts Award of Excellence in the 46th Annual Photography Exhibition's Advertising Series. Its Honda Ridgeline work received the corresponding 2007 recognition in the 48th Annual Photography Exhibition.

Agency collaborations

Beyond its documented collaboration with TBWA\Chiat\Day, the studio has worked with Goodby Silverstein & Partners, Saatchi & Saatchi, BBDO, DDB, Leo Burnett, and Crispin Porter + Bogusky.

Notable credits

14 credits
  • Apple iPod Silhouette print campaign
  • Samsung Computers
  • Honda Ridgeline
  • Wonderful Pistachios
  • San Diego Zoo Nighttime Zoo
  • Corona
  • Lexus
  • Toyota
  • Nike
  • Coca-Cola
  • Infiniti
  • Acura
  • Lincoln
  • Jaguar

Offices

Current and former locations of Rocket Studio

3 locations

  • Rocket Studios Los Angeles Office

    Headquarters
    12250 S. Crenshaw Blvd., Hawthorne, CA 90250Hawthorne, California, United States

    Current studio headquarters, co-located within Lithographix's production facility.

    (310) 841-6000
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  • Los Angeles offices

    Former office
    Los Angeles, California, United States
    About this office

    **Office** Status: inactive / historical Address: 5950 West Jefferson Blvd Former West Los Angeles premises used before consolidation at the Hawthorne campus. --- **Office** Status: inactive / historical Address: 10951 West Pico Blvd #204 Former West Los Angeles premises used before consolidation at the Hawthorne campus.

  • Santa Monica office

    Former office
    Santa Monica, California, United States

    Original studio location associated with Casey Leveque's artwork for the Apple iPod Silhouette print campaign.

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