SHED

SHED is a Montreal-based creative studio working across animation, visual effects, motion design and post-production for commercial, broadcast and entertainment projects. Legally incorporated as SHED Inc., the independent studio combines character-driven CG work with finishing and colour-grading capabilities for brand storytelling, campaigns, music videos and original short-form content.

Animation, VFX and finishing

Its services span the production process, from concept art, storyboarding and character design through modelling, texturing, grooming, layout, animation, FX simulation, lighting, rendering and compositing. The studio also delivers motion design and broadcast branding, with capabilities in photorealistic CG, character rigging, fluid, cloth and hair simulation, Nuke compositing, Flame finishing and Baselight colour grading.

SHED's internal SHEDPost unit supports online finishing and grading, complementing the studio's animation and VFX production. Its CG pipeline uses Houdini with Solaris/USD, Maya, Redshift, Deadline and Nuke, alongside secure hybrid and distributed-workflow infrastructure.

Selected work

The studio has collaborated with agency Sid Lee on recurring animated holiday campaigns for IGA and Sobeys, including La Légende des Fêtes (Christmas Legend) and L'heure du BBQ. Its commercial animation, VFX and finishing portfolio also includes work for Loto-Québec, Desjardins, Via Rail, Silk, Rogers, Ferrero, Bell, BRP, St-Hubert, Canada Post and Canac.

Additional credits include music-video work for Cœur de pirate, Les Trois Accords, Denzel Curry, and Alok and Ava Max, as well as the original CGI short Outside. SHED focuses on commercial campaigns, broadcast packaging, shorts and post-production rather than feature-animation productions previously misattributed to the studio.

With more than two decades of experience, SHED operates as a boutique production partner for high-end animation, visual effects and finishing work.