Torpedo Pictures
- Open roles
- 0
- Founded
- 2013
- Employees
- 11-50
- Offices
- 1
About Torpedo Pictures
Torpedo Pictures is a Canadian visual effects and post-production studio serving feature films, episodic television and streaming productions. Founded in 2013 by visual effects supervisors and producers Richard Chiu and Tim Renie-Townsend, the company developed as a boutique facility in the Greater Toronto Area, with a focus on photorealistic CGI and compositing for scripted entertainment.
The studio's work spans science fiction, horror, drama and comedy. Its capabilities include 2D and 3D compositing, digital environments and assets, creature work, camera tracking, matchmoving and rotoscoping. It also provides on-set visual effects supervision and post-production coordination, supporting projects from concept development through finished visual effects shots.
Production experience
A significant milestone came in 2016, when Torpedo Pictures joined the visual effects vendor roster for The Expanse. Its work across multiple seasons included digital space environments, exterior vehicular set extensions and complex shot work. The production became an important part of the studio's science fiction experience, alongside subsequent credits on Altered Carbon and Star Trek: Discovery.
For the first two seasons of Snowpiercer, the studio contributed environmental ice, train interactions and exterior sequence rendering. Its television portfolio also includes Lovecraft Country, What We Do in the Shadows, Schitt's Creek and Shadowhunters, reflecting work across both effects-heavy productions and other forms of scripted programming.
More recent credits documented in the research include the second season of Halo, Caitlin Cronenberg's thriller Humane, Previously Saved Version and Sharp Corner. Its feature work also includes Fatman, The Monster, Youngblood and Frankenstein.
Torpedo Pictures operates from Markham, Ontario, following an earlier period in downtown Toronto. The company continues to operate independently under its original public name, combining its own production capabilities with participation in collaborative visual effects production.
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Collaborative production model
In August 2024, Torpedo Pictures joined Krow VFX and Tryptyc in launching Ticket VFX. The alliance pools creative talent, pipelines and supervisory capacity so the independent studios can pursue larger international productions. The report describes a combined roster of approximately 150 artists and on-set supervisors, rather than that number being Torpedo Pictures' own workforce.
Ticket VFX's executive management includes Chief Operating Officer Bob Munroe and Executive Vice President Samara Melanson. The collaboration preserves the participating studios' independent operations and includes a community-focused approach.
Notable credits
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Current and former locations of Torpedo Pictures
- Suite 237, 50 McIntosh Drive, Markham, Ontario L3R 9T3Markham, Ontario, Canada
Markham office
HeadquartersCurrent headquarters and physical studio. Meetings require a prearranged appointment; no walk-ins.
- 185 Frederick Street, Suite B101, Toronto, Ontario M5A 4L4Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Toronto office
Former officeFormer downtown studio, superseded by the Markham premises. The relocation year is not established.
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