Uppercut
- Open roles
- 0
- Founded
- 2015
- Employees
- 11-50
- Offices
- 3
About Uppercut
Uppercut is an independent, full-service post-production boutique founded in New York City in 2015 by commercial editor Micah Scarpelli. The studio brings together creative editorial, visual effects, motion graphics and finishing for advertising, entertainment, music-video and branded-content work.
Built around close collaboration with directors, agencies and brands, Uppercut supports projects from editorial development through conform, colour, visual-effects finishing and delivery. Its work spans commercials, brand campaigns, feature and music-video post-production, with capabilities across 2D and 3D motion design, compositing, Flame finishing, quality control and mastering.
Creative disciplines
- Creative editorial and visual storytelling
- Visual effects, compositing and VFX supervision
- Motion graphics and title design
- Colour grading, conforming and finishing
- Post-production pipeline management and automated delivery
Uppercut operates across New York, Culver City and Atlanta, serving national advertising and entertainment productions while maintaining a boutique production model. Its Los Angeles facility supports West Coast work and is co-located with sister music and sound company Racket Club, enabling integrated audio collaboration when appropriate.
The studio’s credited work includes commercial campaigns for Samsung x Marvel, YouTube TV, DoorDash, BMW, Southeast Toyota, FanDuel, Zoom, Pure Leaf, Bud Light, Gatorade, Peloton and AdventHealth. Uppercut also provided visual effects for Olivia Rodrigo’s “Get Him Back!” music video, which was nominated for the 2024 MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects.
Uppercut’s team includes editors, visual-effects artists, producers and business-development leadership. The company’s post-production practice combines editorial craft with technical finishing and motion-design capabilities, supporting work across commercial advertising, streaming and episodic entertainment, automotive, technology, food and beverage, sports and fitness, healthcare and financial-services markets.
More about Uppercut
Leadership and collaboration
- Micah Scarpelli is Uppercut’s founder and editor. Alex Hagon became an equity partner in January 2024, and Lisa Sadek is Executive Producer and Partner.
- John Geehreng leads visual effects and finishing across the studio network.
- In 2019, Scarpelli and composer-producer Nick Crane launched sister company Racket Club. The music and audio-post studio provides integrated scoring, audio post-production and Dolby Atmos mixing alongside Uppercut’s picture-post work.
Recognition
Uppercut’s visual-effects work on Olivia Rodrigo’s “Get Him Back!” was nominated for the 2024 MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects.
Notable credits
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Where Uppercut is based
- 7 West 18th Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10011, USANew York, United States
New York Headquarters
HeadquartersOpened 2015
Founding studio and direct company headquarters with creative editorial, Flame finishing and motion-graphics capabilities.
- 1255 Makers Way NW, Suite C, Atlanta, GA 30318, USAAtlanta, Georgia, United States
Atlanta Studio
Opened 2020
Southeastern regional studio at The Works development.
- 3521 Schaefer Street, Culver City, CA 90232, USACulver City, California, United States
West Coast Studio
Opened 2021
West Coast studio facility; co-located with Racket Club.
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