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Evil Eye Pictures Evil Eye Pictures is a Northern California based design studio specializing in animation and visual effects for VR, feature films and commercials.

Evil Eye Pictures was started in 2004 by John Jack, Matt McDonald and Dan Rosen. Having worked together on The Matrix sequels at ESC Entertainment the three decided it was time to open their own shop. The core of the company and the work is the people. From the beginning the goal has been to grow a highly creative space, technically efficient pipeline and offer stability to the entire team. Having

control over these critical components brings precision to an otherwise subjective and organic process. We are always striking a balance between art and science, creating the pictures that our clients envision. The term "evil eye" comes from the early days of Matt and Dan working together in compositing. Matt would ask Dan, "Hey, can you give this the hairy eyeball?". The two thought it best not to call the company Hairy Eyeball. At the simplest level we make pictures and so Evil Eye Pictures was born.

24/09/2024

Evil Eye Pictures celebrating its 20th Anniversary today. Thank you to the entire crew and all of our clients. It's a special day. Here's to at least 20 more!!!

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Walking a fine line working for “This is either madness, or brilliance.” (Will Turner) “It’s remarkable how often those...
24/07/2024

Walking a fine line working for

“This is either madness, or brilliance.” (Will Turner) “It’s remarkable how often those two traits coincide.” -Jack Sparrow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuUgFWP-GAQ

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Get Wrecked for the 4th of July! Join 3.6 million others and watch the FortNite Chapter 5 Season 3 trailer before headin...
01/07/2024

Get Wrecked for the 4th of July! Join 3.6 million others and watch the FortNite Chapter 5 Season 3 trailer before heading into the Wasteland! Our super talented team continues to create beautiful, cinematic work with Unreal Engine.

https://tinyurl.com/4mawyejx

06/06/2024

Tonight on 60 FSP⌛️:

Mann. E. Quin speaks out for the first time ever! Why the silence? WHO's been stopping him? 🙊 Find out in the latest edition of our exclusive interview series, 60 FPS.

Learn more at www.futurestage.live

Introducing STAGE.HUB from FUTURE.STAGE.What is STAGE.HUB? It’s the rug that ties the room together! Connect actors and ...
21/05/2024

Introducing STAGE.HUB from FUTURE.STAGE.

What is STAGE.HUB? It’s the rug that ties the room together! Connect actors and production teams from around the world! Broadcast, playback and record live synchronized performances, manage takes and time travel! Would you like to know more?

https://youtu.be/vabqHDUisf0

Futurestage

Introducing STAGE.HUB from FUTURE.STAGE. What is STAGE.HUB? It’s the rug that ties the room together! Connect actors and production teams from around the wor...

Thinking outside of the … Pandora’s Box has been opened on the Fortnite Battle Royale Islandhttps://bit.ly/3Qubiwr••• ...
02/05/2024

Thinking outside of the … Pandora’s Box has been opened on the Fortnite Battle Royale Island
https://bit.ly/3Qubiwr
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What makes comedy work? Get the inside story from Aaron Rhodes on JOKENITE PRODUCED BY TREVOR NOAH.This playable Fortnit...
09/02/2024

What makes comedy work? Get the inside story from Aaron Rhodes on JOKENITE PRODUCED BY TREVOR NOAH.

This playable Fortnite island is a comedy club experience where you and your friends watch reel life comedians inhabit Fortnite characters and perform just for you! It was created by EPIC Labs, produced by Trevor Noah with Day Zero Productions, and developed by Evil Eye Pictures.

🏝️ ISLAND CODE: 6296-7829-6524

https://youtube.com/shorts/JWHTfV5BcNk

Trevor Noah

Trevor Noah Unreal Engine

What makes comedy work? Get the inside story from Aaron Rhodes on JOKENITE PRODUCED BY TREVOR NOAH.This playable Fortnite island is a comedy club experience ...

08/02/2024

Check out our blog post and get the inside story on JOKENITE PRODUCED BY TREVOR NOAH.

This playable Fortnite island is a comedy club experience where you and your friends watch reel life comedians inhabit Fortnite characters and perform just for you! It was created by EPIC Labs, produced by Trevor Noah with Day Zero Productions, and developed by Evil Eye Pictures.

🏝️ Island Code: 6296-7829-6524

Fortnite Trevor Noah Epic Games

Justin Schubert from Evil Eye Pictures talks about how and why we developed the lenticular posters featured in JOKENITE ...
08/02/2024

Justin Schubert from Evil Eye Pictures talks about how and why we developed the lenticular posters featured in JOKENITE PRODUCED BY TREVOR NOAH.

This playable Fortnite island is a comedy club experience where you and your friends watch reel life comedians inhabit Fortnite characters and perform just for you! It was created by EPIC Labs, produced by Trevor Noah with Day Zero Productions, and developed by Evil Eye Pictures.

🏝️ ISLAND CODE: 6296-7829-6524

https://youtu.be/we0A7LDPMQU

Trevor Noah

Justin Schubert from Evil Eye Pictures talks about how and why we developed the lenticular posters featured in JOKENITE PRODUCED BY TREVOR NOAH.This playable...

Watch the team at Evil Eye Pictures talk about the new UEFN features that went into making JOKENITE PRODUCED BY TREVOR N...
07/02/2024

Watch the team at Evil Eye Pictures talk about the new UEFN features that went into making JOKENITE PRODUCED BY TREVOR NOAH.

This playable Fortnite island is a comedy club experience where you and your friends watch real-life comedians inhabit Fortnite characters and perform just for you! It was created by EPIC Labs, produced by Trevor Noah with Day Zero Productions, and developed by Evil Eye Pictures.

🏝️ ISLAND CODE: 6296-7829-6524

https://youtu.be/NbvTq4M0-aM

Trevor Noah

Watch the team at Evil Eye Pictures talk about the new UEFN features that went into making JOKENITE PRODUCED BY TREVOR NOAH.This playable Fortnite island is ...

23/12/2023

Wishing everyone a Happy Holidays! Looking forward to dreaming up new creations in 2024!

"To break the curse, use the curse…" The sorcerers from Jujutsu Kaisen drop into Fortnite v25.30. Another great project ...
01/08/2023

"To break the curse, use the curse…" The sorcerers from Jujutsu Kaisen drop into Fortnite v25.30. Another great project to work on with Epic Games

https://ow.ly/E8Zr50PqsCz

What a WILD, transformative ride on this one! Props to our fantastic team and all the hard work they do.https://ow.ly/ea...
09/06/2023

What a WILD, transformative ride on this one! Props to our fantastic team and all the hard work they do.

https://ow.ly/eafb50OJIb4

18/05/2023

Thanks to Elisa Guimaes for the shoutout and article about Pearl. It went down in history as the "... first ever virtual reality-compatible film to be nominated for an Academy Award". What an amazing team and project.



http://ow.ly/uFsC50OrxqR

We dedicated our
07/04/2023

We dedicated our

FUTURE.STAGE was used in an episode of "noun • learning, inside out". noun creates content with students, for students.I...
28/03/2023

FUTURE.STAGE was used in an episode of "noun • learning, inside out". noun creates content with students, for students.

In this episode, kids interview FUTURE.STAGE' Project Manager, Aaron Rhodes. "It was fun to be interviewed, but amazing to use our software while doing so!" said Aaron.

Teaser: http://ow.ly/SzKm50NrN4X
Full Interview: https://vimeo.com/808813005

"FUTURE.STAGE was used in an episode of ""noun • learning, inside out"". noun creates content with students, for students.In this episode kids interview FUTU...

Thanks to Nino Mancuso, Brendan Bradley, and America Young for using FUTURE.STAGE at The Secret Hideout!Super fun video ...
17/02/2023

Thanks to Nino Mancuso, Brendan Bradley, and America Young for using FUTURE.STAGE at The Secret Hideout!

Super fun video and demo.

http://ow.ly/LjKa50MV0Ao

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20th Anniversary Reel
20th Anniversary Reel

Evil Eye Pictures celebrating its 20th Anniversary today. Thank you to the entire crew and all of our clients. It's a special day. Here's to at least 20 more!!! #animation #real-time #unrealengine

20 years of unbelievable work

Wishing everyone a Happy Holidays! Looking forward to dreaming up new creations in 2024! #realtime #animation #FutureStage #EvilEyePictures #UnrealEngine #AstroProject #PeelDev #HaibaLabs #PatrickOsborne

Happy to take this one over the finish line! #FindItInFortnite Another great project to work on with #EpicGames https://ow.ly/lOLE50QjSEo #Fortnite #RocketRacing #RaceWithoutLimits #UnrealEngine

Catch the train to rescue poor Peely! #FindItInFortnite Another great project to work on with #EpicGames https://ow.ly/tLPx50QjStG #Fortnite #FortniteUnderground #FortniteChapter5 #FortniteCh5S1 #UnrealEngine

From #Fortnite and #MatrixAwakens to #RocketLeague and #GoogleSpotlight Stories, our studio has been busy innovating in #real-time animation! Check out our incredible showreel https://youtu.be/oxqhKXLL0VI. Want to know more? [email protected] #UnrealEngine #UE5 #UEFN

Thanks to Elisa Guimaes for the shoutout and article about Pearl. It went down in history as the "... first ever virtual reality-compatible film to be nominated for an Academy Award". What an amazing team and project. #realtime #googleatap #vr http://ow.ly/uFsC50OrxqR

UE5 Announcement
UE5 Announcement

UE5 Announced! Amazing Lumen and Nanite technologies are super impressive. Check out our real-time raytraced graphics for the Unreal Engine logo and 'V' Reveal for UE5, http://ow.ly/qSgH50zFKhM • • • #evileye #cinematic #mograph #realtime #raytracing #ue5 #ue4 #branding

Emergence
Emergence

Take a look at this shot from our short film ‘Emergence’, made for Epic Games for their SIGGRAPH event (this one is one of our favorites!) Using the latest in-engine, real-time raytracing features of Unreal Engine 4.23 and RTX from NVIDIA, we took inspiration from brutalist architecture to create a stunning visual piece. Stay tuned for the full release coming soon! #SIGGRAPH2019 #epicgames #unrealengine #rtx #nvidia #emergence #realtime #ue4 #evileyepictures #eep #epic #unreal

We designed and created the new @UnrealEngine logo animation for @EpicGames, in #UE4 revealed at the User Group #SIGGRAPH2019 ! It was created in engine and runs entirely real-time with ray tracing! #epicgames #unrealengine #ue4 #rtx #nvidia #logo #realtime #evileyepictures

Check out this clip from our short film ‘Emergence’. Made for @epicgames , premiering at the SIGGRAPH 2019 User Group! Created entirely in @unrealengine 4.23, the piece takes advantage of the latest in-engine, real-time raytracing features and RTX from @nvidia to create a mesmerizing visual tapestry. Stay tuned for the full release coming soon! Be sure to check out our Story for cool updates from #SIGGRAPH2019 #epicgames #unrealengine #rtx #nvidia #emergence #realtime #ue4 #evileyepictures #eep #epic #unreal

#HappyHumpDay everyone! Here's another feature VFX Breakdown from our film Bolden! For more clips from some of our other movies we have worked on, check out our VFX reel on our site (link in bio)!

Check out this before and after from our film Bolden, which is now available on digital and a variety of streaming services! For more before and after clips from some other movies we’ve worked on, check out our reel on our site! Link on our About Page!

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Located in the SoMa neighborhood of San Francisco, Evil Eye Pictures was started in 2004 by John Jack, Matt McDonald and Dan Rosen. Having worked together on The Matrix sequels at ESC Entertainment the three decided it was time to open their own shop. The core of the company and the work is the people. From the beginning the goal has been to grow a highly creative space, technically efficient pipeline and offer stability to the entire team. Having control over these critical components brings precision to an otherwise subjective and organic process. We are always striking a balance between art and science, creating the pictures that our clients envision. The term "evil eye" comes from the early days of Matt and Dan working together in compositing. Matt would ask Dan, "Hey, can you give this the hairy eyeball?". The two thought it best not to call the company Hairy Eyeball. At the simplest level we make pictures and so Evil Eye Pictures was born.