Fusion CI Studios has developed a breakthrough technology that completely revolutionizes the potential of cg fluids. The gorgeous splashes, streams, and swaths of fluid that are so popular now in everything from beer to body lotion ads have only been achievable through a deft combination of cg effects, high-speed photography and brilliant compositing. Now, cg fluids alone can create this look & behavior, achieving outstanding, photo-real results. more

The fluid fx gurus at Fusion CIS morph drinking water into an intelligent being with a spritely character for DMG

Fusion CI Studios and Department of Motion Graphics pooled talents recently to create this lively spot for New Zealand creative agency, Sugar and client, Fonterra. Fonterra’s new “smart” water, “Whole”, leaps into the air then transforms itself into shape after shape — first a brain, then a bridge, then bananas — displaying a vigorous character and life of its own. more

Turning water into wine is one thing, but turning fabric into shiraz? Come on! That’s exactly what Fusion CI Studios did in a collaboration with zspace, Australia, for the Rosemount Wines sponsored Sydney Fashion Week commercial, “Expressions”. The spot won ‘Best Campaign of the Year’ from The Foster’s Group, beating out Animal Logic’s Pure Blonde beer ad and was selected on BestAdsOnTV.com. more

Asylum Visual Effects is one of the pre-eminent vfx houses in Hollywood, having worked on high-profile films like Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Déjà Vu, Apocalypto, King Kong, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Master and Commander. For National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Walt Disney Pictures), Asylum delivered a dazzling array of visual effects from painting to set-extensions to digital doubles to building intricately detailed CG environments. Yet when it came to complex fluid fx, Asylum did what many experienced studios are doing, they called-in the expertise of Mark Stasiuk at Fusion CI Studios. As a result, Asylum produced fluid fx not yet seen in feature film. more

Mark Stasiuk, co-founder and fluid fx guru at Fusion CI Studios, has been facing tsunami-sized demands for fluid fx work these days — from commercial work, to network idents, to feature film. Fusion focuses exclusively on fluid and particle fx and as a result has become an invaluable resource for production companies and vfx houses around the world. more