THE DEFIANT ONES
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WunderFilm composited several hundred special effects scenes.
DAYTIME DIVAS
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The Lunch Hour was a show within a show. WunderFilm did all of the graphics packages for the series and over a thousand special effects scenes.
ESL BOOTCAMP:
IMMORTALS
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Main title and graphics package for an electronic gaming series.
CHEF'S BEST
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Main title and graphics package.
CURE HUNTERS
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Main title and graphics package.
TRG DUTY FREE
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Branded the entire store's several video walls and screens.
Dallas / Fort Worth
International Airport
GROWN•ISH
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Main title and sizzle reel.
KEVIN CAN WAIT
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Main title.
ESL REPLAY
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Main title and graphics package for an electronic gaming series.
EMMY AWARD WINNING BROADCAST DESIGN & SPECIAL EFFECTS
JEFF WUNDERLICH
Creative Director
Over the past 28 years, we have produced and directed nearly 450 amazing graphics packages for nearly every major studio and network.
28 Years. Design. Effects.
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wunderize |ˈwəndərīz|
verb
(beautifies, beautifying) [ clients projects. ] The process WunderFilm performs to improve the appearance of all productions.
You name it, we've done it.
These reels show a sampling of our vast portfolio. Check out individual projects below.
Main Titles. Promos. Commercials. Effects.
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Syndicated
Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Title Sequences
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FUTURE QUEST
PBS
Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Title Sequences
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STRANGE UNIVERSE
Syndicated
Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Title Sequences
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RANDOM
THOUGHT
There are 87 different main titles shown in our LEGACY demo reel.
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Featured projects.
Some old. Some new.
MAIN TITLES
COMEDY
DRAMA
REALITY
VARIETY
COMMERCIALS
AWARD SHOWS
PROMOS
Many clients. Many projects.
These days, design firms need to be approved by the studio and networks. Rest assured, WunderFilm has worked with nearly every major studio, network and major production companies. After 26 years, we have worked with a lot of people!
Everyday effects. Done fast. Done right.
WunderFilm specializes in the day to day effects of your production. While in editing, upload your shot to us, we do it, upload it back. Drop it in your edit. Done. Quick. Cost effective.
SERVICES
WunderFilm provides special effects work for several shows. Our clients have found it is much cheaper and faster to have WunderFilm perform the general effects and clean up work that is required during the online assembly stage. Plus, we design - therefore we can create the screen inserts, lowerthirds, on screen graphics and any other elements - there is need to source additional materials, we will design it for you.
Typical work includes green screen compositing, monitor inserts, smartphone or iPad screen replacement, face cleanup, remove artifacts or objects from scenes, add elements to scenes, provide a unique look to shots and graphic elements.
WORK FLOW
So why should you send your effects shots to WunderFilm? Why can't your production use the post house's effects department? Good questions... We've been asked before and once a show experiences the ease of using WunderFilm, they continue to do so for their current show and future shows.
It's quite simple. Send us your raw scene, usually via FTP (we set up a site for you!). We composite the shot and upload it back to you. Your editor inserts the finished shot into your offline system and EDL. Producers get to see the shot in context as they view your project. The finished shots act like regular source material in your online assembly. No need to waste time and money in online. Big savings. And yes, WunderFilm will ALWAYS be cheaper than your post house's EFX department! Plus, we're designers, so shots just look better!
EFX PROJECTS
THE DEFIANT ONES
DAYTIME DIVAS
BEING MARY JANE
THE GAME
EPISODES
BREAKING BAD
MIXOLOGY
CRAZY HEART
Partial list of EFX shows, commercials and films:
The Defiant Ones
Daytime Divas
20 Good Years
Ball Up
Being Mary Jane
Bent
Breaking Bad
Crazy Heart
Episodes
Friends
Honda
Hyundai
Legit
Let the Church Say Amen
Let's Stay Together
Lila & Eve
Mixology
Money Trail
Nikon
One Love
Reed Between the Lines
Second Generation Wayans
Super Sweet 16
The Game
The Protector
The Start Up
The Switch
Veronica's Closet
Walmart
EXAMPLE 01
EXAMPLE 02
EXAMPLE 03
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EXAMPLE 05
EXAMPLE 06
EXAMPLE 07
The main character of BET's Being Mary Jane had a bad car accident. The show shoots all scenes from a season at once, so it is common to have scenes from an early episode shot on the same same day as a later episode. Good for production costs, but bad for continuity. During the first five episodes, Mary Jane's face had several versions of accident makeup - and at times, not that flattering.
WunderFilm's job was to match the makeup from scene to scene, from episode to episode.
And in case you were wondering, yes, she moves all over the place. Painting faces is very difficult to do, but even harder when the actor is moving all around.
Here is another example of Mary Jane's face. If you look at the before image of this one and Example 01, you will see the scar on her chin is totally different.
WunderFilm had to create a match as best as we could in a very tight production schedule.
To make the task more difficult, other takes in the sequence had varying versions of the makeup as well.
Honda was the sponsor for the new network that featured local based programming, called ACN; America's Community Network, produced by VIMBY.
WunderFilm was hired to design the complete network identity graphics package.
Therefore, it was also our job in creating a painted vehicle for Honda, featuring our ACN graphics.
We are designers. That is one of the best reasons to hire WunderFilm for your effects shots.
It is so common for editors to give us a shot with basic direction - and WunderFilm creates the graphics and overlays while compositing the scene together. And of course, it is all animating.
After the shot is completed, we deliver the scene back to the editor for inserting into their offline edit - all prepared for the final online assembly.
And, we always provide textless versions of scenes for your international distribution.
This example is very typical of work that we do.
The client gave us some source shots, while asking us to make the rest of the scene filled with control room graphics for all of the monitors.
This client has a lot of shots like this. We work with them on preparing monitors for compositing.
It's not always necessary to use tracking marks (+), but often it is crucial - so we provide assistance to help minimize effects costs.
At the same time, we instruct production on how to best shoot a scene in order to keep effects shots as affordable as possible.
This example shows why it's good to have designers doing your effects shots.
The source plate was provided, along with an insert photo.
The client asked if a sports news web page could be made. We did it, composited it and sent it right back to the editor.
Quick and easy.
Any effects compositor knows that green screen shooting is an art form. Every compositor has also received some less than ideal footage to work with.
This scene was from a music video shown within the show The Game. It was one of the more challenging set of scenes that we have had to work on in awhile. The green screen was meant as a monitor of football scenes.
But, did you notice the green grass in front of the green screen? Some of the dancers were wearing green. The overhead light blows out the green screen. And did you see how the actors are partially in front of the green screen, while parts of their bodies are not? Yes, challenging. But, the final version looked quite sweet!
Let us do the work for you.
WunderFilm directs original shoots for out projects that have a permitting budget. Otherwise, we digitally produce your graphics package - we are extremely proficient in most of the major post production software.
Design 360Ëš
This is our blog that will showcase work from WunderFilm, but also found design and knowledge.
We find it inspirational to look at all kinds of design. Surround yourself in 360Ëš of design and your life will thank you for it.
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Let's blog about it.
Stories. Stories. Stories.
After 28 years of countless hours creating main titles, graphics packages and effects; you better believe we have some stories to tell.
"I'll Be There For You"... yes, you can blame us for that.
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FLAME Compositing System
WunderFilm was first company ever to buy the industry leading compositing software Flame.
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