Sony Pictures Imageworks



Sony Pictures Imageworks (also known as SPI or Sony Imageworks) is a subdivision of Sony Pictures Entertainment (which in turn, is a subdivision of Sony). A visual effects studio that produces conspicuously animated visual effects since 1992. The company has animated several films from Sony Pictures Animation, many of them utilizing Motion Capture.

See also A-1 Pictures, another animation studio established by Sony (But for Anime, not big budget films).

SPI's visuals can be found in the following:

 * Two Thousand Twelve
 * Speed
 * Anaconda
 * Arthur Christmas
 * Blade Runner (2007 Final Cut edition)
 * Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
 * Last Action Hero
 * James and the Giant Peach
 * Godzilla
 * Contact
 * Hollow Man
 * Stuart Little
 * Big Fish
 * Open Season
 * The Polar Express
 * Monster House
 * Watchmen
 * Speed Racer
 * G-Force
 * Hancock
 * Green Lantern
 * The Green Hornet (3D Conversion)
 * Eagle Eye
 * Ghost Rider (though not the sequel)
 * The Spider-Man Trilogy

Tropes for Sony Imageworks:

 * All CGI Cartoon: Have made several, including Arthur Christmas, Monster House and Beowulf
 * Conspicuous CG: Almost EVERY. SINGLE. FILM. THEY. MADE.
 * Did Not Do the Research: Unless proven otherwise, their IMDb credit for Gundam Wing can be considered this.
 * He Also Did: Founder Ken Ralston was originally a part of Industrial Light and Magic.
 * Live Action Adaptation: Several of their films, specifically the Spider-Man films, Ghost Rider, Green Lantern and Stuart Little.
 * Medium Blending: James And The Giant Peach
 * Motion Capture: The majority of their animated films.
 * What Could Have Been: Were going to be one of the companies behind Michael Jackson's comeback tour until he died.