Rainmaker Digital Effects

Summary

Rainmaker was a visual effects and post-production company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with an office in Los Angeles, California, United States, which contributed to the final works for feature films, television shows, commercials and video games. It acquired and folded into Mainframe Studios in 2007.

Rainmaker Digital Effects
IndustryVisual Effects
Computer Animation
Founded1993 (1993)
Founder
  • Gavin Blair
  • Ian Pearson
  • Phil Mitchell
DefunctNovember 29, 2007; 16 years ago (2007-11-29)
Fate
Successors
Headquarters,
Parent

History edit

Vancouver-based post-production firm Rainmaker Income Fund which owned Rainmaker Digital Effects announced its acquisition of a 62% stake in Mainframe Entertainment from IDT Corporation on 20 July 2006 for $13.8 million.[1][2] The next month, Rainmaker announced it would acquire the remaining 38% of the company.[3] On 30 January 2007, Mainframe rebranded as Rainmaker Animation.[4] Rainmaker Income Fund announced on 29 August 2006, that RNK Capital L.P. would acquire the remaining 38% stake and merge into Rainmaker Income Fund. After the merger, Rainmaker announced on 31 January 2007 that Rainmaker Animation would rebrand as Rainmaker Entertainment. On November 29, 2007, Rainmaker Income Fund announced the sale of Rainmaker Visual Effects and Rainmaker Post to Deluxe Entertainment Services Group (now Deluxe Media), leaving only the animation business which it would fold into weeks later.

Divisions edit

The company had three divisions: Rainmaker Animation, Rainmaker Visual Effects and Rainmaker Post.

Film and television credits edit

Rainmaker created special effects scenes for films such as I, Robot, Armageddon, and The Da Vinci Code, as well as television series such as Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis and Smallville.

References edit

  1. ^ "Rainmaker to Acquire Mainframe Entertainment, a World Leader in CG Animation; Acquisition Will Create Canada's Largest Animation and Visual Effects Company" (Press release). Vancouver: Rainmaker Income Fund. 20 July 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2018 – via Business Wire.
  2. ^ Beiks, Ilona (7 August 2006). "Rainmaker looks to rule CG with Mainframe pickup". Playback. Brunico Communications. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Rainmaker and Mainframe Enter Into Agreement for Rainmaker to Acquire Balance of Mainframe Shares" (Press release). Vancouver: Rainmaker Income Fund. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 23 April 2018 – via Market Wired.
  4. ^ "Rainmaker Announces New Animation Division" (Press release). Vancouver: Rainmaker Entertainment. 30 January 2007. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2018.

External links edit

  • Official website (for the animation department)
  • Official Website for Method Studios (formerly Rainmaker Visual Effects)
  • Official website for Encore (formerly Rainmaker Post) Archived 13 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine; link currently unresponsive