The company was dissolved after work on season one of Star Trek: Enterprise[1] had been completed and the company assets were sold off in a public auction on December 17, 2002 by Brian Testo Associates, LLC.
Legacy
The company's pioneering work on Babylon 5 popularized using the software package Lightwave 3D on US TV shows for CGI visual effects, which led to it becoming an industry standard throughout the 1990s.
Key animators from the company and Emmy Award-winners Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz and John Teska remain major figures in the visual effects field for their work on shows such as the rebooted Battlestar Galactica and Lost.
Notable works
Babylon 5
Foundation Imaging is best known for their work on the science fiction series Babylon 5, winning an Emmy Award for the pilot episode.
Star Trek franchise
After completing the third season of Babylon 5,[2] they worked on Paramount's Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ultimately winning two more Emmy Awards for their work on Voyager).
Foundation Imaging made the exterior views rendered by computer graphics for the Delta Flyershuttlecraft, from drawings by Rick Sternbach, debuting on Voyager in the "Extreme Risk".[3] They also did the CGI views of the Varro generation ship in the episode "The Disease" for example.[4]
The company also worked on Robert Wise's director's cut of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. This was one of Foundation Imaging's last projects before they shut down. Lebowitz also worked with Paramount Plus on the film's 2022 restoration.
Batman CG visuals
While working on Star Trek, the company provided CG visuals for the Warner Brothers direct-to-video animated movies based on the Batman: The Animated Series TV series.
1993 Emmy Award – Babylon 5 – Outstanding Individual Achievement In Special Visual Effects:
Paul Beigle-Bryant, Computer Imaging Supervisor - Foundation Imaging
Shannon Casey, Visual Effects Coordinator
Ron Thornton, Visual Effects Designer - Foundation Imaging
1999 Emmy Award – Star Trek: Voyager – Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series:
Rob Bonchune, CGI Supervisor - Foundation Imaging
Elizabeth Castro, Visual Effects Coordinator
Arthur J. Codron, Visual Effects Coordinator
Dan Curry, Visual Effects Producer/Supervisor
Don Greenberg, Visual Effects Compositor
Paul Hill, Visual Effects Compositor
Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz, CGI Supervisor - Foundation Imaging
Ronald B. Moore, Visual Effects Supervisor
Greg Rainoff, Visual Effects Artist
Mitch Suskin, Visual Effects Supervisor
John Teska, CGI Animator - Foundation Imaging
2001 Emmy Award – Star Trek: Voyager – Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series:
Robert Bonchune, CGI Supervisor - Foundation Imaging
Eric Chauvin, Matte Artist
Art Codron, Visual Effects Coordinator
Dan Curry, Visual Effects Producer
Steve Fong, Visual Effects Compositor
Ronald Moore, Visual Effects Supervisor
Greg Rainoff, Visual Effects Animator
Mitch Suskin, Visual Effects Supervisor
John Teska, CGI Artist - Foundation Imaging
References
^"Behind the Scenes: ENTERPRISE Visual Effects Ronald B. Moore and Team". Star Trek: The Magazine. Vol. 3, no. 7. November 2002. pp. 4, 50–57. During the show's first season, Ronald B. Moore worked with CG effects houses Eden FX and Foundation Imaging
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Foundation Imaging was a CGI visual effects studio computer animation studio and post production editing facility Foundation ImagingIndustryCGI visual effects studioDefunctDecember 28 2002FateBankruptcyKey peoplePaul Beigle Bryant and Ron Thornton founders Contents 1 History 1 1 Dissolution 1 2 Legacy 2 Notable works 2 1 Babylon 5 2 2 Star Trek franchise 2 3 Batman CG visuals 3 Project history 3 1 Movies 3 2 Live action series 3 3 Animated series 3 4 Video games 3 5 DVD 4 Awards 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe company was founded by Paul Beigle Bryant and Ron Thornton It pioneered digital imaging for television programming using Newtek s LightWave 3D originally on Commodore Amiga based Video Toaster workstations Dissolution Edit The company was dissolved after work on season one of Star Trek Enterprise 1 had been completed and the company assets were sold off in a public auction on December 17 2002 by Brian Testo Associates LLC Legacy Edit The company s pioneering work on Babylon 5 popularized using the software package Lightwave 3D on US TV shows for CGI visual effects which led to it becoming an industry standard throughout the 1990s Key animators from the company and Emmy Award winners Adam Mojo Lebowitz and John Teska remain major figures in the visual effects field for their work on shows such as the rebooted Battlestar Galactica and Lost Notable works EditBabylon 5 Edit Foundation Imaging is best known for their work on the science fiction series Babylon 5 winning an Emmy Award for the pilot episode Star Trek franchise Edit After completing the third season of Babylon 5 2 they worked on Paramount s Star Trek Voyager and Star Trek Deep Space Nine ultimately winning two more Emmy Awards for their work on Voyager Foundation Imaging made the exterior views rendered by computer graphics for the Delta Flyer shuttlecraft from drawings by Rick Sternbach debuting on Voyager in the Extreme Risk 3 They also did the CGI views of the Varro generation ship in the episode The Disease for example 4 The company also worked on Robert Wise s director s cut of Star Trek The Motion Picture This was one of Foundation Imaging s last projects before they shut down Lebowitz also worked with Paramount Plus on the film s 2022 restoration Batman CG visuals Edit While working on Star Trek the company provided CG visuals for the Warner Brothers direct to video animated movies based on the Batman The Animated Series TV series Project history EditMovies Edit The Jackal 1997 Batman amp Mr Freeze SubZero 1998 Today s Life 2000 The Legend of Zu 2001 Blood Sea sequence They Crawl 2001 Project Viper 2002 The Extreme Team 2003 Chrome 2005 Live action series Edit Babylon 5 1993 1996 seasons 1 3 Hypernauts 1995 1996 season 1 Star Trek Voyager 1996 2001 seasons 3 7 Star Trek Deep Space Nine 1997 1999 the season 5 finale seasons 6 7 Young Hercules 1998 1999 Dawson s Creek 2000 single episode water effects Star Trek Enterprise 2001 2002 season 1 Animated series Edit Roughnecks Starship Troopers Chronicles 1999 Max Steel 2001 Dan Dare 2002 Video games Edit Twisted Metal Black 2001 CG movie and visual effects DVD Edit Star Trek The Motion Picture DVD director s edition Awards Edit1993 Emmy Award Babylon 5 Outstanding Individual Achievement In Special Visual Effects Paul Beigle Bryant Computer Imaging Supervisor Foundation Imaging Shannon Casey Visual Effects Coordinator Ron Thornton Visual Effects Designer Foundation Imaging 1999 Emmy Award Star Trek Voyager Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series Rob Bonchune CGI Supervisor Foundation Imaging Elizabeth Castro Visual Effects Coordinator Arthur J Codron Visual Effects Coordinator Dan Curry Visual Effects Producer Supervisor Don Greenberg Visual Effects Compositor Paul Hill Visual Effects Compositor Adam Mojo Lebowitz CGI Supervisor Foundation Imaging Ronald B Moore Visual Effects Supervisor Greg Rainoff Visual Effects Artist Mitch Suskin Visual Effects Supervisor John Teska CGI Animator Foundation Imaging 2001 Emmy Award Star Trek Voyager Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series Robert Bonchune CGI Supervisor Foundation Imaging Eric Chauvin Matte Artist Art Codron Visual Effects Coordinator Dan Curry Visual Effects Producer Steve Fong Visual Effects Compositor Ronald Moore Visual Effects Supervisor Greg Rainoff Visual Effects Animator Mitch Suskin Visual Effects Supervisor John Teska CGI Artist Foundation ImagingReferences Edit Behind the Scenes ENTERPRISE Visual Effects Ronald B Moore and Team Star Trek The Magazine Vol 3 no 7 November 2002 pp 4 50 57 During the show s first season Ronald B Moore worked with CG effects houses Eden FX and Foundation Imaging Ron Thornton 2008 03 22 Ron Thornton Interview B5Scrolls Retrieved 2011 01 05 Sternbach Rick Designing the Delta Flyer OCTOBER 2000 ISSUE 18 STAR TREK THE MAGAZINE a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Cinefantastique F S Clarke 1999 p 47 External links EditBabylon 5 Online Interview with Ron Thornton Trek Today Interview with Paul Bryant Newtek com Interview with Kyle Toucher Newtek com Interview with Kevin Q Quattro Foundation Imaging at Memory Alpha a Star Trek wiki Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Foundation Imaging amp oldid 1093332191, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
