Hydraulx

hy*drau"lx, alternatively spelled HYDRAULX and Hydraulx, is a visual effects (VFX) company based in Santa Monica, California.

History

Hydraulx was founded in 2002 by Greg and Colin Strause, directors of Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem.^[1] In 2005, the studio completed over 700 visual effects shots for feature films.^{[citation needed]} The company is based in Santa Monica, California.^[2]

In 2010, the company produced their own feature film, Skyline, which was also directed by the Strause brothers. That film would result in a lawsuit against the brothers by Sony Pictures Entertainment. The suit alleged that the brothers diverted resources meant for their work on Battle: Los Angeles to Skyline. Shortly after the release of Battle, Sony dropped their lawsuit, claiming they were satisfied that none of the brothers' work on that film ended up in Skyline.^[3]

Hydraulx was one of thirteen companies that worked on the 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger.^[4]^[5]

In 2012 the company did effects work on The Avengers.^[6]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Notes
2003	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003	Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2004	Torque
2004	The Day After Tomorrow
2004	16mm Mystery
2005	Constantine
2005	XXX: State of the Union
2005	The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D
2005	Fantastic Four
2005	Venom
2005	The Fog
2005	Syriana
2005	Æon Flux
2006	Poseidon
2006	X-Men: The Last Stand
2006	Little Man
2006	300
2007	Shooter
2007	Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007	Nancy Drew
2007	The Invasion
2007	The Seeker
2007	Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem	Directed by the Brothers Strause
2008	Jumper
2008	Meet Dave
2008	The Incredible Hulk
2008	Wanted
2008	Australia
2008	The Day the Earth Stood Still
2008	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008	Bedtime Stories
2009	Fast & Furious
2009	X-Men Origins: Wolverine
2009	Aliens in the Attic
2009	Case 39
2009	2012
2009	Avatar
2010	The Book of Eli
2010	Tooth Fairy
2010	Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief	Additional visual effects
2010	Iron Man 2
2010	Marmaduke
2010	The A-Team
2010	Get Him to the Greek
2010	Knight and Day
2010	Jonah Hex
2010	The Town
2010	The Social Network	Additional visual effects
2010	Skyline	Also a production company Directed by the Brothers Strause
2010	Gulliver's Travels
2011	Battle: Los Angeles
2011	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011	X-Men: First Class	Additional visual effects
2011	Green Lantern
2011	Captain America: The First Avenger
2011	Take Shelter	Also a production company
2012	The Avengers
2012	What to Expect When You're Expecting
2012	Snow White and the Huntsman
2012	Looper
2013	Don Jon
2013	The Hangover Part III
2013	Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
2014	X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014	Into the Storm
2015	San Andreas
2015	Hardcore Henry
2016	Midnight Special
2016	X-Men: Apocalypse
2016	Max Steel
2016	Spectral
2017	Baywatch
2017	Death Note
2017	Geostorm
2017	Beyond Skyline
2018	Rampage
2018	The Predator
2020	Skylines

TV series

Year	Title	Notes
2005–2020	Criminal Minds
2016–present	Stranger Things

Music videos

Usher "Love In This Club"
Usher "Moving Mountains"
Tool "Schism", "Parabol/Parabola" and "Vicarious"
A Perfect Circle "Weak and Powerless" and "Passive"
Korn "Freak on a Leash"
Snoop Dogg "Drop it Like it's Hot"
U2 "Elevation"
Linkin Park "Crawling"
Will Smith "Black Suit's Comin"
Powerman 5000 "Bombshell"
Britney Spears "Stronger"
Godsmack "I Stand Alone"
Jennifer Lopez "Play"
Aerosmith "Jaded"
P.O.D. "Alive"
Shakira "Wherever Wherever"
Jet "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
Papa Roach "Between Angels and Insects"
Disturbed "Prayer"
Taproot "Poem"

Commercials

Scion "tC"
Scion "xA"
Scion "xB"
Mercury Mariner "Hybrid", "Soundwave", "Attraction"
Lincoln "Landmarks"
Gatorade "Winning Formula"
Ford F150 "Kiln"
Jeep Grand Cherokee "Reflection"
Coca-Cola/World of WarCraft "WOW Be Yourself"
United States Marine Corps "Diamond"
Fresca "Dance"
Nike Stickman campaign: "Hoops", "Frisbee", "Football" and "Pool"
PlayStation 2's God of War "Gods" and "Monsters"
Toyota Matrix "Sunglasses"
Toyota Corolla "Imagination"
Universal Studios "Creep" and "Scare"
Norfolk Southern "Trees"

References

^ Giardina, Carolyn (June 25, 2014). "VFX House Hydraulx Aims to Expand Business Model With Production Services". The Hollywood Reporter.
^ "About Us". Hydraulx. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
^ Yamato, Jen (March 18, 2011). "After $35M Opening, Sony Admits Skyline Didn't Steal From Battle: Los Angeles". Movieline.
^ Hogg, Trevor (July 27, 2011). "Raising the Shield: The Making of Captain America: The First Avenger". CGSociety.org (Society of Digital Artists). Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
^ McLean, Thomas J. (July 21, 2011). "‘Captain America’ Takes the Box Office Fight to 'Potter' Finale". Animation Magazine.
^ Seymour, Mike (May 6, 2012). "VFX roll call for The Avengers". Fxguide.

External links

[1] Giardina, Carolyn (June 25, 2014). "VFX House Hydraulx Aims to Expand Business Model With Production Services". The Hollywood Reporter.

[2] "About Us". Hydraulx. Retrieved September 17, 2014.

[3] Yamato, Jen (March 18, 2011). "After $35M Opening, Sony Admits Skyline Didn't Steal From Battle: Los Angeles". Movieline.

[CGSociety-4] Hogg, Trevor (July 27, 2011). "Raising the Shield: The Making of Captain America: The First Avenger". CGSociety.org (Society of Digital Artists). Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.

[5] McLean, Thomas J. (July 21, 2011). "‘Captain America’ Takes the Box Office Fight to 'Potter' Finale". Animation Magazine.

[6] Seymour, Mike (May 6, 2012). "VFX roll call for The Avengers". Fxguide.

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