I have only positive things to say about Refuge. Their team was professional, easy and fun to work with, their visual effects work was of outstanding quality, the process was smooth and efficient, and their response time was always quick. I highly recommend Refuge to anyone seeking top quality visual effects work.
Refuge is a top notch shop and great to work with. Whenever we've gotten a chance to work together, we take it, because things are efficient, reasonable, and when that stuff works well, it makes it all the more easy to let the creative stuff click.
For years, Fred and his team delivered quality work on GRIMM. As the Producer for post production, I worked closely with our VFX Producer to communicate notes back and forth with Refuge. Fred is passionate about delivering creatures that feel real, with motivated choices to support the story. Their work was fantastic and the process was a pleasure.
When trying to translate concepts into visuals, the process is intimidating and frustrating..., except Fred, Tarn, Kavita and the rest of the team at Refuge were able to translate our abstract concepts into compelling composites and beautiful effects shots. They worked tirelessly for weeks to create butterfly motion paths that evoked childhood innocence but spoke to the darker forces at work in our story ("Amy & Sophia"). They engineered a way to make our clunkily captured green screens fit seamlessly into our movie.
They proposed and executed extras and flourishes along the way that didn't raise our budget but did raise the value of the movie we made. They tackled sequences and corralled elements beyond our initial scope of work not because they had to, but because they cared about the finished product - and they did it graciously, quickly and with a consummate professionalism that makes me eager to get more work to bring to them.
We didn't pick Refuge because they were close (I live in Denver, and they don't). We picked them because they're film-makers and story-tellers and the kind of partners you'd be lucky to have on your team.
Thank you Refuge. You kick ass!
Since we ve worked on a wide myriad of projects together, I must say that Refuge is neither just a client nor a vendor for us, but rather a partner. They have a team of gracious and gifted individuals who are always over-delivering with great ideas. They bring big city creative to small town Portland, and we all enjoy the benefit!
We've had a great experience working with the team at Refuge. From their passion about the work to their attention-to-detail and eagerness to collaborate, the end result has been a total success. We couldn't ask for a better vendor partner to help achieve our clients' goals!
Refuge was a dream to work with. The whole process was collaborative and enjoyable. All feedback was seen as a chance to make it better. The team was responsive, communication was great and expectations were always clear. The clients and our agency are so excited about this work. It turned out so great! The fact that they are also willing to concept for the next phase is yet another expression of how great this team is. I am truly looking forward to working together again!
Amazing and swift service from some serious artists. They were very helpful, cooperative, and flexible, and created some fantastic FX for our film that really brought it to the next level. Kavita and Fred were a pleasure to work with. We will definitely be calling on them again.
I can't say enough about how awesome it was to work with Fred and the team at Refuge. From their creativity and attention to detail to the responsiveness and willingness to collaborate on all levels - they are true pros. We are thrilled and so is our client - can't wait to work with them again!
Great company. Cool location. Refuge's creature work and pipeline is incredible.
Top rated crew, with top rated work. I will be using them again in the future.
Great team really capable of top end work while staying on budget/schedule. Really efficient pipeline. These guys stay right on top of pushing the newest technology as is evident from their intense character and sfx work on the TV series, Grimm (and more!). I'm always running into them at industry trade shows and enjoy their presentations and willingness to share with the rest of the community.
Highly impressed with the level of creativity and talent coming out of this place. The Refuge team is clearly very passionate about what they do. Great experience collaborating with them!
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