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{{short description|Defunct visual effects company}}
{{other uses2|Rainmaker}}
{{other uses|Rainmaker (disambiguation)}}
{{unreferenced|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Rainmaker Digital Effects
| industry = Visual Effects<br>Computer Animation
| fate = {{bulleted list
|visual effects and post production divisions sold to [[Deluxe Media Inc.]]
|animation division ([[Mainframe Studios|Rainmaker Entertainment]]) is now a subsidiary of [[Wow Unlimited Media]], as a result of a triple acquisition and merger with [[Frederator Studios]] and Ezrin-Hirsh Entertainment (EHE).}}
| successors = {{ubl|[[Mainframe Studios|Rainmaker Entertainment]] (now ''Mainframe Studios'')|[[Method Studios]]}}
| founded = {{Start date|1993}}
| founder = {{ubl|Gavin Blair|Ian Pearson|Phil Mitchell}}
| defunct = {{End date and age|2007|11|29}}
| hq_location_city = [[Vancouver]]
| hq_location_country = [[Canada]]
| parent = {{ubl|Rainmaker Income Fund (1993–2007)|[[Deluxe Media Inc.]] (2007–2008)}}
}}


'''Rainmaker''', headquartered in [[Vancouver]], Canada with an office in [[Los Angeles, California]], is a [[visual effects]], [[3D animation]] and [[post-production]] company specialising in [[feature film]], television, commercials, and games.
'''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 film]]s, [[television show]]s, [[television advertisement|commercials]] and [[video game]]s. It acquired and folded into [[Mainframe Studios]] in 2007.


==History==
==History==
Vancouver-based post-production firm Rainmaker Income Fund which owned Rainmaker Digital Effects announced its acquisition of a 62% stake in [[Mainframe Studios|Mainframe Entertainment]] from [[IDT Corporation]] on 20 July 2006 for $13.8 million.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Rainmaker to Acquire Mainframe Entertainment, a World Leader in CG Animation; Acquisition Will Create Canada's Largest Animation and Visual Effects Company|date=20 July 2006|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20060720005273/en/Rainmaker-Acquire-Mainframe-Entertainment-World-Leader-CG|location=[[Vancouver]]|publisher=Rainmaker Income Fund|access-date=22 April 2018|via=[[Business Wire]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Ilona|last=Beiks|date=7 August 2006|title=Rainmaker looks to rule CG with Mainframe pickup|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2006/08/07/rainmaker-20060807/|access-date=23 April 2018|work=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]|publisher=[[Brunico Communications]]}}</ref> The next month, Rainmaker announced it would acquire the remaining 38% of the company.<ref>{{cite press release|date=30 August 2006|title=Rainmaker and Mainframe Enter Into Agreement for Rainmaker to Acquire Balance of Mainframe Shares|url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/rainmaker-mainframe-enter-into-agreement-rainmaker-acquire-balance-mainframe-shares-609985.htm|access-date=23 April 2018|location=[[Vancouver]]|publisher=Rainmaker Income Fund|via=[[Market Wired]]}}</ref> On 30 January 2007, Mainframe rebranded as ''Rainmaker Animation''.<ref>{{cite press release|date=30 January 2007|title=Rainmaker Announces New Animation Division|url=http://mainframe.ca:80/press/4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130032832/http://mainframe.ca:80/press/4|archive-date=30 January 2009|access-date=23 April 2018|location=[[Vancouver]]|publisher=[[Mainframe Studios|Rainmaker Entertainment]]}}</ref> 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.
Rainmaker Income Fund announced on August 29, 2006, that RNK Capital Limited Partnership would acquire the 38% of shares it didn't own by merging with Rainmaker Income Fund. After the merger, Rainmaker announced on January 31, 2007 that [[Mainframe Entertainment]]'s name would be changed to Rainmaker Entertainment. On November 29, 2007, Rainmaker Income Fund announced the sale of [[Rainmaker Digital Effects|Rainmaker Visual Effects]] and [[Rainmaker Digital Effects|Rainmaker Post]] to [[Deluxe Entertainment Services Group]], leaving only the [[Rainmaker Studios|animation business]].


==Divisions==
==Divisions==
The company has three divisions: Rainmaker Animation, Rainmaker Visual Effects and Rainmaker Post.
The company had three divisions: Rainmaker Animation, Rainmaker Visual Effects and Rainmaker Post.
*[[Rainmaker Animation]] creates 3D animation for feature film and CG animation for television and direct-to-DVD family films.
*[[Mainframe Studios|Rainmaker Animation]] (now ''Mainframe Studios''); creation of 3D animation for [[feature film]]s, [[television film]]s and outsources CGI animation to film and television studios.
*Rainmaker Visual Effects (now [[Method Studios]] Vancouver) provides [[Computer-generated imagery|CG effects]] for feature film, television, commercials, and [[video games]].
*Rainmaker Visual Effects (now [[Method Studios]] Vancouver); provision of [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI effects]] for feature film, television, commercials and [[video games]].
*Rainmaker Post (now Encore Post Vancouver) provides post-production services including traditional film lab processes, digital image processing, and [[High-definition video|HD]].
*Rainmaker Post (now [[Starz Encore|Encore Post]] Vancouver); provision of post-production services including traditional film lab processes, digital image processing and [[High-definition video|HD]].


==Film and television credits==
==Film and television credits==
Rainmaker has created special effects scenes for films such as ''[[I, Robot (film)|I, Robot]]'', ''[[Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon]]'', ''[[Salt (2010 film)|Salt]]'', and ''[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The DaVinci Code]]'', as well as [[television series]] such as ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' and ''[[Smallville (TV series)|Smallville]].''{{Citation needed|date=April 2008}}
Rainmaker created special effects scenes for films such as ''[[I, Robot (film)|I, Robot]]'', ''[[Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon]]'', and ''[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]'', as well as [[television series]] such as ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' and ''[[Smallville]].''

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.rainmaker.com}} (for the animation department)
*{{Official website|https://www.mainframe.ca/}} (for the animation department)
*[https://www.methodstudios.com/en/ Method Studios] (formerly Rainmaker Visual Effects) Official Website
*[https://www.methodstudios.com/en/ Official Website] for [[Method Studios]] (formerly Rainmaker Visual Effects)
*[http://www.encorepost.com/ Encore] (formerly Rainmaker Post) official website
*[http://www.encorepost.com/ Official website] for [[Starz Encore|Encore]] (formerly Rainmaker Post) {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913072833/https://www.encorevfx.com/|date=13 September 2022}}; link currently unresponsive
*{{IMDb company|0157814|Rainmaker Animation & Visual Effects}}
*{{IMDb company|0057642|Rainmaker Entertainment Group (REG)}}
*{{IMDb company|0345313|Rainmaker}}



[[Category:Visual effects companies]]
[[Category:Visual effects companies]]
[[Category:1993 establishments in British Columbia]]

[[Category:2007 disestablishments in British Columbia]]

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Latest revision as of 08:55, 27 January 2024

For other uses, see Rainmaker (disambiguation).
Rainmaker Digital Effects
IndustryVisual Effects
Computer Animation
Founded1993 (1993)
Founder
  • Gavin Blair
  • Ian Pearson
  • Phil Mitchell
DefunctNovember 29, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-11-29)
Fate
Successors
Headquarters
Vancouver
,
Canada
Parent

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.

History

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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

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

Film and television credits

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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

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  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.
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