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CGI AND VFX THAT HOLD UP ON THE BIG SCREEN.

Product visualization, environment builds, compositing, and visual effects -- all in-house, all in Blender and Unreal Engine.

CGI and VFX are either invisible or they tank the whole piece. MindOfDerby builds photorealistic product renders, environment extensions, and VFX composites that hold up frame by frame. No outsourcing. No briefing a stranger on your vision. The same director who concepted the piece is the one building it in 3D.

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Cinema-Grade Output

CGI

Blender & Unreal Engine

VFX

In-House Compositing

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Upfront Options Available

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IF IT NEEDS TO LOOK REAL, IT NEEDS TO BE BUILT RIGHT.

Photorealistic doesn't mean expensive. It means intentional. Every CGI asset we build starts from reference, is lit the way a DP would light it, and is composited to match the live footage around it. That's how it looks real.

HOW WE SHOOT IT

Every CGI and VFX project follows the same disciplined process. Nothing improvised.

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BRIEF + REFERENCE

We start with what you need to look real and why. Product specs, environment refs, camera data, and comp requirements locked before we model a single polygon.

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MODELING + RIGGING

Clean geometry built to spec in Blender. Product models, characters, environments, or abstract visual elements.

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LIGHTING + SHADING

PBR materials and HDR-matched lighting built to blend seamlessly with live footage or standalone renders.

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ANIMATION + SIMULATION

Product motion, particle systems, fluid sims, camera animation, and environmental dynamics.

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COMPOSITING

VFX integrated into live footage in Nuke or After Effects. Track data, rotoscoping, color match, and grain match.

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DELIVERY

EXR sequences, ProRes masters, and final composite exports formatted for your delivery spec.

What You Get

Photorealistic renders, seamless composites, and visual effects that hold up in any format -- from social to cinema.

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PRODUCT VISUALIZATION

Photorealistic 3D product renders for ads, e-commerce, pitch decks, and campaign content. No physical shoot required.

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ENVIRONMENT EXTENSIONS

Location builds, set extensions, and world-building composited into live footage or built fully in CG.

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VFX COMPOSITING

Live footage with visual effects integrated cleanly -- explosions, particles, screen replacements, environment swaps.

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MOTION GRAPHICS + TITLES

3D title sequences, animated logo treatments, lower thirds, and broadcast package elements.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CGI THAT LOOKS FAKE AND CGI THAT LOOKS REAL IS WHO BUILT IT AND HOW.

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What most brands end up with.

  • Freelance CGI artist who's never been on a live shoot

  • Models that look 3D because the lighting was never matched

  • Compositing that doesn't hold up past a phone screen

  • No understanding of how the shot is supposed to feel

  • Three rounds of revisions that still don't fix the core problem

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What MindOfDerby delivers.

  • Director-led CGI built by someone who understands the full pipeline

  • Lighting matched to live footage so the composite reads as one image

  • Nuke and After Effects compositing built to cinema standard

  • VFX decisions made with the creative intent of the piece in mind

  • Clean delivery in whatever format your pipeline requires

EVERY TOOL YOUR PROJECT NEEDS

We built the entire production pipeline in-house so nothing gets lost between vendors.

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PRODUCT CGI + VISUALIZATION

Photorealistic product renders and animation for ads, launches, and e-commerce.

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ENVIRONMENT BUILD + EXTENSION

Full CG environments or set extensions composited into live plates.

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VFX COMPOSITING

Visual effects integrated into live footage. Particles, simulations, replacements, overlays.

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3D CHARACTER + ASSET ANIMATION

Rigged character animation, mechanical product animation, and dynamic object simulation.

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MOTION GRAPHICS + BROADCAST PACKAGE

Animated titles, logo treatments, lower thirds, and full broadcast package design.

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UNREAL ENGINE REAL-TIME RENDER

Interactive real-time environments for VR, virtual production, and real-time previsualization.

Packages & Scope

Choose a tier. We scope the build to match your project's complexity and your timeline.

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Essentials

Single CGI asset or VFX shot. Product render, environment extension, or composite. Delivered to spec.

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Signature

Multi-asset CGI package or full VFX sequence. Modeling, animation, compositing, and delivery included.

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Premium

Full CGI production or VFX campaign. Environment build, character or product animation, compositing, and all delivery formats.

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Add-ons: Additional render passes, EXR sequence delivery, real-time Unreal Engine build, rush delivery, additional VFX shots, motion graphics package.

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FEATURED WORK

Explore a few of our recent CGI and VFX builds, then let's map out yours.

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We listen carefully and build it right.

READY TO go?

Send us the brief and your delivery spec. We'll map the cleanest approach and get you a quote within 24 hours.

Working with brands, agencies, and productions across Los Angeles and beyond. First-time clients receive a complimentary technical consultation before production begins.

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