Legacy Effects, LLC is an American special effects studio specializing in creature design, prosthetic makeup, animatronics, and specialty suits.[1]

History

Founding partners Lindsay Macgowan, Shane Mahan, John Rosengrant, and Alan Scott supervised projects at Stan Winston Studio for over 20 years before Winston's death in 2008.[2] After his death they formed their own company, Legacy Effects, with their first film being 2012 (2009).

Their first film outside of the United States was the Indian film Enthiran (2010), which was used for prosthetic makeup and animatronics.

Special effects work

The feature films Legacy Effects has contributed practical effects to include Avatar, Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3, The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Alice in Wonderland, Snow White and the Huntsman, Life of Pi, Thor, RoboCop, Pacific Rim, Enthiran, 2.0 and X-Men: Days of Future Past.[3] Legacy Effects also provided effects for films in the Terminator and Jurassic Park franchises, Terminator Genisys and Jurassic World.[4][5]

Legacy contributed character design for films including Godzilla, John Carter, The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man, Cowboys & Aliens, The Hunger Games and Avatar.

Their work has garnered Best Visual Effects Academy Award nominations for Real Steel and Iron Man.[6][7]

Legacy Effects has created effects for television shows such as Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Colony, Agent Carter, Grey's Anatomy and The Big Bang Theory, and contributed work to over 900 commercials. Notable examples of their commercial work include Destiny, Halo, The Aflac Duck, Maxwell the Geico Pig, The KIA Hamsters, Lunchables' Platy the Platypus and Jackie the Jackalope, and the Jack Links Sasquatch campaigns.

iMut8r app

Legacy created the iMut8r app, first released in October 2009.[8] A popular Halloween-themed photo manipulation app, iMut8r was named the iPhone App of the Week by Apple October 20, 2010. It is still regularly updated with new features.

Comic-Con events

Legacy Effects gained attention for a 9'9" (2.97m) cosplay robot that was unveiled at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con. Created through a partnership between Wired magazine, YouTube and Stan Winston School, the robot was built by Legacy over a period of 24 days and interacted with Comic-Con attendees throughout the four-day event, operated by a combination of suit performer and radio controlled animatronics.[9]

For Comic-Con 2014, Legacy designed and built a 13'6" (4.11m) tall animatronic creature called Bodock the Giant Creature.[10] Created through a partnership with Stan Winston School, Stratasys, and Wired magazine, the Giant Creature involved two separate animatronic characters and nine puppeteers.[11] A majority of the hard surfaces were 3D printed by Stratasys.[12] The goal of both events was to celebrate and promote practical special effects.

Filmography

FilmYearEffects
Alien: Romulus2024Special Effects
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 32023Special Effects
Avatar: The Way of Water2022Special Effects
Black Adam2021Special Effects
Nightmare Alley2021Special Effects
Finch2021Special Effects
Godzilla vs. Kong2021Special Effects
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin2021Special Effects
Antlers2021Special Effects
The Suicide Squad2021Special Effects
Underwater2020Special Effects
The True Adventures of Wolfboy2019Special Effects
Dark Phoenix2019Special Effects
Terminator: Dark Fate2019Special Effects
Captain Marvel2019Special Effects
Avengers: Endgame2019Special Effects
Indian 22019Special Makeup
The Mandalorian2019–presentSpecial Effects
2.02018Prosthetics and Animatonics
Avengers: Infinity War2018Special Effects
Godzilla: King of the Monsters2018Special Effects
Pacific Rim: Uprising2018

Special Effects

The Shape of Water2017

Special Effects

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul 2017 Animatronics
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle2017

Special Effects

Power Rangers2017

Special Effects

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 22017

Special Effects

Spider-Man: Homecoming2017

Special Effects

Middle Man2016Special Effects
Suicide Squad2016Special Effects
Max Steel2016Special Effects
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows2016Design and Models
Alice Through the Looking Glass2016Special Effects
Captain America: Civil War2016Special Effects
X-Men: Apocalypse2016Special Effects
The Jungle Book2016Special Effects
The Revenant2015Special Effects and Animatronics
Terminator Genisys2015Special Effects and Animatronics
Jurassic World2015Special Effects and Animatronics
Avengers: Age Of Ultron2015Special Effects
The Signal2014Special Effects
Godzilla2014Special Effects
Wish I Was Here2014Suit Design and Fabrication
Project Almanac2014Specialty Props
Captain America: The Winter Soldier2014Suit Design and Fabrication
Muppets Most Wanted201480s Robot Design
X-Men: Days of Future Past2014Suit Design and Fabrication, Makeup Effects
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles2014Design and Models
Grudge Match2014Specialty Puppets
RoboCop2014Robocop Suit and Robotic Effects
Pacific Rim2013Pilot Suits and Effects
World War Z2013Character Design and Makeup Effects
Iron Man 32013Prosthetics and Suit Effects
Oblivion2013Specialty Costume Accessories
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 22012Animatronic and Special Make-up Effects
Life of Pi2012Replica and Animatronic Animals
Total Recall2012Sinth Suits, Animatronics and Prosthetics
The Bourne Legacy2012Animatronic Effects
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn (web series)2012Suits and Weapons Design and Fabrication
The Watch2012Animatronic Effects
The Amazing Spider-Man2012Lizard/Lizard Drone Character Designs and Prosthetic Make-Up
Snow White and the Huntsman2012Specialty Costumes
The Avengers2012Iron Man Suit and Practical Effects
The Hunger Games2012Mutation Character Design
John Carter2012Character and Creature Design
7aum Arivu2011Special Effects
The Muppets201180s Robot and Muppet Man Design
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 12011Animatronic and Special Make-Up Effects
Real Steel2011Animatronic Effects
Cowboys & Aliens2011Alien Creature Effects
Thor2011Frost Giant Prosthetics and Suit Effects
I Am Number Four2011Creature Design
Enthiran2010Animatronic Effects and Prosthetic Make-up
Passion Play2010Animatronic Effects
Dinner for Schmucks2010Mechanical Vulture, Animatronic Effects
Iron Man 22010Suit Construction and Animatronics: Iron Man/Whiplash
Alice In Wonderland2010Special Make-Up Effects: Red Queen courtier characters creation and design
Shutter Island2010Visual and Make-Up Effects
Avatar2009Character Design and Specialty Props Manufacturing (as Stan Winston Studio and Legacy Effects)
20122009Animatronic Effects

References

  1. ↑ "Legacy FX Makes Armored Heroes Shine". Variety. May 29, 2013.
  2. ↑ Boucher, Geoff (Oct 6, 2008). "Stan Winston and the tricky business of Legacy". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ↑ "With Legacy Effects (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)". IMDb.
  4. ↑ "Legacy Effects to Return for Terminator Genesis! | Scified.com". Archived from the original on 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  5. ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: JURASSIC WORLD: Building the Apatosaurus - Legacy Effects. YouTube.
  6. ↑ "Iron Man - IMDb". IMDb.
  7. ↑ "Session Timeout - Academy Awards® Database - AMPAS". Archived from the original on 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  8. ↑ "TouchArcade – iPhone and iPad Games".
  9. ↑ "Geek Week: How to Make a Giant Robot Mech - YouTube". YouTube.
  10. ↑ Rollingstone
  11. ↑ "Get An Inside Look at The Stan Winston School's Giant Creature From Comic-Con « Nerdist". www.nerdist.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-30.
  12. ↑ "3-D printing a giant for Comic-Con". 24 July 2014.
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