Rainmaker Digital Effects

Rainmaker Digital Effects
Industry	Visual Effects Industry
Founded	1993
Founder	Gavin Blair; Ian Pearson; Phil Mitchell; ;
Defunct	November 29, 2007; 13 years ago
Fate	• visual effects and post production divisions sold to Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; • animation division (Rainmaker Entertainment) is now a subsidiary of Wow Unlimited Media, as a result of a merger with Frederator Networks and Ezrin Hirsh Entertainment (EHE).;
Successors	Rainmaker Entertainment; Method Studios
Headquarters	Vancouver, Canada
Parent	Rainmaker Income Fund (1993-2007); Deluxe Entertainment Services Group (2007-present)

Rainmaker, headquartered in Vancouver, Canada with an office in Los Angeles, California, was a visual effects and post-production company specializing in feature film, television, commercials, and games.

History[]

Vancouver-based post-production firm Rainmaker Income Fund (the parent company of Rainmaker Digital Effects) announced that it would acquire a 62% stake in Mainframe Entertainment from IDT Corporation on July 20, 2006 for $13.8 million.^[1]^[2] The next month Rainmaker announced it would acquire the remaining 38% of Mainframe.^[3] On January 30, 2007 Mainframe was renamed to Rainmaker Animation.^[4] 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 Rainmaker Animation's name would be changed to Rainmaker Entertainment. On November 29, 2007, Rainmaker Income Fund announced the sale of Rainmaker Visual Effects and Rainmaker Post to Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, leaving only the animation business.

Divisions[]

The company has 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.
Rainmaker Visual Effects (now Method Studios Vancouver) provides CG 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 HD.

Film and television credits[]

Rainmaker has created special effects scenes for films such as I, Robot, Armageddon, and The DaVinci Code, as well as television series such as Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis and Smallville.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ "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. July 20, 2006. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
^ Beiks, Ilona (August 7, 2006). "Rainmaker looks to rule CG with Mainframe pickup". Playback. Brunico Communications. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
^ "Rainmaker and Mainframe Enter Into Agreement for Rainmaker to Acquire Balance of Mainframe Shares" (Press release). Vancouver: Rainmaker Income Fund. August 30, 2006. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
^ "Rainmaker Announces New Animation Division" (Press release). Vancouver: Rainmaker Entertainment. January 30, 2007. Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2018.

External links[]

Official website (for the animation department)
Method Studios (formerly Rainmaker Visual Effects) Official Website
Encore (formerly Rainmaker Post) official website
Rainmaker Animation & Visual Effects at IMDb
Rainmaker Entertainment Group (REG) at IMDb
Rainmaker at IMDb

[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. July 20, 2006. Retrieved April 22, 2018.

[2] Beiks, Ilona (August 7, 2006). "Rainmaker looks to rule CG with Mainframe pickup". Playback. Brunico Communications. Retrieved April 23, 2018.

[3] "Rainmaker and Mainframe Enter Into Agreement for Rainmaker to Acquire Balance of Mainframe Shares" (Press release). Vancouver: Rainmaker Income Fund. August 30, 2006. Retrieved April 23, 2018.

[4] "Rainmaker Announces New Animation Division" (Press release). Vancouver: Rainmaker Entertainment. January 30, 2007. Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2018.

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