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Top 25 Practical effects companies based in the United States

Name: Practical effects companies based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 614 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 614 practical effects companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 10,933 professional contacts across them, including 2,915 with verified work emails. Los Angeles is the largest hub.

This list covers practical effects companies headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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10,933Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest practical effects companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 614 practical effects companies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to practical effects companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Digital Domain	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	1,082 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Digital Domain creates transportive experiences that entertain, inform and inspire.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	Lucasfilm	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	1,072 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1971 be George Lucas, Lucasfilm is one of the world's leading film and entertainment companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	BOT VFX	Partial evidence	Alpharetta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	948 contacts →
	Partial evidence “BOT VFX is the result of a dozen-year struggle to create a vibrant global visual effects company that keeps these forces in balance: Creative Chops, Scale, and a Distinctive…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Sdfx Studios	Indirect evidence	Burbank, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	463 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welcome to SDFX Studios where our global team of world-class creative supervisors, artists, and production staff are constantly at your fingertips.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Crafty Apes	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	412 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Crafty Apes® is a full-service visual effects and post-production company started in Los Angeles, with additional studios in Atlanta, New York/New Jersey, London, Montreal…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Ingenuity Studios	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	373 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 2004, Ingenuity Studios, part of Streamland Media’s visual effects division, is an in-demand, full-service visual effects studio serving discerning feature film…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Harbor Picture Company	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	319 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Harbor is a production and post-production studio built to serve filmmakers, creators, and brands at the highest level.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Method Studios	Indirect evidence	Santa Monica, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	316 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Method Studios is a global content creation studio known for photorealistic product development and seamless VFX.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	The Third Floor INC	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	292 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “THE THIRD FLOOR is a visualization studio dedicated to supporting the production of next-generation The company's artists collaborate with directors, producers and key crew to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Zoic Studios	Indirect evidence	Culver City, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	285 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Visual Evolution" is our mission-to evolve the story, art, and technology of the moving image, and through this evolution, broaden the audience for moving images.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Encore VFX	Partial evidence	Burbank, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	246 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Encore Visual Effects brings creative ideas to fruition, whether crafting superhero-sized spectacles to nuanced VFX.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Incessant Rain Studios	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	185 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Incessant Rain Studios is a state-of-the-art Animation, Games and Visual Effects studio that develops and produces digital animated properties for theatrical, television, home…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Barnstorm VFX	Indirect evidence	Burbank, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	181 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Emmy-nominated studio embodying the pioneering ingenuity, daring creativity, & freewheeling spirit of the first aviators” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Cosa VFX	Partial evidence	Sherman Oaks, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	111 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 2009, CoSA is a full-service dynamic visual effects studio with offices located in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto and Atlanta.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Halon Entertainment	Indirect evidence	Glendale, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	103 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Halon is a creative partner working at the intersection of storytelling and real-time production.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	JAMM	Partial evidence	Culver City, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	93 contacts →
	Partial evidence “JAMM is an independently owned, artist-driven visual effects studio known for delivering exceptional creative.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Tippett Studio	Partial evidence	Berkeley, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	87 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Tippett Studio - a Phantom Media Group Company - is a world-renowned visual effects and animation studio founded by two-time Academy Award winner and Emmy recipient Phil Tippett.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Strictly FX	Indirect evidence	Nashville, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	71 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Artists, designers and engineers - ours work directly with yours to add a safe, exciting layer to your show.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Stargate Studios	Partial evidence	South Pasadena, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	70 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1989 by Sam Nicholson, ASC, cinematographer and visual effects supervisor, Stargate Studios is an international production company providing concept development…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Proof INC	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	65 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Seeing is more than believing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	TAU Films	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	64 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Co-founded by John Hughes, Mandeep Singh, and Walt Jones in 2014, Tau Films is a global creative content and visual effects group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Blacksmith VFX	Partial evidence	New York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	56 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Artist owned, Artist led Blacksmith is a visual effects boutique based in Tribeca, New York City.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Zero VFX	Partial evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	53 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ZERO VFX creates visual effects for feature films and commercials.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Dream Machine FX	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	50 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Dream Machine is a global collective of award-winning visual effects houses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	DAY For Nite	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	48 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Day for Nite is a previsualization company providing previs, postvis, techvis, final vfx and virtual camera services for feature films, games and advertising with Offices in Los…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: practical effects companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names practical effects companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of practical effects companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name practical effects companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Practical effects companies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

26.7%Verified-email coverage

17.8Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

19.4%Largest-city concentration · Los Angeles

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

386

11-50

170

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 614 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among practical effects companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “practical effects companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names practical effects companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among practical effects companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,915 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Practical effects companies by metro

Practical effects companies in Los Angeles119
Practical effects companies in New York58

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names practical effects companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many practical effects companies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 614 practical effects companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Digital Domain, headquartered in Los Angeles, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most practical effects companies?

Los Angeles leads with 119 headquartered companies, followed by New York (58) and Santa Monica (19).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,915 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 614 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.