Creature Rigging for VFX

At Black Swan Effect, we understand the unique challenges faced by animation studios, whether it's creating feature films, TV series, or commercials. Our team specializes in delivering top-tier rigs and models that streamline your production pipeline and elevate your creative output.

Addressing Your Pain Points


  • Technical Challenges

    VFX projects often involve intricate and technically demanding rigs. Our advanced rigging solutions are designed to handle complex deformations, layered dynamics, and realistic movements, ensuring your effects look believable and polished.

  • Consistent Quality

    Inconsistent rigging quality can lead to significant production delays and increased costs. Our rigorous Quality Control tools and processes guarantee that every rig meets industry standards, minimizing the risk of errors and rework.

  • Flexibility and Scalability

    VFX demands can fluctuate rapidly. Our scalable pipeline allows us to adapt to your project's needs, whether you're ramping up for a blockbuster film or scaling down for a smaller project.

Our Services


Creatures

Designing advanced rigs for a diverse range of creatures, including mythical beasts, realistic animals, aliens, and fantastical monsters. Our expertise ensures that these rigs handle complex and realistic deformations delivering lifelike and believable animations.

Digi Doubles

Crafting digital doubles that are virtually indistinguishable from their real-life counterparts. Our tools and techniques enable us to design digital doubles that perform complex movements and stunts, providing seamless integration with live-action footage.

FACS-Based Facial Rigging

Utilizing the Facial Action Coding System (FACS), we develop highly detailed and expressive facial rigs. This approach allows for nuanced and realistic facial animations, essential for close-up shots and character-driven storytelling.

Mechanical Rigging

Whether you need robots, vehicles, machinery, or intricate devices, we develop precise and robust rigs that ensure accurate control and realistic movement.

Previs / Techvis / Postvis

Our rigging expertise supports all phases of visual production:

  • For Previs, we develop flexible rigs for rapid scene prototyping
  • In Techvis, we create precise technical rigs to ensure feasibility and safety.
  • For Postvis, we provide detailed rigs for integrating final VFX into live-action plates. These comprehensive rigging solutions ensure a smooth production pipeline from start to finish.

We do the rigging, so you don't have to!

We, at Black Swan Effect, are a rigging powerhouse, dedicated to deliver production-proven top-tier rigs at an exceptional value that push creative boundaries!