Tau Films
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Visual effects, Computer animation |
| Predecessor | Rhythm & Hues |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founders | John Hughes, Mandeep Singh, and Walt Jones |
| Headquarters | United States, Malaysia, India, China, Canada.[1] |
| Services | Visual effects, Computer animation |
| Website | taufilms.com |
Tau Films is an American visual effects and animation company with locations in the United States, Malaysia, India, China, and Canada.
History
[edit]Tau Films was founded in 2014 by John Hughes,[2] Mandeep Singh,[3] and Walt Jones.[1][4] In 2015, it was nominated for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project at the 13th Visual Effects Society Awards for its work on the amusement park special venue-ride film The Lost Temple (Movie Park Germany).[5][6] It has since produced other special venue-ride films such as The Forbidden Caves (Bobbejaanland)[7] and Racing Legends at Ferrari Land (PortAventura World:Ferrari Land).[8] It also created Delusion: Lies Within (virtual reality episodic storytelling).[9] Tau has worked on films such as Evil Nature (2018),[10] Baahubali: The Beginning (2015),[11][12][13][14][15] 2.0 (2018),[16][17] Crazy Alien (2019),[18][19] the 2019 Nicolas Cage film Primal,[20][21] Simon West's Skyfire (2019),[22] and Li Weiran's The Yinyang Master (2021).[23][24]
Filmography
[edit]- 2021
- The Battle at Lake Changjin (release date September 30, 2021)
- The Yinyang Master[23][24]
- 2019
- 2018
- 2.0
- Delusion: Lies Within
- Evil Nature
- 2017
- WildAid: Jackie Chan & Pangolins (Kung Fu Pangolin)[25]
- Racing Legends at Ferrari Land (PortAventura World:Ferrari Land)
- 2015
- Baahubali: The Beginning
- Everest
- Hogwarts Express - London (Warner Bros. Studio Tour London- Platform 9¾)
- The Forbidden Caves (Bobbejaanland)
- 2014
Awards and nominations
[edit]- 2015: Nominated - Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project, 13th Visual Effects Society Awards. The Lost Temple (Movie Park Germany)[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Welcome to Tau Films". Tau Films Official Website. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ^ "John Hughes". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ "Mandeep Singh". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ "Walt Jones". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ Palicki, Martin (2014-08-27). "Deep inside the Lost Temple: Movie Park Germany delivers media-based thrills". InPark Magazine. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ a b "13TH ANNUAL VES AWARDS". Visual Effects Society. 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ Kleiman, Joe (2015-08-28). "Three Holovis Projects: The Forbidden Caves". InPark Magazine. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ Kleiman, Joe (2017-04-21). "Mousetrappe Announces New Port Aventura Ferrari Land Attractions and New Staff". InPark Magazine. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
- ^ "From Stage To VR : Enter 'Delusion: Lies Within'". Samsung Electronics. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
- ^ Moore, Debi (2015-04-27). "Explore the Evil Nature of this Proof of Concept Trailer". Dread Central. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
- ^ Cain, Rob (2015-07-19). "Bollywood Frets As 'Baahubali' Sets New Box Office Records". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ^ Bhushan, Nyay (2015-07-15). "'Baahubali': 5 Things to Know About India's Record-Breaking Blockbuster". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (2015-05-08). "India Saga 'Baahubali' Targets the World With Ramoji Film City". Variety. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ^ "Watch: How Malaysia's Tau Films created Baahubali's bull scene". Hindustan Times. 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ^ "Hollywood quality on limited budget will be achievement: SS Rajamouli". The Indian Express. 2015-06-07. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ^ Shyam, Kumar (2018-03-07). "VFX expert from Hollywood calls Rajnikanth's 2.0 'most challenging' project". The National. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ^ Sundar, Priyanka (2018-03-07). "The making of 2.0 VFX featurette: See the hard work put into Rajinikanth-Akshay Kumar's film". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ^ "AU2019: Making of "Crazy Alien"". Autodesk India. 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ^ "Asia's Largest Event in Gaming, Animation, Visual Effects inaugurated". Nat24. 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (2019-11-26). "Killer CG Creatures Stalk Nic Cage in 'Primal' with Help from Ziva VFX". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- ^ Garcia, Eric (2019-11-11). "Interview: PRIMAL Director Nick Powell On His Old-School Action-Adventure Thriller". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ^ Davis, Rebecca (2019-05-14). "Cannes: 'Skyfire,' China's First Big-Budget Disaster Movie, Shopped by Meridian Ent. (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
- ^ a b McMahon, Chris (2021-04-29). "Remote production on The Yin Yang Master with Tau Films". ftrack.com. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ a b "The Yingyang Master (2021)". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ "Jackie Chan fights for pangolins". China Daily. 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
