If you’ve seen Black Swan, it’s likely that the beautiful but agonizing dénouement, when Natalie Portman’s Nina transforms into the title winged creature, is indelibly etched into your mind’s eye. Visual effects studio LOOK Effects created over 200 shots for this multiple Academy Award-nominated movie, including the unforgettable visual imagery in the final scene when Nina spins off into madness.

LOOK Effects (LOOK) is a long-time NVIDIA customer, with 30 artists from its New York and Los Angeles studios working on Quadro professional graphics processing unit (GPU)-equipped workstations. On Black Swan, Quadro solutions played a key role in the creation of Portman’s transformational scene, enabling director Darren Aronofsky to work closely with lead 3D artist Shawn Lipowski and quickly iterate shots for review. The breathtaking sequence also clinched a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Special Visual Effects award nomination for LOOK.

California, Artist owned-and-operated bi-coastal effects boutique Brickyard VFX recently completed work on their third consecutive Titleist campaign via Arnold Worldwide. The "Leadership 2011" campaign includes nine spots, which are all currently airing to coincide with the PGA and LPGA tours. Brickyard provided visual effects, finishing and beauty work for the campaign directed by Greg Kohs of @radical.media.

"Stats" showcases the technical side of golf through graphical representations of real-time golf game data, including drive accuracy, sand saves, ball strikes, approach accuracy, greens in regulation and proximity to hole. Brickyard collaborated with Arnold from the very beginning, and the team was heavily involved in the design and look development process.