Piranha NYC[1] /ˈpɪrænhə/ is a motion graphics, design, and VFX house founded in 2009 by Gaspard Giroud and Rob Sabatini in SoHo, New York City. Piranha's[2] clients[3] include Intel, Verizon, Coca-Cola, Nike, Reebok, L'oreal, IBM,[4] Delta Air Lines, Mercedes, Trojan, Lucky, Sony Ericsson, Wired,[5] UPS, KMart, HBO.
 Piranha NYC Logo (2009–present) | |
| Company type | Corporation |
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| Industry |
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| Founded | September 19, 2009 |
| Founder | Gaspard Giroud, Rob Sabatini |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Gaspard Giroud, Rob Sabatini, Thomas Edward Allen, Scott Neuberger |
| Website | piranhanyc.com |
3D World Magazine[6] listed Piranha as one of the ten hottest CG studios of 2012, in part of their visualization[7] of the New World Trade Center,[8] that was featured in several architectural publications. The company was twice nominated for New York Emmy Awards[9] in category of graphics.
Piranha NYC also worked on 3D modelling for the Sex and the City movie.[10] The company partnered with Fluid in 2009 to provide 3D and visual work.[11]
At the beginning of 2012 Piranha participated in the CGarchitect[12] 3D awards competition with their film created for Silverstein Properties. It has been selected as one of the five nominees[13] in the category of Architectural Film/Animation (Commissioned).
The company created the visual accompaniment of Rihanna to play behind Coldplay while performing their single "Princess of China" on 2012 tour.[14]
In September 2012 3D World Magazine named Piranha to Arch-Viz Animation winner in the 2012 CG Awards.
References
edit- ^ www.piranhanyc.com
- ^ CGArchitect on Piranha
- ^ Storyboards Inc.: Piranha NYC
- ^ IBM plants by Piranha NYC
- ^ Wired App launch
- ^ 3D World magazine. 10 CG studios to watch in 2012
- ^ Boxx on Piranha NYC
- ^ ArhcDaily. The New World Trade Center
- ^ 51st ANNUAL NEW YORK EMMY® AWARD NOMINATIONS
- ^ Sex and the City on IMDB
- ^ Piranha NYC is partnering with Fluid
- ^ 3D Awards. CGarchitect
- ^ CGarchitect Architectural 3D Awards 2012. Winners and nominees
- ^ "Rihanna and Coldplay on their tour". Archived from the original on 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-06-24.