Established in 1987, PMP started as an optical effects house, utilizing optical printers and motion control to supply visual effects for a variety of motion picture projects.  When the "digital revolution" occured, PMP converted and never looked back.  We have supplied over 100 films with everything from blue/green screen composites and wire removals to make-up fixes, simple matte shots, miniatures and motion control elements.

Most of what we do is 2D compositing, although we do utilize Maya for some 3D elements.  We also shoot elements on 35mm film or video (HD or NTSC).  Some of the services we typically supply are:

• 2D compositing
• Wire Removal
• Crowd Replication
• Digital Restoration
• Speed changes
• Rotoscoping
• Motion Control
• Stage shoots
• On Set Supervision

We use primarily Intel based workstations, although there are still quite a few SGI machines in use.  We use software from Discreet, Alias/Wavefront, The Foundry and Adobe along with custom in-house software written for specific needs.

Perpetual Motion Pictures occupies a 7500 square foot facility in Valencia, California.  There are 4 compositing suites, a small renderfarm and over 4 Tbytes of storage.  We have a small shooting stage on-site for jobs requiring specific photography.  We have a 35mm Mitchell Fries camera as well as HD and NTSC video cameras.  Also available is a variety of motion control equipment, lighting and grip and a small machine shop.

PMP is 30 minutes from Hollywood and Burbank, 45 minutes (depending on traffic) from Santa Monica.