Alkemy X
| ISIN | 🆔 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Production company |
| Founded 📆 | April 1981 |
| Founder 👔 | Dave West, Craig Needleman and Jay Hartigan |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , Philadelphia |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Justin Wineburgh (President and CEO)[1] |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | www.alkemy-x.com |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Alkemy X is an American media production headquartered in Philadelphia. The company provides creative production services for long-form unscripted television and digital media as well as VFX production services for feature films and commercials.[2]
Overview[edit]
Alkemy X was originally incorporated as Shooters, Inc. in April 1981 by Dave West, Craig Needleman and Jay Hartigan. In 1986, they opened their first office in New Jersey and in 2001, they moved the headquarters to Philadelphia[3][2] In 2006, the company formed Shooters TV for content production and also expanded to form its visual effects division called DIVE.[4] It opened Shooters NYC, a production and visual effect studio, in New York City in 2011.[5]
In 2014, Shooters, Inc. rebranded as Alkemy X, merging all the divisions into one company.[6][7] In February 2016, Justin Wineburgh joined the company as its CEO[2] and opened a studio in Los Angeles in 2018.[8] As of November 2021, Alkemy X has studios in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Amsterdam, Singapore and Toronto.[9] In February 2022, the company produced a commercial for Headspace with John Legend.[10]
Filmography[edit]
Television[edit]
- High Maintenance (2012)[8]
- Do No Harm (2013)[11]
- The Leftovers (2014)[4]
- Mr. Robot (2015)[11]
- Fear the Walking Dead (2015)[12]
- Blindspot (2015)[8]
- Unique Rides (2016)[13]
- Time After Time (2017)[11]
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)[11]
- Restaurant: Impossible (2019)[14]
- Dragnificent! (2020)[citation needed]
- Power Book II: Ghost (2020)[12]
- The Wilds (2020)[12]
Film[edit]
- The Road (2009)[15]
- The Art of the Steal (2009)[15]
- The Last Airbender (2010)[15]
- Fair Game (2010)[15]
- Split (2016)[8]
Recognition[edit]
Alkemy X has been featured on INC 5000 list of the fastest growing companies in the US six times since 2008 and is the recipient of Creative Economy Award by the Arts and Business Council in Philadelphia.[3] Their work for the docuseries Sincerely Patience was nominated for a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award in 2020.[16]
References[edit]
- ↑ Dukart, Lisa (December 9, 2021). "Most Admired CEOs 2021: Justin Wineburgh, Alkemy X". www.bizjournals.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Blumenthal, Jeff (January 27, 2016). "Local lawyer becomes CEO of entertainment company". Philadelphia Business Journal.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Staff (January 1, 2015). "Philly Ad News January-February 2015 Page 7". Philly Ad News. p. 7.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Staff (July 7, 2014). "Dive handling VFX for HBO's 'The Leftovers'". Post Magazine.
- ↑ Hand, Randall (4 January 2011). "Shooters, Inc Launches ShootersNYC with Jeff Beckerman". VizWorld.
- ↑ "ShootersINC Rebrands As Alkemy X". SHOOT online. November 6, 2014.
- ↑ "ShootersINC Rebrands as Alkemy X". Little Black Book.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Frazer, Bryant (24 April 2018). "Mark Miller to Head VFX Operations, Including New L.A. Facility, for Alkemy X". Studio Daily.
- ↑ Staff (November 24, 2021). "Alkemy X Spoofs its 'Cutting Edge' 80's Work to Celebrate 40th Anniversary". Animation World Network.
- ↑ Kyle, O'Brien (February 10, 2022). "John Legend Says You Can Sleep With Him in Headspace Campaign". Adweek.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Altman, Randy (14 March 2019). "Alkemy X: A VFX guide to pilot season". Post Perspective.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Ramos, Dino-Ray (23 March 2020). "VES Encourages VFX Houses To Work From Home As They Work Through Challenges During Hollywood's Coronavirus Shutdown". Deadline.
- ↑ Nordyke, Kimberly (9 May 2016). "Celebrity Car Series 'Unique Rides' Renewed by Discovery-Owned Velocity (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Hilaro, Kenneth (October 16, 2018). "Turning point: Phila.-based Alkemy X to premiere 1st original TV series under new ownership". Philadelphia Business Journal.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 DeMott, Rick (July 12, 2010). "DIVE Shines Light on The Last Airbender". Animation World Network.
- ↑ Kelley, Jordan (17 September 2020). "Q&A: How Eagles Entertainment & Alkemy X Earned an Emmy Nom for Their Emotional Docuseries". brandstorytelling.tv.
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