Bent Image Lab

BENT IMAGE LAB (or BENT) is a production company and animation studio specializing in story development, television, commercials, visual effects, music videos, short films, experimental techniques and tech development in augmented reality (AR). Located in Portland, Oregon, the company was founded in 2002 by partners David Daniels, Ray Di Carlo, and Chel White.[1]

Beginning in 2010, the studio began the production and development of television projects, including half hour animated holiday specials for the Hallmark Channel[2] and animated segments for Portlandia.[3] The company is also known for its visual effects work in motion pictures and television, as seen in Gus Van Sant's Paranoid Park, Restless and Milk, in Todd Haynes' I'm Not There, as well as NBC's Grimm (TV Series).[4] Since 2014, the studio has been developing augmented reality (AR) technology[5][6] and plans to launch their convergent computer vision library in fall of 2019.

  1. ^ Baisley, Sarah (8 May 2003). "Three Artists Get Bent". Animation World Network. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  2. ^ Turnquist, Kristi (24 November 2011). "'Jingle All the Way' Hallmark special comes from Portland's Bent Image Lab". The Oregonian/Oregon Live. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  3. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (8 March 2012). "'Portlandia' Gets Bent with 'Zero Rats'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Bent Image Lab Creates VFX for NBC's 'Grimm'". Animation World Network.
  5. ^ "youAR Unveils Secret Augmented Reality Tech Demo". Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Post Magazine - Bent Image Lab reveals new AR technology". www.postmagazine.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.