Eyeline (formerly Scanline VFX) is a Canadian multinational visual effects, computer animation and on-set virtual production company founded in 1989 in Munich by Thomas Zauner, Peter Claridge, and Stefanie Stalf, later being led by VFX supervisor Stephan Trojansky beginning in the mid 2000's. The company has eight locations across six countries, including Munich, Stuttgart, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Montreal, London, Seoul and Hyderabad.
Eyeline has worked on hundreds of films, across many franchises including the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) such as Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), Black Widow, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Eternals (all 2021) along with DC Comics based projects such as Zack Snyder's Justice League, The Suicide Squad (both 2021) and The Batman (2022). They have also worked on Terminator: Dark Fate, Gemini Man (both 2019), Godzilla vs. Kong, Free Guy and Don't Look Up (all 2021).
During its tenure under Stephan Trojansky, Scanline built a name for itself for its frequent work on projects that involved complex simulation-based visual effects work, utilizing its own proprietary computational fluid simulation software known as Flowline. Notable examples include water-based creatures in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), tsunamis in 2012 (2009) and Hereafter (2010). large-scale destruction in Battleship (2012) and San Andreas (2015), and massive fireballs in Game of Thrones - The Bells (2019).
Scanline worked on a number of projects directed by Zack Snyder, including as the lead visual effects and animation vendor for Justice League (before and after Joss Whedon stepped in to complete production). Scanline later had the chance to complete unfinished sequences as part of HBO Max's Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), again as the lead vendor.
Scanline also worked on multiple television shows including Game of Thrones season four (2014) and season eight (2019), for which it won an Emmy for Best Special Visual Effects, Shadow and Bone (2021–2023), Foundation (2021–present), Cowboy Bebop (2021) and Stranger Things season four (2022).
In November 2021, Netflix announced that it would acquire Scanline with plans for it to operate as a standalone business working with a variety of clients. The acquisition closed in the first quarter of 2022. Netflix integrated Scanline into Eyeline Studios, hiring computer graphics and imaging pioneer Paul Debevec as Chief Research Officer.
In October 2025, Netflix merged Scanline VFX with Eyeline Studios to form "Eyeline", complete with new and unified branding.
Accolades Scanline is responsible for the development of its proprietary fluid effects software, Flowline. Scanline was the sole developer of Flowline and in 2008, was the recipient of a Scientific and Technical Achievement Academy Award for the software.
In 2010, Scanline was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for its work on Clint Eastwood's Hereafter, for which it was the sole visual effects vendor.
Scanline received a BAFTA nomination for Best Special Visual Effects in 2010 for its work on Iron Man 3 as well as a second Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects in 2014, for Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
In 2010, Scanline won its first Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture for Hereafter. Scanline has two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Special Visual Effects to its credit for its work on Season Four and Season Eight of Game of Thrones as well as an HPA Award for Outstanding Visual Effects and a Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Created Environment for episode The Iron Throne.
+ Film and television awardsYearProjectAwardForResult2014Captain America: The Winter SoldierVES AwardOutstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture2019Game of Thrones - The BellsEmmy AwardSpecial Visual EffectsHPA AwardOutstanding Visual Effects - Episodic 2020Game of Thrones - The Iron ThroneVES AwardOutstanding Created Environment
Filmography 2000s Year Films Directors Studio(s) and Distributor(s)2006300Zack SnyderLegendary Pictures Warner Bros. PicturesPoseidonWolfgang PetersenWarner Bros. Pictures2007The InvasionOliver HirschbiegelVillage Roadshow Pictures Vertigo Entertainment Warner Bros. Pictures2008Iron ManJon FavreauMarvel Studios Paramount PicturesThe Chronicles of Narnia: Prince CaspianAndrew AdamsonWalt Disney Pictures Walden Media Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures2009Vicky the VikingMichael HerbigConstantin Film2012Roland EmmerichColumbia Pictures Sony Pictures Releasing
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AbramsBad Robot Amblin Entertainment Paramount PicturesVicky and the Treasure of the GodsChristian DitterConstantin FilmHotel LuxLeander HaußmannBavaria FilmImmortalsTarsem SinghRelativity Media Universal PicturesOliver DieckmannBavaria Film2012BattleshipPeter BergHasbro Studios Universal PicturesLooperRian JohnsonTriStar Pictures FilmDistrict Endgame Entertainment DMG Entertainment Ram Bergman ProductionsThe AvengersJoss WhedonMarvel Studios Walt Disney Studios Motion PicturesThe Amazing Spider-ManMarc WebbColumbia Pictures Marvel Entertainment Sony Pictures ReleasingJourney 2: The Mysterious IslandBrad PeytonNew Line Cinema Walden Media Contrafilm Warner Bros. PicturesThe ApparitionTodd LincolnDark Castle Entertainment Studio Babelsberg Warner Bros. Pictures (US) StudioCanal (Germany)Cloud AtlasLana Wachowski Lilly Wachowski Tom TykwerCloud Atlas Productions X Filme Creative Pool Anarchos Productions Warner Bros. 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