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Visual Effects for film, television, and games
A legacy of high-end CG work and look development
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Trusted leadership with a scalable global pipeline
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ABOUT
Checkpoint VFX is a boutique visual effects studio specializing in episodic storytelling, director-driven projects, and cinematic narrative work across film, television, and games. We are built around strong creative supervision and a deep respect for story.
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Our work comes from a legacy of delivering high-end CG at scale, with proven experience in high-volume shot production and full-service project management. That foundation allows us to balance creative focus with production reliability on projects of any size.​​
CORE CAPABILITES
Creative Direction & Full Service Management
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High-Volume Shot Production
100 % cloud pipeline
rapid team scalability
integrated cloud render pipeline​
We operate on a secure, industry-standard, cloud-based pipeline designed to scale quickly and efficiently. This enables us to expand teams as needed while maintaining quality, continuity, and clear communication throughout production.
FEATURED PROJECTS
TEAM
ANDRAS KAVALECZ
CEO & CG Supervisor
Andras is a veteran CG Supervisor and digital artist with more than 30 years in the industry.
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As the CEO and Founder of Checkpoint VFX based in Burlingame, California, he has overseen work on projects including MARS, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Stranger Things, and the feature film TAKEOVER. He guides the studio’s CG direction and high-end production workflows across gaming, feature films, and episodic.​
KINO SCIALABBA
Creative Director
Kino is a multi-award-winning veteran Art Director & Concept Artist whose creature and environment work has appeared in major films and games, including Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Transformers: Beast Wars, The Walking Dead, Loki, and Foundation.
With a background spanning design, history, and the sciences, he brings an innovative, multidisciplinary approach to visual storytelling in his work across all platforms.
MARK A.J. NAZAL
Executive Producer & VFX Supervisor
Mark is a multi-nominated Emmy® Award-winning visual effects artist and supervisor known for his artistic, supervisory, and producing contributions on major series for Netflix, HBO, Paramount+, and more.
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He is the Founder of SurrealArts Group and a Global Executive Producer / Supervisor currently representing Ionart Studios, FABLEfx, and Checkpoint VFX where he oversees business development and international collaborations across film, TV, and interactive media.
PRODUCTION PARTNERS
As part of our partnership with SurrealArts Group, CheckpointVFX gains access to an extended creative network that brings together Ionart Studios and FABLEFX under a unified collaborative framework.​​​​​​
​​​​​This relationship allows us to support projects across episodic series, feature films, commercials, and gaming cinematics by pairing Checkpoint’s experienced local team with SurrealArts Group’s global network of boutique studios and award-winning talent. The result is world-class visual effects delivered efficiently and competitively across multiple rebate and incentive zones worldwide.
FEATURED PROJECTS
AT A GLANCE
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2 hero space ships
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2 billion polygons
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116 8k-textures
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Greeble-mania
“USS Callister” is the opening episode of Black Mirror Season 4, written by Charlie Brooker and William Bridges, and directed by Toby Haynes. The episode premiered on Netflix.
Checkpoint VFX modeled and textured the USS Callister and Valdeck spacecraft, built to support 4K close-up cinematic shots.
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1,689 VFX Shots
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138,050 rendered CG frames
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64 unique sets
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12 customized cars
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Color and sound extravaganza
AT A GLANCE
Takeover is an upcoming high-octane action-thriller film from director Greg Jonkajtys produced by Trioscope Studios and Quality Films, starring Quavo and Billy Zane, set in Atlanta's street racing scene.
The movie utilizes Trioscope's proprietary "See" technology, which blends live-action with CGI from Checkpoint VFX.
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AT A GLANCE
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22 vehicles
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4k textures
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Red like a lobster!
Combining documentary insight with cinematic storytelling, National Geographic’s MARS explores the challenges and possibilities of humanity’s first manned mission to Mars.
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Checkpoint VFX delivered extensive 3D asset modeling and texturing across Seasons 1 and 2, contributing to the show’s grounded, near-future world.
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