Co-development

VFX co-development,
delivered on scope and on budget.

SGZ owns the plan, the production, and the delivery. We scope the work up-front, align on milestones, manage reviews and control scope — so your team gets predictable VFX delivery and stays focused on the game, not on managing vendors.

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Built for
  • Games
  • Publishers
  • Internal VFX
  • Real-time VFX

Our approach

One team.
One budget.
One accountable production partner.

We scope in advance, plan milestones, then approve the quality bar and budget envelope. We manage iteration, reviews, and risk — preventing performance and schedule loss across the delivery.

How we deliver
01

Scope & planning

  • Define deliverables and quality bar
  • Set target quality bar and performance goals
  • Map dependencies and production phases
  • Agree on budget envelope and milestones
02

Production & integration

  • Build and integrate VFX in-engine
  • Structured reviews and approvals
  • Track scope, risk and budget
  • Iterate on look quality and performance
03

Optimization & final delivery

  • Performance validation across targets
  • Cleanup, data management, and docs
  • Final polish for capture and presentation
  • Handoff and support for internal teams
Demo capture
Demo capture
Vertical slice

Package example

Demo package for a vertical slice.

End-to-end VFX support for a publisher demo or milestone slice. Built to impress, optimised for run-time, and scoped to fit your budget.

  • Hero gameplay effects
  • Lookdev test for capture
  • UI / gameplay feedback
  • Polish for capture
  • Optimised for real-time presentation

Production workflow & budget ownership

From first brief, to final delivery.

Budget envelope

Locked

Progress

0%

Stage

01 / 06

01
Brief

Discovery

Align goals, references, and success criteria.

01 — Budget envelope: Locked

02
Budget lock

Budgeting

Scope the work, set the budget envelope, plan phases.

02 — Budget envelope: Locked

03
In progress

Production

Build the asset with ongoing internal scope, burn, and risk.

03 — Budget envelope: Locked

04
Approvals

Review cadence

Structured reviews, clear feedback loops, change control.

04 — Budget envelope: Locked

05
Ready

Integration

Integrate in-engine, validate performance and resolve.

05 — Budget envelope: Locked

06
Delivered

Delivery

Final package: VFX assets, files, and handoff.

06 — Budget envelope: Locked

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Capabilities

Combat VFX

Hero impacts, abilities, weapons and hits.

Environment atmospheres

Volumes, fog, clouds, volcanic ambience.

Gameplay feedback

Hits, power-ups and reads that land in three frames.

Boss moment polish

Hero-moment polish and tent-pole stages.

Capture-ready effects

Polished hits to fit the trailer and capture.

Optimisation & profiling

Performance budgets, LOD strategy.

What you receive

  • Milestone planning & schedule
  • Budget tracking & burn reporting
  • Performance validation & live accounts
  • Optimisation pass & deliverables
  • Final documentation & handoff
  • Source files & organised assets
Engines
UE5 / Unity
Delivery
Milestone-based
Collaboration
Slack / Jira / ShotGrid / Perforce
Turnover
Tracked (GST)
Reporting
Weekly accounts + burn tracking

We own the plan. You get the result.

Embedded into your production,
without the overhead.

We integrate with your tools, pipelines, and rhythm. Every scope is led by a senior, backed by mid-level artists we train and level up in-house — so quality climbs over the engagement instead of plateauing.

  • One accountable partner
  • Predictable delivery
  • Creative freedom, managed too

Let's build a demo that lands.

Senior talent. Real-time craft. Results you can feel.

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