FLASH FILM WORKS was founded in 1993 by visual effects supervisor William Mesa (THE FUGITIVE, ARMY OF DARKNESS). The company was formed to work on Mesa's directorial efforts GALAXIS and DNA and led to taking other Visual effects jobs as well.  

Over the years, Flash Film Works has worked on numerous different films including "COLLATERAL DAMAGE," "HOLES" and "THE ITALIAN JOB."

Through a collaboration with Visual Effect Supervisor Jeffrey Okun, FLASH FILM WORKS handled major effects sequences in several big budget studio films, including  DEEP BLUE SEA, RED PLANET,  THE LAST SAMURAI, BLOOD DIAMOND and "THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL" .

Other films have included   WHITE CHICKS  , "DARK WATER." INTO THE BLUE, ELIZABETHTOWN and GLORY ROAD.

More recent  projects included  the  Andy Davis film, "THE GUARDIAN" starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher,    "DEFIANCE" (a World War II film , also directed by Ed Zwick),  the Warner Brothers film "CLASH OF THE TITANS" and  "DOLPHIN TALE."  

Flash Film Works work on the  HBO mini-series  "THE PACIFIC" won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a mini-series, movie or special and won the Visual Effects Society Awards for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series, Mini-Series, Movie or Special and Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program or Commercial. 

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