What Lost Planet does

Lost Planet is a privately held, boutique post-production company founded in 1988 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California, operating with 101–250 employees. The firm provides video editing, visual effects (VFX), graphics (GFX), color grading, and finishing services to clients in commercial advertising, feature film, prestige television, streaming, sports media, and music content. It operates through two service brands: the core Lost Planet editorial house and Black Hole, an integrated boutique post house offering GFX, VFX, finishing, and color services.

The company serves enterprise clients across two primary segments: advertising agencies and brands (AT&T, Nike, Apple, American Express, Adidas, Pinterest, Cadillac, Budweiser, Gatorade, Airbnb, Dior, Google, Jeep) and film studios and streaming platforms (Netflix, HBO, Apple TV+, A24, Paramount Pictures, New Line Cinema, Studio Canal). Its editor roster has worked on award-recognized and commercially prominent projects including *shots Award winner AT&T 'Connect to Change,' AICP Award winner Rag & Bone 'Times Change,' Netflix's May December and Don't Worry Darling, HBO's True Detective and Winning Time, and Apple TV+'s Masters of the Air. Notable director collaborations include Steven Klein, Spike Lee, Todd Haynes, Darren Aronofsky, and Gus Van Sant.

Lost Planet generates revenue through project-based professional services, with work commissioned directly by agencies, studios, and brands. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, varying by project scope, complexity, and timeline. The company acquires projects through direct enterprise relationships and industry reputation rather than intermediaries, supported by a digital presence across Instagram, Facebook, X, and a portfolio-driven website. No funding rounds, M&A activity, ownership disclosures, or AI/ML capability investments are documented in the available data.

Name

Lost Planet

Legal name

Lost Planet

Website

https://lostplanet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Monica

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Post-Production Services: Project-based professional services revenue for editing, VFX, color grading, and finishing work on film, television, and advertising projects. Work is commissioned by agencies, studios, and brands on a per-project basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Lost Planet is a boutique post-production company providing video editing, visual effects, color grading, and finishing services for commercials, feature films, television series, music videos, and branded content. Its Black Hole division delivers integrated GFX + VFX + Finishing + Color services, drawing on diverse artistic backgrounds to produce award-winning creative work for agencies, studios, and brands.

Product overview

Lost Planet is a post-production company offering video editing and visual effects services. Their core offering includes two service brands: Lost Planet (editing and VFX post-production) and Black Hole (a boutique post house specializing in GFX, VFX, finishing, and color grading). The company serves clients across commercials, music videos, films, and branded content projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Black Hole: Black Hole is a boutique post house offering GFX + VFX + Finishing + Color. We put our client's needs above all else for each project, drawing on our diverse abilities and artistic backgrounds to help you produce one-of-a-kind creative.

Products and services

• Lost Planet Editorial & VFX Core post-production offering providing video editing, VFX, color grading, and finishing services for commercials, music videos, feature films, series, and branded content. The service is delivered by a roster of editors (e.g., Hank Corwin, Saar Klein, Jay Rabinowitz, Federico Brusilovsky, Kenny Shimm, Bruce Herrman, Jo Lewandowska, Jessica Hernandez, Rachel Simmer) for enterprise clients across advertising and entertainment.
• Black Hole (GFX + VFX + Finishing + Color) Boutique post house division offering integrated GFX (graphics), VFX (visual effects), Finishing, and Color services for client projects. Operates within Lost Planet to provide end-to-end finishing workflows for advertising and entertainment clients.

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Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cut+Run: Boutique editorial house with offices in LA, NYC, London, and Sydney serving advertising and branded content. Closely comparable on boutique positioning, commercial client roster, and editor-talent-driven model.
• Union Editorial: Editorial boutique serving commercials, branded content, and entertainment projects. Comparable to Lost Planet on boutique positioning, talent roster, and advertiser-led client base.
• Whitehouse Post: Editorial boutique serving advertising, feature, and branded content. Comparable on talent-led differentiation and dual exposure to commercial and long-form editing engagements.
• Rock Paper Scissors: Editorial and post-production company serving films, television, and commercials. Comparable to Lost Planet across both commercial and long-form editing work, with similar talent-driven differentiator.
• Cosmo Street: Editorial and post-production house serving film, television, and advertising clients. Comparable to Lost Planet on boutique-to-mid scale, talent roster, and cross-vertical (commercial + long-form) service mix.
• PS260: New York-based boutique editorial house serving advertising agencies, brands, and streaming/feature content. Directly comparable to Lost Planet on talent-led editorial business model and A-list commercial client mix.
• Spot Welders: LA-based boutique post-production house for editorial, VFX, color, and finishing across commercials and feature content. Comparable on integrated post-service model analogous to Lost Planet's Black Hole sub-brand.
• Therapy Studios: Boutique editorial and post-production company serving advertising and entertainment clients. Directly comparable to Lost Planet on talent-led editorial model and agency/brand client base.
• Final Cut: LA-based boutique post-production and editorial company serving feature films and advertising. Directly comparable on boutique scale, prestige project mix, and editor-talent model.
• Mackcut: NYC-based boutique editorial company specialized in advertising work for agencies and brands. Closely comparable to Lost Planet on boutique editorial service offering and advertiser client profile.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lostplanetpost
• Facebookfacebook.com/LostPlanetEditorial
• Instagraminstagram.com/lostplanetpost

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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