Cosmic Pictures

What Cosmic Pictures does

Cosmic Pictures is a full-service production and post-production studio founded in 1990 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company provides end-to-end video content creation services spanning concepting, producing, casting, directing, location scouting, and crew booking, paired with comprehensive post-production including color grading, editorial, mastering, VFX coordination, and Digital Cinema Package (DCP) creation. Operations are anchored by a 3,000 sq ft facility featuring a 30-seat 4K digital cinema projection theater with Dolby surround sound on a 40 ft screen and four first-floor post-production bays.

The studio serves a diversified client base across commercial brands (Bank of America, LEGO, Jaybird, Cricut, Sophos, America First Credit Union, RC Willey, Kneaders, Costa Vida, Allegiant Air), television networks and content producers (BYUtv's "Making Good" series, Hallmark, BYU Broadcasting), feature film producers (Angel Studios' "Cabrini," "The Card Counter," "Escape from Germany"), healthcare organizations (Intermountain Health, Centura Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield), government entities (Utah Transit Authority, Utah Department of Transportation), and sports organizations (Utah Jazz, Teton Gravity Research). Work has earned Sports Emmy nominations, a Daytime Emmy nomination, a People's Voice Webby Award, and three Telly Awards.

Cosmic Pictures operates a professional services business model with project-based, quote-driven pricing acquired through direct client engagement, portfolio presentations, and industry relationships. The studio employs between 11 and 50 people and operates primarily across the United States with stated capability to produce content in any domestic or international location. It is privately held with no disclosed parent organization, institutional investors, or funding history in available source materials.

Name

Cosmic Pictures

Legal name

Cosmic Pictures

Website

https://cosmicpictures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cosmic Pictures is a full-service production and post-production studio in Salt Lake City offering commercial, television, and feature film services—including color grading, editorial, and DCP creation—to brands, networks, and independent producers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Video Production and Post-Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (512110)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Post-Production Facilities & Suites (Edit/Color/Sound Stages) (MPADAGAI)

Keywords

• Video production services
• Post-production studio
• Color grading services
• Commercial production
• Film finishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Salt Lake City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Production Services: End-to-end production including producing, directing, casting, location scouting, crew booking, and production management for commercials, television, and documentary content
2. Post-Production Services: Color correction/grading, editing/editorial, dailies and media archiving, mastering/deliverables, Digital Cinema Package (DCP), post-production supervision, and VFX coordination

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cosmic Pictures is a full-service production and post-production studio delivering end-to-end video content creation from concepting through casting, shooting, color grading, and mastering. The studio operates from a 3,000 sq ft facility in Salt Lake City featuring a 30-seat 4K digital cinema projection theater, Dolby surround sound, and four post-production bays. Services span commercial advertising production, television series production, feature film post-production, and Digital Cinema Package (DCP) creation.

Product overview

Cosmic Pictures is a full-service production and post-production studio offering end-to-end video content creation from concepting to final delivery. The core offerings consist of Production Services (producing, casting, directing) and Post-Production Services (color grading, editorial, mastering, VFX). The company operates from a 3000 sq ft facility in Salt Lake City featuring a 4K cinema theater and multiple post-production bays. They specialize in commercial advertising, television series (Making Good), and feature film post-production with notable clients including Bank of America, LEGO, Jaybird, Intermountain Health, and Hallmark Channel.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple Sports Emmy and Daytime Emmy nominations received for produced content
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers28 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered notable, core and minor.

• Angel StudiosnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCosmic collaborated with Angel Studios on 'Cabrini' feature film post-production work, demonstrating capability in major faith-based film productions
• BYU BroadcastingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership with BYU Broadcasting for 'Making Good' television series production, including multiple seasons and special episodes. Also collaborated on Light the World holiday campaign.
• FaktorynotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Faktory agency on Centura Health hospital launch campaign, with Greg Kiefer serving as director and photographer for the project
• R&R PartnersnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerTestimonial client citing long-term relationship and collaboration on Utah Transit Authority brand campaigns including 'Road Therapy' series
• Teton Gravity ResearchnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerTGR's go-to post facility for bringing important content to finish line. Cosmic executes color grades and serves as true partner in project success.
• Spruce ToneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCosmic provided color work for 'Elevated' documentary produced by Spruce Tone and presented by Eddie Bauer

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Teton Gravity Research: Action sports media company and production studio that relies on Cosmic as its post-production finishing facility. Highly comparable as a Salt Lake City-region content production company with overlapping commercial and documentary work.
• Angel Studios: Independent film distribution and production company behind 'Cabrini' and 'Sound of Freedom.' Comparable as a production partner working with Cosmic on feature film post-production, with overlapping faith-based and theatrical content.
• BYUtv: Television network and production entity that has partnered with Cosmic across multiple seasons of 'Making Good.' Comparable as a TV content producer commissioning episodic production and post-production services.
• Park Pictures: Boutique commercial production company representing directors and offering end-to-end commercial production. Comparable as a direct competitor for brand commercial work and director-driven content.
• Anonymous Content: Independent production company producing commercials, features, and television. Comparable in offering full-service production across commercial and long-form entertainment, serving brand and studio clients.
• Tool of North America: Commercial production company and director representation firm. Comparable as a competitor for brand commercial production budgets with a similar boutique production studio model.
• RSA Films: Long-established commercial and film production company. Comparable in offering integrated production and post-production for major brand and entertainment clients.
• Harvest Films: Commercial and branded content production company. Comparable in targeting enterprise brand clients with commercial video production at a similar scale.
• Picture Shop: Post-production house specializing in color grading, editing, and finishing for film and television. Comparable as a direct competitor in feature and episodic post-production finishing services.

Broad incumbents

• Company 3: Major post-production house specializing in color grading and finishing for features and commercials. Comparable as a higher-budget competitor in post-production finishing that Cosmic would compete against on prestige projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cosmicpictures
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC9fT3vsrH9eBllBkshVLs8Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/cosmicpicturesinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cosmic-pictures-inc
• Instagraminstagram.com/cosmic_pictures

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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