Solid Green

What Solid Green does

Solid Green Inc. is a Calgary-based post-production facility specializing in visual effects (VFX), motion graphics, and animation for film, television, and advertising clients. The studio's core services include pre-visualization, on-set supervision, compositing, set extension, 3D models and inserts, digital matte painting, digital clean-up and repair, opening titles, show packages, and 2D and 3D animation. Technically, the work combines traditional compositing and 3D animation pipelines rather than proprietary software platforms; the company's "technology" is essentially its creative team's capability stack rather than a licensable product.

The company operates a business-to-business professional services model, partnering with production companies, post-production houses, and advertising agencies on a project-based engagement basis. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and quotes are provided per project scope. Customer segments are horizontal: production companies and post-production houses (primary) and advertising agencies (primary), with end-clients spanning entertainment, automotive, energy, agriculture, telecommunications, banking, retail, and cultural institutions. Notable named clients include Netflix, AMC, Meta, Toyota, General Motors, Bayer Crop Science, Enmax, Shaw Communications, ATB, and Alberta Ballet.

The firm's go-to-market is lean: a direct-engagement/B2B sales motion supported by a portfolio-style website and APPA (Alberta Post Production Association) membership. With 1-10 employees, a single Calgary office, no disclosed funding, no parent company, and no AI-related capabilities stated, Solid Green is a small, founder-/team-owned creative services studio. Its main defensibility is the talent and the demonstrable portfolio of work for high-profile brands, which functions as credentialing rather than a structural moat.

Name

Solid Green

Legal name

Solid Green Inc.

Website

https://solidgreen.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Solid Green Inc. is a Calgary-based post-production studio providing VFX, motion graphics, and animation services to production companies, post-production houses, and advertising agencies across film, TV, and commercial sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Post-Production Visual Effects Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Real-Time Compositing, Keying & On-Set Playback (MPAHADAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

CG Asset Creation (Modeling, Texturing, Lookdev, Rigging) (MPAHABAE)

Keywords

• Visual effects services
• Motion graphics production
• Post-production facility
• Animation services
• Compositing and 3D animation

Headquarters

HQ city

Calgary

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Visual Effects and Motion Graphics Production: Project-based creative services for film, TV, and advertising clients. Produces custom VFX and motion graphics solutions tailored to client briefs and budgets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Solid Green is a post-production facility that produces visual effects and motion graphics solutions for film, television, and advertising clients. Its services span the full VFX pipeline (pre-visualization, on-set supervision, compositing, set extension, 3D models and inserts, digital matte painting, digital clean up and repair) along with motion graphics work such as opening titles, show packages, and 2D and 3D animation.

Product overview

Solid Green is a post-production facility providing two primary service lines: Visual Effects and Motion Graphics. Visual Effects encompasses compositing, set extension, digital matte painting, 3D modeling, and on-set supervision. Motion Graphics covers opening titles, show packages, and 2D/3D animation. The company operates as a creative services provider rather than a software product company, delivering bespoke VFX and animation solutions to production companies, post-production houses, and advertising agencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Visual Effects Full-service visual effects including pre-visualization, on-set supervision, compositing, set extension, 3D models and inserts, digital matte painting, and digital clean up and repair, delivered to film, TV, and advertising clients.
• Motion Graphics Motion graphics services including opening titles, show packages, and 2D and 3D animation for broadcast, advertising, and digital media clients.

Named customers17 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• APPA (Alberta Post Production Association)minorOthersProfessional industry association membership for Alberta post production professionals. Provides networking, industry representation, and professional development opportunities for member companies.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Spin VFX: Toronto-based Canadian VFX and post-production studio serving film, television, and advertising. Directly comparable to Solid Green as a similarly-sized Canadian VFX service provider with overlapping client profiles in episodic TV and commercial work.
• Mainframe Studios: Vancouver-based animation and VFX studio with long history in CG animation for feature and episodic series. Comparable to Solid Green's animation and VFX services, with similar Canadian market focus and entertainment-industry clients.
• Atomic VFX: Calgary-based VFX and post-production studio serving film, TV, and advertising. Highly directly comparable to Solid Green given the same Calgary home market and similar VFX-on-film-and-commercial service offering.
• The Embassy: Vancouver-based VFX and post-production studio serving film, TV, and advertising. Directly comparable to Solid Green in terms of VFX, compositing, and motion graphics services for the Canadian production ecosystem.
• Company 3: Post-production finishing and VFX services provider serving film, episodic, and advertising. Comparable post-production services to Solid Green, including compositing, color, and finishing work for major studios and brands.
• Bardel Entertainment: Vancouver-based animation and VFX studio with deep work on animated series and feature work. Comparable to Solid Green's animation and VFX capabilities, with similar Canadian-market positioning and entertainment-industry clients.

Broad incumbents

• Framestore: Global leader in VFX and post-production with offices across North America, Europe, and Asia. Offers overlapping VFX and creative services to Solid Green but at a much larger scale and broader portfolio (features, episodic, advertising, immersive).
• Moving Picture Company (MPC): Leading global VFX and post-production studio providing VFX, animation, and creative services across film, TV, and advertising. Similar service profile to Solid Green but operating at global scale with thousands of artists.
• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM): Global VFX and post-production leader with deep work across blockbuster features, episodic TV, and themed entertainment. Provides VFX services that overlap with Solid Green's offerings, but at a vastly larger scale and budget tier.
• Method Studios: Global VFX and post-production studio with multiple offices worldwide. Offers VFX and motion graphics services for film, TV, and advertising that directly overlap with Solid Green's capabilities, but at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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