About
Hydraulx is a uniquely designed and operated award-winning visual effects facility based in Santa Monica, California with branches in Vancouver, BC and New Orleans. As a full service visual effects house, Hydraulx has the versatility to provide high quality visual effects regardless of the size or scope of the project.
Founded in 2002 by award winning Brothers Greg and Colin Strause (self-titled as the Brothers Strause) a duo of American film directors, producers and VFX supervisors delivering ground-breaking work on projects like 300, Day After Tomorrow, Avatar, 2012, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, X Men- Apocalypse, Looper, San Andreas, Death Note, Stranger Things 2, and most recently Rampage.
Greg and Colin Strause
The brothers have worked on visionary sequences for over ninety feature films including Avatar, The Avengers, Skyfall, 300, Captain America, 2012, Iron Man 2, Battle: Los Angeles and The Day After Tomorrow. Their work on the latter brought Greg a BAFTA for Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects.
In 2015, Colin served as the lead Visual Effects Supervisor, overseeing over eleven hundred visual effect shots for Brad Peyton’s, San Andreas. The Dwayne Johnson blockbuster went on to gross over $470 million worldwide while earning four nominations from the Visual Effects Society Awards. The following year Colin reunited with Dwayne Johnson, co-supervising on the megahit comedy Baywatch for Paramount Pictures.
Bill Kunin
VFX Supervisor
HDX:Los Angeles
Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, Bill grew up with his father working as a film editor. As a graduate of the University of California in Los Angeles, he has remained close to the business his entire life. With his first job as an assistant to a colorist, Bill shifted into the world of compositing. During that time, Bill moved into a VFX supervisor role supervising visual effects shots/sequences for multiple projects including on-set supervision for multiple shows. For over 15 years, he has been constantly honing his skills to meet clients needs and deliver photo real effects.
Joel Sevilla
VFX Supervisor
HDX:Los Angeles
An experienced industry veteran, Joel Sevilla has worked on some of Hollywoods biggest films. After graduating from The School of Visual Arts in New York City with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, Joel began his career as a freelance animator in New York in 1999. After only a couple of years building his demo reel, Joel went to Los Angeles to create visual effects for dozens of feature films, commercials, and music videos. From animator to animation supervisor to CG supervisor, and now VFX supervisor, Joel has worked his way through VFX pipeline, always striving to improve his skills and deliver the best product. Joel was chosen to be the production side VFX Supervisor for Paramount’s “Baywatch” starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Zac Efron. He along with the HDX team were nominated for a 2017 VES Award for their work on the hit Netflix show, “Stranger Things” season 2. Joel brings an extensive blend of creative and technical abilities and a thorough understanding of producing the highest quality visual effects for Film and TV