AGOG.SFX – MOVING AUDIENCES FROM REEL TO REAL!
PRACTICAL SPECIAL EFFECTS FOR FILM & TELEVISION
Physical, in-camera special effects for film, television, commercials music videos and live production. From pyrotechnics, fire and weather effects to mechanical rigs and action props, creating texture, atmosphere and spectacle through practical effects and specialist engineering.
LATEST WORK: CRIMINAL RECORD S2
Directed by: Ben A. Williams and Joelle Mae David
Series Producer: Carmel Maloney
Production Designer: Matt Button
ATMOSPHERIC & WEATHER EFFECTS
The weather you want, where and when you want it. Realistic rain, mist, snow, wind, dust and atmospheric effects for film and television, creating everything from subtle environmental conditions to extreme weather.
PYROTECHNIC SPECIAL EFFECTS
From tiny glass-cracking squibs to large-scale explosions. Pyrotechnic special effects for film and television, including bullet hits, body hits, strafing sequences, paint mortars, fireballs and controlled action effects.
RAIN SPECIAL EFFECTS
Rain, rain go away? Often that isn’t what you want to say. From light drizzle and mist to rainstorms, torrential downpours, monsoon conditions and flooding. Controlled rain effects for studio and location filming, including continuity when the real rain stops.
FIRE & FLAME SPECIAL EFFECTS
Lighting up audiences with controlled gas and liquid flame effects. From crackling campfires to vehicle fires, burning battlefields, smoke and flying embers, fireballs, sustained fires and full or partial body burns, with safety central to every effect.
BLOOD & INJURY SPECIAL EFFECTS
From paper cuts and knife wounds to bullet hits, explosions and full-bore gore. Bespoke blood effects using remotely operated or actor-activated pneumatic, hydraulic and pyrotechnic systems to create everything from a trickle to a gush.
WIND SPECIAL EFFECTS
From a feather flutter and light breeze to powerful gusts and gales. Professional wind effects using turbines, electric fans, large studio wind machines, trailer-mounted machines, Venturi air movers and specialist airflow equipment.
SMOKE SPECIAL EFFECTS
Wisps of smoke, smouldering fires, dense billowing clouds and atmospheric smog. Controlled smoke effects for interior and exterior film scenes, using specialist equipment and materials selected for the location and action requirements.
FOG, MIST & HAZE EFFECTS
Romantic mist or foreboding fog. Atmospheric effects for film and television using smoke machines, foggers, hazers and high-pressure water mist systems to create everything from subtle haze to dense fog.
SNOW & WINTER SPECIAL EFFECTS
Snowfall, flurries, raging blizzards and realistic ground snow coverage. Artificial snow and winter effects for film and television, including icicles, frost, frozen surfaces, ice effects and falling ash.
STEAM & VAPOUR SPECIAL EFFECTS
From steaming mugs of tea to thundering locomotives. Realistic steam and vapour effects using boilers and specialist cold-water, high-pressure MEE systems for studio, location and close-action filming.
LOW FOG & DRY ICE EFFECTS
Low-lying fog effects for film, television, music videos and events. From dense, ground-hugging fog to subtle drifting vapour, using dry ice, liquid CO₂, cryogenic fog and specialist low-fog machines.
ACTION PROPS & MODELMAKING
Breakaway, smash, rubber, replica and specialist action props for film and television. From flaming fingers and exploding objects to realistic weapons, rubber rocks and bespoke mechanical effects, designed and manufactured for the action.
FILM & TELEVISION ARMOURY
Specialist firearms and armoury services for film and television, including live and blank-firing firearms, dummy and replica weapons, inert munitions and associated practical action effects, supported by specialist armoury expertise.
SPECIAL EFFECTS EQUIPMENT HIRE
Hire and rental of professional special effects equipment for film and television. An extensive inventory of wind machines, smoke machines, rain systems, water pumps, hydraulics, pneumatics, fire and pyrotechnic equipment.
SPECIAL EFFECTS DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
Design and development of practical special effects for production designers and VFX departments. From concept sketches and CAD to action props, mechanical rigs, movement systems, controls and engineered physical effects sequences.
SPECIAL EFFECTS FABRICATION & ENGINEERING
In-house design and manufacture of specialist effects equipment, heavy rigs, hydraulic platforms, pneumatic systems, tanks, breakaways, electronics and control systems. Supported by CAD/CAM, 3- and 5-axis CNC machining, SLS printing and fabrication.
SPECIAL EFFECTS PRODUCTS & SPECIALIST BUILDS
Design, prototyping and manufacture of practical special effects products, in-camera hero props, action props, rigging equipment and specialist production hardware, including inert and close-action pyrotechnic products.
EXPERIENTIAL EFFECTS & THEMED BUILDS
Mechanical, sculptural and structural builds for theme parks, immersive experiences and corporate events. Creative constructions combining specialist engineering with practical effects that can move, fly, float, burn or explode.
CONTACT: ANTON VORSTER +19035637707
CONTACT: FERGUS COSTELLO +447900688435
2024 AGOG CELEBRATED 25 YEARS OF CREATING SPECIAL AND PYRO EFFECTS ACROSS 5 CONTINENTS / 45 COUNTRIES…
