

Our model is designed to leverage ADAPTIVE PICTURES' visual effects expertise and resources to streamline the VFX process, and maximize the value of our productions.
Our Clients

How it Works

SHARING THE FINANCIAL RISK with our partners, as a co-production entity, allows our projects to compete in the steadily demanding VFX marketplace at a fraction of the cost.

Our Partners Receive

Our approach is designed to expand the director’s creative freedom, enabling them to worry less about shot costs, and more about what’s best for the project.
VFX Partnership Examples
$2M
VFX Project Budget
Post VFX Schedule: 16 Weeks
Shot Count: 400-560+
Potential At-Cost: $1M
Our Investment: $1M
$2.5M
VFX Project Budget
Post VFX Schedule: 18 Weeks
Shot Count: 575-750+
Potential At-Cost: $1.4M
Our Investment: $1.1M
$3M
VFX Project Budget
Post VFX Schedule: 18 Weeks
Shot Count: 720-900+
Potential At-Cost: $1.6M
Our Investment: $1.4M
$4M
VFX Project Budget
Post VFX Schedule: 22 Weeks
Shot Count: 800-1320+
Potential At-Cost: $2.3M
Our Investment: $1.7M
What about tax incentives?

We recognize that tax incentives can be a valuable part of film financing. At the same time, they often come with trade-offs: delayed cashflow, added vendor complexity, and restrictions on talent or workflow.
As a true partner, ADAPTIVE approaches each project individually, weighing the value of rebates against other factors like certainty, speed, and creative flexibility. Our goal is always the same: deliver the best outcome for the project.

We believe in. . .

Collaboration
We're not a factory line of faceless artists. Our communicative and personable team serves as your partner in the trenches. You've trusted us with your partnership, and we take that seriously.

Customization
Every project is unique. After assessing a production's specific needs, we assist in generating a specialized game plan that fits the goals of the creative, budget, and schedule.

Convenience
Filmmaking can be fast and unpredictable. We pride ourselves on our ability to "roll with the punches," quickly adapting to whatever the moment calls for. Think of us like a flexible, agile, VFX S.W.A.T. team.

Adaptive Pictures
Our Founders

Bryan Binder
Co-Founder, Producer
Starting as a Post PA, Bryan quickly rose through the ranks at Sunlight Productions, from Executive Assistant to Project Manager to Producer, working on such features as Man About Town (Ben Affleck), Reign Over Me (Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle), and Black or White (Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer). Over the 15 years since, Bryan has become a multi-disciplined producer across development, physical production, and VFX, having delivered 75+ projects for companies such as Disney, Universal, Warner Bros. and Netflix. His versatility allows him to seamlessly transition between VFX Producer, VFX Supervisor, Physical Producer, Development Producer, and Virtual Production Producer based on each project's unique demands. Recent credits span studio and prestige productions such as Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, The Black Phone, Hustlers, My Spy, The Happytime Murders, Our Flag Means Death, Insidious: The Red Door, Your Honor, Run, White Noise, Station 19, NCIS, and the M3GAN and Five Nights At Freddy's franchises. Bryan's comprehensive understanding of the production pipeline—from development through post—combined with his industry relationships, makes him an effective collaborator for co-production ventures requiring both creative problem-solving and operational expertise.

Melissa Brockman
Co-Founder, Producer
Melissa has over 25 years of experience producing visual effects. After earning a degree in theatre stage management from Boston University, she moved to Los Angeles in 1991 to pursue a career in entertainment. She began in television sitcoms, working her way from production assistant to post-production supervisor before transitioning into visual effects. Melissa launched her VFX career in 1996 at Digital Domain on Dante’s Peak and went on to work with leading studios including Cinesite, Stan Winston Digital, CIS Hollywood, and Rhythm & Hues. In 2017, she moved client-side as a VFX producer at STX Films, working on The Space Between Us, Hustlers, 21 Bridges, and Countdown. In 2019, Melissa joined Blumhouse Productions, where she helped establish the visual effects department and was promoted to Vice President of VFX in 2021. In that role, she produced and supervised major releases including M3GAN, Insidious: The Red Door, and Five Nights at Freddy’s. She returned to freelance producing in 2024 and now works as a VFX consultant and producer on both independent and studio films. Her most recent project is The Whisper Man, a Netflix/AGBO production starring Adam Scott, Michelle Monaghan, and Robert De Niro, currently in post-production.

Jeremy Boros
Co-Founder, Producer
A graduate of NYU Tisch and USC'S Peter Stark Producing Program, Jeremy has worked across development, production, and post for a variety of companies such as Big Beach, American Zoetrope, Stargate Studios and more. For the past 4 years, Jeremy has primarily focused on producing live action shoots for Blumhouse, Atomic Monster, SONY, Divide/Conquer, Amazon, ABC, Warner Brothers, A&E and more.

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