Dream Quest Images

Dream Quest Images
IndustryVisual effects
Founded1979
Defunct2001
Headquarters
Key people
Hoyt Yeatman, Fred Iguchi, Tom Hollister

Dream Quest Images, later known as The Secret Lab, was an American visual effects company, co-founded in 1979 by Hoyt Yeatman, Scott Squires, Ohio native Rocco Gioffre, Fred Iguchi, Tom Hollister and Bob Hollister.[1]

History

After early piecemeal work on Escape from New York, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and One From the Heart,[1] Dream Quest expanded operations and earned back-to-back visual effects Oscars for work on The Abyss and Total Recall.[2][3]

In 1996, Dream Quest was purchased by The Walt Disney Company.[4][5] While Disney began development on Dinosaur, they decided to fold Dream Quest into Walt Disney Feature Animation and subsequently renamed it "The Secret Lab" in 1999.[2][6]

After The Secret Lab did the visuals of the 2000 animated film Dinosaur, a shuttering process begun, started by cancelling the animated film the studio was doing with Walt Disney Feature Animation, Wildlife.[7] The Secret Lab closed its doors in 2001,[2] but it only shut down once its artists finished their work on Reign of Fire and Kangaroo Jack.[8][9]

Dream Quest selected filmography

Year Films
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Richardson, Mark A. (April 1983). "A Dream in the Making". Cinefex (12). Riverside, California: Cinefex LLC. ASIN B000OE4W88. ISSN 0198-1056.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ a b c Graser, Marc (2001-10-23). "Disney can't keep Secret". Variety. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  3. ^ Swartz, Kirsten Lee (1991-02-25). "SIMI VALLEY : Oscar to Honor Special Effects Firm". Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  4. ^ Reed, Mack (1996-04-19). "Disney Buys Dream Quest, Says Firm to Leave Simi". Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  5. ^ "Disney buys Dream Quest Images". UPI. April 18, 1996. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "The Death of THE SECRET LAB / DREAM QUEST IMAGES Fx Company... The Story from the Inside! REIGN OF FIRE!". Ain't It Cool News. July 10, 2002. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  7. ^ DiOrio, Carl (September 25, 2000). "Inside Move: Disney kills 'Wildlife' pic". Variety. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  8. ^ "The Death of THE SECRET LAB / DREAM QUEST IMAGES Fx Company The Story from the Inside! REIGN OF..." Aint It Cool News. July 10, 2002.
  9. ^ Hill, Jim (2003-01-14). "The sad tale of Disney's Secret Lab". jimhillmedia.com.