Home Run Pictures

Home Run Pictures Animation & Visual Effects Studio Home Run Pictures is an animation and visual effects studio based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The 30+ year old company was founded in 1991 by Tom Casey who is the president and creative director. The studio creates visual sequences using various digital hardware and software. Autodesk Maya, the same software used by many Hollywood special effects firms is the main application used in the production pipeline. Content has been created for television programming, commercials, corporate video,

VR, and interactive formats. Also, there is extensive experience with science, technical and educational visualizations. Because of this, past clients have included broadcast content for PBS, Discovery Channel, Learning Channel, Science Channel, National Geographic Television and scientific visualizations for NASA. Also museums, science centers and planetariums worldwide are clients taking advantage of the expertise in STEM subjects. The studio was one of the first animation content providers for the fulldome video market, imagery created for projection in an immersive domed environment... planetariums... and has 25+ years experience creating in the format.

As promised earlier, here is a video peek into an animation quite different from what we typically create at visual effe...
04/28/2026

As promised earlier, here is a video peek into an animation quite different from what we typically create at visual effects studio, Home Run Pictures. Collaborating with painter/sculptor Torkwase Dyson, animator Glen Johnson used Unity software and lots of original code to produce "Tomorrow Was Yesterday," an eight-minute fulldome planetarium visualization to be presented in the Kamin Science Center's Buhl Planetarium as part of the 59th Carnegie International. Dyson is one of the artists in the 59th Carnegie International at Carnegie Museum of Art [] here in Pittsburgh. This is a brief clip from the animation created and a short description of how fulldome is created. The software renders individual circles per frame which represents the dome's 360 degree view... what a dome needs to create the experience. The video is projected with multiple 4K, 60fps video projectors, in this planetarium 10 are used. Viewers then will experience Dyson's sculptural vision of underwater offshore drilling machinery in 8K visual and 5.1 Surround Sound style. The animation represents the result of 8 months of effort. The Carnegie International opens May 2…

REPOST: Now that the museum has announced...Here’s a peek into an animation quite different from what we typically creat...
04/22/2026

REPOST: Now that the museum has announced...

Here’s a peek into an animation quite different from what we typically create here at my visual effects studio, Home Run Pictures. Collaborating with painter/sculptor Torkwase Dyson, animator Glen Johnson used Unity software and lots of original code to produce "Tomorrow Was Yesterday," an eight-minute fulldome planetarium visualization to be presented in the Kamin Science Center's Buhl Planetarium as part of the 59th Carnegie International. Dyson is one of the artists in the 59th Carnegie International at Carnegie Museum of Art [] here in Pittsburgh. A fulldome creation is a first for the Carnegie International, launched by the museum in 1896, and created to showcase groundbreaking artists from across the globe. Viewers of the animation will experience fulldome’s total immersion as Dyson's sculptural vision of underwater offshore drilling machinery explodes to life in 360-degree visual and Surround Sound style. The Carnegie International opens May 2… more on this later…

Visiting Moonshot Museum here in Pittsburgh, peeking into the Astrobotics clean room as they are assembling Griffin. Hom...
07/18/2025

Visiting Moonshot Museum here in Pittsburgh, peeking into the Astrobotics clean room as they are assembling Griffin. Home Run Pictures is creating an educational video game for Moonshot/Astrobotics... played in a portable dome to achieve an immersive feel... the visiting students will build a Lunar rover in a virtual clean room and then explore the Moon searching for water or other science goals... using standard game controllers like they use at home, a fun way to learn about what Astrobotics does. More details later...

The Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA... amazing in color... Leica M8, 35mm Summilux lens....
07/12/2025

The Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA... amazing in color... Leica M8, 35mm Summilux lens... 2013

Ancient Roman city Beit Shean in the Galilee region of northern Israel, one of the best old archaeological sites... this...
07/12/2025

Ancient Roman city Beit Shean in the Galilee region of northern Israel, one of the best old archaeological sites... this view is of the main street of the city where over 30,000 citizens lived... Leica M8, 35mm Summilux lens several images stitched... 2011

One of my favorites because of the depth the original 16bit capture... Waterton Lake and Village, Waterton Lakes Nationa...
07/06/2025

One of my favorites because of the depth the original 16bit capture... Waterton Lake and Village, Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada... Leica M8 with 35mm Summilux lens... several images stitched...2009

Canadian Rockies, Bow Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta... Leica M9-P, Summilux 35mm, 2019
07/06/2025

Canadian Rockies, Bow Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta... Leica M9-P, Summilux 35mm, 2019

Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah, USA... take the hike up to the arch if you want to feel like you're in an Ind...
07/06/2025

Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah, USA... take the hike up to the arch if you want to feel like you're in an Indiana Jones movie... Leica M8, 35mmSummilux lens... 2018

Heading towards Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA, stopping by the road to take a picture standing next to the entry...
06/24/2025

Heading towards Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA, stopping by the road to take a picture standing next to the entry sign... "look behind you!" This amazing storm cloud was forming, three images stitched to get it all in... Leica D-LUX 3, 2008

Cloudscape, North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona [12 images stitched together, original about 16K wide]... Lei...
06/24/2025

Cloudscape, North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona [12 images stitched together, original about 16K wide]... Leica M8, 2008

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