| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Special Effects |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Owner(s) | Leo Wieser, Becky Scott |
| Website | www.bleedingartindustries.com |
Bleeding Art Industries is an award-winning special effects, custom fabrication and film production company based in Calgary, Canada. The company is known for its work in the film, television, performing arts, themed exhibit, and live event industries[1]. Bleeding Art Industries was founded by Leo Wieser in 2002.
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Founded in late 1994 and incorporated in 2002, Bleeding Art Industries originally focused on theatrical design work, with Founder Leo Wieser working as a sole proprietor, designing costumes, sets, and lights for theatre and performing arts companies across Canada, and touring worldwide with award-winning puppeteer Ronnie Burkett. After working for a local pyrotechnics company, where he designed and implemented pyro displays, Wieser began doing the special effects on films. BAI has since specialized primarily in special effects including pyrotechnics and other atmospheric effects, and has expanded over the years into providing creature and character effects, themed exhibits, custom props, and sculptures. The company also has a sales and rentals division, selling film production supplies, special effects make-up, and selling and renting special effects equipment. BAI has established itself as a provider of special effects services and expendables for the Canadian market[6][7]. The company recently expanded into film production and is currently creating its first short film Skeleton Girl, using a stylistic blend of 3D stop-motion animation and traditional special effects[8].