An artist’s eye.
A builder’s instinct.
PHAZE is an independent creative studio founded by director and creative director Rick Pearce. Its work connects storytelling, art direction and technical execution across film, games and interactive experiences.
Rick’s path runs from Disney feature animation through Spectre Studios, where he worked across VR, film and games, to Fenix Studios, an Epic Games Unreal Engine Service Partner. Through these studios he has delivered work on productions including X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Furiosa and Elvis, and led trailers for brands including Warhammer 40,000.
PHAZE carries that craft into current production: real-time tools, simulation and generative techniques, guided by a clear intention for the finished work and the people experiencing it.
Rick Pearce’s path
- Disney AnimationFeature animation craft
- Spectre StudiosVR, film and games
- Fenix StudiosUnreal Engine and virtual production
Epic Games Unreal Engine Service Partner - PHAZEHybrid production
Rick Pearce
- Walt Disney Animation AustraliaDigital Matte Painter · feature animation, 2001–2005
- Spectre StudiosCo-founder / Technical Director · part of the partnership that launched Australia's first full-service LED virtual-production solution
- Fenix StudiosFounder · Epic Games Unreal Engine Service Partner
- EmergiSimCo-founder · first-responder VR training
- Zero LatencyDirector · Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine VR and Outbreak 2
- Sandbox VRDirector / Cinematography / Lighting · Age of Dinosaurs
- RoborovskiArt Director / Technical Director · Yoram Gross Award, Flickerfest 2021
- Unreal Engine Service Partner, 2026Fenix Studios · Epic Games
Unreal Fellowship: Virtual Production, 2021Rick Pearce · Epic GamesVerify ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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