I’ve always been fascinated by special effects and those TV show intros, like the ones from CSI. As the Internet evolves, more and more people have access to broadband connections, allowing interactive agencies to also bring those cool effects to the online world.

Below are 10 showreels of what I think to be some of the best interactive, film production and visual effects companies, in no particular order. In terms of soundtrack, I particularly like the one from EVB and the Animation Showreel from Blur, but my favorite is the Company Reel from Digital Domain. This one gives you the goose bumps.

1. EVB - The best interactive agency, in my book

2. Blur - Animation, Animation Lite, Design - 3D Animation for a lot of famous video games

3. Digital Domain - Lots of famous movies and commercials + cool behind the scenes videos

4. Rainfall Films - Producing short films, music videos, commercial spots and recently the trailer for The Legend of Zelda.

5. Mark Coleran - He’s the guy responsible for creating those futuristic computer GUI, from movies such as The Island, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Blade 2, Tomb Raider, etc.

6. Serial Cut - Creative studio based in Madrid, Spain, doing a wide range of projects: from classy to funky and hip.

7. Digital Kitchen - Mostly advertising work, but they also created intros for famous TV shows such as House M.D., Ghost Whisperer or Dexter.

8. Deva - A division of Deva Studios (check their movie showreel too). They have an impressive portfolio, and explosion of color.

9. Matt LaVoy - Worked with various advertising agencies for big names such as Honda, PS3 and Pioneer.

10. Dstrukt - Cool combination of filmed footage and computer generated special effects. I wonder if this is where Fabio got the idea for that cool wave explosion Photoshop tutorial. By the way… great work Fabio!

Enjoy!