Why would a studio implement an end-to-end Houdini pipeline? Andreas Giesen and Simon Ohler from RISE | Visual Effects Studios outline the benefits. Germany's RISE has grown exponentially since opening in 2007, with studios in Berlin, Cologne, Stuttgart and Vienna - and has contributed VFX to some of the world's biggest movie franchises including Avengers - Age of Ultron, Captain America, Iron Man 3, Guardians of the Galaxy and Harry Potter.