Forensic Animation & Litigation Services · San Diego, CA

Visual evidence
that decides
cases.

We turn complex case mechanics (physics, trajectory, failure sequences) into photorealistic 3D evidence juries can understand and remember.

Services

The evidence toolkit.

Every deliverable is built to withstand expert cross-examination and judicial scrutiny, not just look convincing.

Case Results

The record speaks.

All outcomes represent matters where visual evidence was specifically cited by jury, judge, or opposing counsel as a material factor.

Outcomes shown represent select publicly available matters. Results depend on case-specific facts and cannot be taken as predictive of future results. All figures represent the gross settlement or verdict amount.

About

Built at the intersection of visual effects and evidentiary standards.

Caustic Studio workspace — forensic animation production

San Diego, California · Est. 2024

Caustic Studio was founded to close a gap most litigation teams run into eventually: the facts of a case are often too complex, too fast, or too invisible for a jury to fully grasp from testimony alone. A failure sequence that takes a fraction of a second. A trajectory that depends on angles no photograph captured. A mechanism buried inside a wall or a body.

Our background is in visual effects for film, years spent building photorealistic worlds that audiences believe without question. We apply that same rigor to the courtroom, where the standard isn't just believability, it's admissibility. Every reconstruction is built from the case record, including depositions, expert reports, scene data, and physics, so what the jury sees holds up under cross-examination as well as it does on screen.

We work best when we're brought in early, alongside your experts, to help shape how the story of the case gets told. The result is visual evidence built to withstand scrutiny and help juries understand, and remember, what actually happened.

Motion Capture & Modeling
Maya · XSens MVN Animate
Rendering & Interactive
Arnold · Unreal Engine 5
Physics & Mechanics
Chaos Physics · Fluid Flux · Houdini
Delivery Formats
Video · Stills · Interactive
17
years 3D & VFX
4
cases completed
Founder Led
Every case, start to finish
Studio Name

Why Caustic?

Clarity beneath the surface.

Optics Caustics are the patterns light forms when it refracts through water — the dappled light you see through a kelp forest — precise and physical.
Chemistry Caustic means corrosive — something with the force to cut through and expose what's underneath.
Language Caustic describes something sharply revealing — cutting straight to the truth.

Clarity, force, and revelation — that's the standard we hold every reconstruction to.

Contact

Start with
a brief call.

We evaluate each matter before committing. If we can help, we'll say so directly. If not, we'll refer you to someone who can.

PrincipalMax Hulburt, Founder
LocationSan Diego, CA
NDAAvailable before first call

All inquiries are held in confidence. We do not share case information under any circumstances.