1.   And despite the demand for their product and their technological smarts, the people who run effects houses often run into economic trouble.

2.   But that has not prevented some effects houses that worked on these films from being crippled by financial blows.

3.   However, those at the smaller digital effects houses say they want more than a temporary work force that must be replaced every couple of years.

4.   If so, this could give Austin its first big effects house and add another component to our city becoming the film city we claim to be.

5.   In general, most effects-heavy films employ several effects houses and hundreds of crew members to create the final product.

6.   Sullivan points out that effects houses are pushing him and others to check out leading-edge products.

7.   The only good news is that it looks as though the movie will not sink the effects house.