Danish Director Casper Balslev Signs with Institute
July 17, 2025
The Chemical Brothers “Wide Open” (feat. Beck)
British-Japanese actress, model and ballerina Sonoya Mizuno transforms into a 3D-printed structure inspired by procedural cellular structures in this meticulous video for The Chemical Brothers from Outsider directors Dom & Nic with VFX by The Mill. [Watch]
Logan Co-founder Ben Conrad Launches Live Action Studio GenPop
From the release: Creative and business leader Ben Conrad continues his momentum in the advertising and entertainment spaces with the launch of Los Angeles-based live action production company GenPop. Designed to grow with the ever-changing industry, GenPop assembles a collaborative environment with a culture of harmony, resulting in a mix of groundbreaking work and new […] [Watch]
Mixtape Club Welcomes Sallie Moore and Eric Korte
From the release: New York, NY — (January 19, 2016) — Integrated creative studio Mixtape Club as welcomed Sallie Moore as Executive Producer; Music and Eric Korte as Head of Production; Music & Sound. The hires round out a momentous company expansion that also includes doubling its studio space and merging with the composer’s collective […] [Watch]
ArsenalCreative Names Andy Bate Head of 2D and lead VFX Supervisor
From he release: Santa Monica, CA, January 13, 2016 — ArsenalCreative, a leading visual effects and design studio, has announced an expansion of its creative team with the addition of award-winning artist Andy Bate as the head of 2D and lead visual effects supervisor. Formerly a senior flame artist at a52, Bate will lead and […] [Watch]
Top Talent joins the CG Department at The Mill Los Angeles
From the release: 2015 was a time of remarkable work for the CG department at The Mill in Los Angeles. High profile projects included Google Spotlight Stories – Help, Coca-Cola – Torch Bear, and the Game of War campaign. In response to this, Heads of 3D John Leonti and Robert Sethi have grown the award-winning […] [Watch]
Smellegendary: Old Spice “Rocket Car”
The first spot in Wieden+Kennedy’s Smellegendary campaign for Old Spice combines a fun script (see below), French actor/heart-throb Axel Kiener, and beat-perfect supporting VFX from The Mill – all pulled together by Biscuit director Steve Rogers. [Watch]
