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Staff of The Mill U.S. Launch Arc Creative with Dream Machine FX

From Variety: Amid financial difficulties, Technicolor has started to shut down parts of the company. But the creative leadership and “practically the entire creative staff” of what was Technicolor’s The Mill U.S. has pivoted and is joining forces with Dream Machine FX to launch a new venture, Arc Creative. [Watch]

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Variety Reports Technicolor (Parent Company of The Mill and MPC) Ready to Close

From Variety: “On Friday, Technicolor began alerting customers and employees, sending U.S. employees a WARN notice as required by law for large companies that anticipate closings and mass layoffs. A total shutdown of MPC and Technicolor’s operations would affect thousands of visual effects workers. [Watch]

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David Conley Appointed President of MPC

From the release: Technicolor Group, a global leader in creative technology and visual experiences, is excited to announce the appointment of David Conley as the new President of MPC (Moving Picture Company). [Watch]

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Argos Launches Holiday Ad Season with Dinosaur Rock

The 2024 holiday ad season arrives today with UK retailer Argos mascot Trevor the dinosaur living his best life as a rock star courtesy of Partizan director Michael Gracey and the (very busy) Electric Theatre Collective animation crew. [Watch]

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Behind the Music Video Madness of Sad Night Dynamite’s “Wake Up Pass Out”

Balázs Simon’s new video for British duo Sad Night Dynamite (co-directed with Cátia Abreu) is a darkly comic conflagulation of prosthetics and nightmarish digital VFX but the good news is he just dropped Stash fans a peek into the process. [Watch]

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Veteran VFX Supervisor Dirk Riesenfeld Joins Artjail

From the release: Boutique VFX studio Artjail today welcomes Dirk Riesenfeld into its ranks as VFX supervisor. Dirk brings his expertise to the New York office, having previously worked at world-class studios such as Industrial Light & Magic, Ghost VFX, and MPC [Watch]