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Peter Berg + MPC LA: “Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare”

The line between VFX and live action vanishes in this massive, action-stacked 90-second launch trailer for Activision’s Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare FPS from Pony Show director Peter Berg and MPC LA thru 72andSunny. [Watch]

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Nexus Adds Exec Producer Jeremy Smith

Live action, animation and VFX veteran Jeremy Smith, whose resume includes BBH, Blink, Furlined and MPC Creative, joins Nexus in London as EP. [Watch]

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MPC Ups Sophie Gunn to EP MPC Creative London

Agency, VFX and motion design veteran Sophie Gunn moves from MPC‘s Motion Design studio into the EP role at MPC Creative London, the company’s content production division.
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Adam Berg and MPC: Xbox Forza 2 “Leave Your Limits”

Check the VFX breakdown to find out just what’s CG and what’s live in this spot from Smuggler’s Adam Berg and the crew at MPC for the release of Xbox Forza 2.”

“The MPC LA VFX team supervised the 3-day shoot in Italy with Adam and created the ‘invisible VFX’ such as recreating 3D scenes of the tilt-shift effect, compositing depth passes, crafting over 40 matte paintings and adding CG racetracks, cars, and explosions.” [Watch]

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Matthieu Toullet Makes the Grade at MPC

MPC expands their color-grading team with the addition of veteran Matthieu Toullet who joins the London office via Digital District in Paris. [Watch]

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MPC: More “Unexpected” Critters for First Direct

Outsider directors Dom & Nic re-team with MPC for more fun with CG fauna (a frill-necked lizard and his tarsier housemate) in this follow up to last year’s brilliant “Platypus” spot for UK bank first direct. [Watch]

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