Winds of Change at The Mill Chicago
The Mill continues to grow in Chicago upping Jared Yeater (above) from EP to managing director, importing Krystina Wilson from The Mill New York as the new EP and promoting Andrew Sommerville from senior producer to head of production. [Watch]
The Mill: Titanfall “Shadow”
The Titanfall/Xbox One media avalanche continues with another NY Times article and this happy :60 complete with towering pet CG mechs and lots of casual urban destruction from The Mill in league with Hungry Man director Wayne McClammy backed by Sinatra singing “My Shadow and Me.” [Watch]
The Mill NY Ups Andres Eguiguren
Multi-award winning VFX master Andres Eguiguren leaves the freelance pool and parks his 20 years of experience at The Mill NY as senior VFX Supervisor. [Watch]
Stash 104 Hits the Streets!
Stash 104 continues our 10-year obsession with archiving exceptional animation, VFX and design work. 104 adds another 90 minutes of motion inspiration and insight to the Stash permanent collection of over 4,000 films and behind the scenes features, with creative and production notes, toolkit and links for every project [Watch]
ADCAN Awards Connect Aspiring Filmmakers and Good Causes
Squeezing into the jam-packed advertising awards ecosystem is a tough assignment but an industry collective is out to try with the launch of ADCAN, a new initiative supporting upcoming film talent through creative productions for charities and good causes.
Developed by Brydon Gerus and Dan Heighes, ADCAN was established as an awards community that connects good causes and charities with aspiring, non-represented filmmaking talent. ADCAN provides a new approach that exists above and beyond the awards themselves; it is not only a creative platform to help aspiring filmmakers get exposure within the industry, it is also a means for films to be made that will do some good and connect filmmakers with charities/causes and production companies looking for the next top talent. [Watch]
Modern Love and The New York Times
An tale of unexpected love and how opposites attract told with illustrative poise by Brooklyn freelance animator/designer Joe Donaldson (who counts Digital Kitchen, The Mill and Buck among his clients) for The New York Times and their Modern Love column. “Typically, I work in the world of advertising and motion [Watch]