The Mill today announced the addition of Andrew Melchior to its global executive leadership team. Melchior joins The Mill as Executive Vice President and Global Director of the company’s Brand Experience arm, with a focus on innovative creative solutions for the world’s top brands and creative agencies. Melchior is an award-winning Creative Director, Technologist and … Continue reading “Creative Technologist Andrew Melchior joins The Mill”
The Mill today announced the promotion of Misha Stanford-Harris to Vice President of Global Production. Misha Stanford-Harris started at The Technicolor-owned company in December 2014 as an award-winning Executive VFX Producer, before taking on the role of Head of Production and subsequently becoming Managing Director for the London and Berlin Studios. Prior to joining The … Continue reading “The Mill appoints Misha Stanford-Harris as VP Global Production”
With an ambition to become the world’s largest creative visual arts company, Technicolor Creative Studios has announced the incorporation of award-winning VFX studio MPC Advertising into sister brand The Mill, to create one global studio network. The new consolidated studio will be led by Josh Mandel, previously CEO of The Mill, who will be taking on the new role of President of Advertising at Technicolor Creative … Continue reading “Technicolor moves MPC Advertising under The Mill brand”
Today, The Mill announced the promotion of Tony Robins to Managing Director of its New York Studio. Previously Head of Operations and prior to that Head of 2D, Tony brings 25+ years of experience within the VFX industry to the role. As a pioneering artist and creative leader within The Mill’s New York studio for … Continue reading “The Mill appoints Tony Robins as Managing Director”
Big news out of The Mill’s London headquarters. The global creative production studio, historically known for its legacy in visual effects, is further evolving its offering to incorporate creative strategy and ideation, production, and experiential marketing in addition to its world-class post-production capabilities. CEO Josh Mandel comments, “The expansion of our business offering comes in … Continue reading “The Mill: Moves beyond post into strategy and production”
Global creative production studio The Mill has appointed Josh Mandel as its new Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. Mandel will be taking on the newly appointed role as previous acting CEO David Patton turns his focus to growing the wider advertising division at The Mill’s parent company Technicolor. Within his role as Global President of Creative … Continue reading “The Mill appoints Josh Mandel as Global CEO”
This video just makes the Reel 360 team smile. Global pop superstar Dua Lipa has launched her latest video for Hallucinate the single from the artist’s second studio album, Future Nostalgia. Inspired by the disco aesthetic of Studio 54 in the ‘70s and cartoons from multiple iconic eras, the video is a psychedelic animated romp, … Continue reading “Dua Lipa gets trippy in ‘Hallucinate’ from The Mill”
Dell Blue, the internal creative agency for Dell, recently created a new campaign to support three new product launches: the new OptiPlex 7071 Tower – a premium business desktop designed for maximum VR performance in a sleek, compact design; the OptiPlex 7070 — a new form factor providing a fully modular desktop experience; and the … Continue reading “Dell Blue, The Mill make eye candy for new launches”
The Mill announced the addition of Zack Kortright to its New York Executive Producer team this week, further bolstering the studio’s senior production offering. Kortright joins The Mill with a wealth of production experience from Hornet, where he was an Executive Producer and Head of Business Development. Zach has collaborated with brands such as Amazon, … Continue reading “Zack Kortright joins The Mill/NY as Executive Producer”
Industry vet, Jenny Lumpkin, has left her position of Sales Rep and Senior Producer at Quriosity Productions to take on the role of Executive Producer at The Mill. The news came via a Linkedin post on her profile. ALSO READ: Mill and Nike unveil giant immersive experience A graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute, … Continue reading “Jenny Lumpkin leaves Quriosity for The Mill”
The studio’s Experiential & Interactive team appoints Will Adams Creative Director and moves Sally Reynolds up to Associate Creative Director The Mill has announced the promotion of Will Adams and Sally Reynolds to Creative Director and Associate Creative Director. Throughout his career, Will Adams has blurred the line between code and design. With a background … Continue reading “The Mill NY promotes new media creative talent”
Congrats all around to Joseph Bell. The Mill has announced his arrival as general manager of The Mill Los Angeles. The post house is recognized for pioneering creative technology initiatives, such as their recent collaboration with Universal Pictures on the ‘Welcome to Marwen’ AR App. Bell brings a wealth of experience from roles at world-renowned … Continue reading “The Mill names Joseph Bell GM of studio”
John Wick: Chapter 4 opened this weekend and absolutely annihilated the competition at the box office with a whopping $73.5 Million, setting a new box office record for the John Wick franchise. Much like Ant-man, Scream, Shazam! and Creed, the box office numbers have only increased with each installment of the John Wick franchise. The … Continue reading “John Wick: Chapter 4 brings in $73.5 Million at the box office”
The good news is, box office sales were over $100 million this past weekend, the bad news is, we are still not reaching pre-covid numbers in theaters. 2018-2020 grossed between $130-$197 million, with lower ticket prices during MLK weekend. The winners this past weekend were Avatar: The Way of Water (Disney) the #1 movie at … Continue reading “MLK weekend earns over $100 million at the box office”
Richard Miller, who was the Industrial Light and Magic sculptor behind Princess Leia’s golden slave bikini in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, has passed. Per the Hollywood Reporter, he passed after an extended stay in hospice care. Miller was 80. Fon H. Davis, a close friend of Miller’s, posted the sad news on Instagram. “I … Continue reading “Richard Miller, sculptor of Princess Leia’s gold bikini, passes at 80”
Last summer, Harrisburg expanded Pennsylvania’s film tax credit by 43%, which took the amount up to $100 million. This move was applauded by big productions such as HBO’s Mare of Easttown. But what really got filmmakers’ attention was the $5 million the Pennsylvania capitol set aside for local production companies and indie filmmakers However, things … Continue reading “M. Night Shyamalan receives all $5 million in tax credits set aside for smaller indie filmmakers”
After a series of arrests and erratic behavior that crossed the nation from Hawaii to Vermont, The Flash star Ezra Miller said they have begun treatment for “complex mental health issues.” The 29-year-old Miller, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, issued a statement to the press late Monday. “Having recently gone through a … Continue reading “Flash star Ezra Miller agrees to mental health treatment”
If there was ever a problem child over at Warner Bros. Discovery it would be Flash star, Ezra Miller. The only problem is they aren’t a child. They’re 29. And their spawn-of-Satan behavior is jeopardizing a $200 million dollar film. That’s a problem. A big one. Just over a week ago Warner Bros. Discovery shocked … Continue reading “What is Warner Bros going to do about Ezra Miller?”
Mark Hamill knows a thing or two about clowns. In addition to playing Luke Skywalker in Star Wars Episodes 4-6 and 8-9, Hamill infamously voiced The Joker in the animated Batman, Batman Beyond and Justice League series. Now, Hamill takes on another infamous clown, Jack, in TBWA\Chiat\Day Los Angeles‘ first campaign for Jack in the … Continue reading “Mark Hamill wields French Toast Sticks in JIB campaign”
Netflix has picked up AGBO’s The Electric State, an adaptation of the illustrated novel by Simon Stålenhag. Set in a retro-futuristic past, an orphaned teenager (Millie Bobby Brown) traverses the American West with a sweet but mysterious robot and an eccentric drifter in search of her younger brother. Millie Bobby Brown, star of Stranger Things … Continue reading “Millie Bobby Brown joins Netflix’s Russo film”
