Executive producer Deanne Mehling has joined Arcade Edit, Los Angeles, as an executive producer. Damian Stevens, managing partner of Arcade, said that he and Mehling will work closely together to expand the shop’s Los Angeles roster and to open a New York office.
Mehling will also be involved in the daily operations and expansion of Arcade’s sister company, Airship Post, which provides post services including visual effects, graphic design and file conversion.
For more than 20 years, Mehling has worked in the commercial production and post industry. In 2001, Mehling formed a partnership with editors Lance Pereira and Hal Hongisberg to launch Chrome in Santa Monica, where she was executive producer/partner. Prior to co-founding Chrome, Mehling held senior management positions at Satellite Films, Fahrenheit Films, A52 and Jigsaw Editorial.
Her credits over the years span spots for such brands as Nike, Sony PlayStation, Apple, HP and Visa, Additionally she is credited with co-producing a short documentary by Lauren Greenfield, called kids+money. It traveled to over 50 festivals including Sundance where it was picked up by HBO and aired on its documentary series shorts in ’08.
Stevens and editors Kim Bica, Geoff Hounsell and Paul Martinez are partnered in Arcade. The shop’s roster also includes editors Patrick Griffin and Christjan Jordan. Airship Post’s lead VFX artist is Chris Homel, with Keala Asato serving as assistant VFX artist.
Disney Pledges $15 million In L.A. Fire Aid As More Celebs Learn They’ve Lost Their Homes
The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of "This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be's newly installed crib.
CBS cameras caught the actor walking through his charred house for the first time, standing in what was once his kitchen and looking at a neighborhood in ruin. "Your heart just breaks."
He and his pregnant wife, Jarah Mariano, evacuated Tuesday with their dog and they watched on security cameras as the flames ripped through the house, destroying everything, including a new crib.
"There's a kind of shock moment where you're going, 'Oh, this is real. This is happening.' What good is it to continue watching?' And then at a certain point we just turned it off, like 'What good is it to continue watching?'"
Firefighters sought to make gains Friday during a respite in the heavy winds that fanned the flames as numerous groups pledged aid to help victims and rebuild, including a $15 million donation pledge from the Walt Disney Co.
More stars learn their homes are gone
While seeing the remains of his home, Ventimiglia was struck by a connection to his "This Is Us" character, Jack Pearson, who died after inhaling smoke in a house fire. "It's not lost on me life imitating art."
Mandy Moore, who played Ventimiglia's wife on "This Is Us," nearly lost her home in the Eaton fire, which scorched large areas of the Altadena neighborhood. She said Thursday that part of her house is standing but is unlivable, and her husband lost his music studio and all his instruments.
Mel Gibson's home is "completely gone," his publicist Alan Nierob confirmed Friday. The Oscar winner revealed the loss of his home earlier Friday while appearing on Joe Rogan's... Read More