Encore, a Deluxe Entertainment Services Group company, has added a new facility in Vancouver, BC, further expanding its established network of postproduction facilities dedicated to serving television clientele. The Vancouver operation joins Encore locations in Hollywood and New York, as well as sister Deluxe television facility Level 3 in Burbank, Calif. These facilities share a common network that allows them to share media seamlessly, maximizing efficiency and capacity.
“British Columbia has been a major television production center for many years,” said Bill Romeo, sr. VP of Television for Deluxe. “In fact, British Columbia is the fourth largest center for film and television production in all of North America.” He cited Encore’s post infrastructure, resources and talent as a natural fit for the market.
Encore is simultaneously expanding its VFX for television services—known for work on shows as FOX/NBC’s House, ABC’s GCB and Castle, and DreamWorks Television’s The River–to Vancouver. The VFX division of Encore in Vancouver will be headed up by visual effects supervisor Ivan Hayden who has some 15 years of experience, most recently having run Warner Bros. Television’s in-house visual effects studio for their hit series Supernatural. Hayden will report to Tom Kendall, VP of VFX for Television at Deluxe.
Encore in Vancouver is located in a single complex that includes Deluxe’s already established postproduction facility and the local site of Deluxe’s feature film and commercial visual effects facility, Method Studios. Encore’s Vancouver location is currently working on CULT, a pilot for the CW.
Gene Hackman Died Of Heart Disease; Hantavirus Claimed His Wife’s Life About One Week Prior
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