Digital and VR pioneer Mike Woods has joined bicoastal creative studio m ss ng p eces as director of immersive content, executive creative director. Woods is known for launching Framestore’s digital department and later its VR studio; he is also a co-founder of White Rabbit, a startup specializing in destination VR.
“I feel a responsibility to not only make great work but to make work that will move people in a meaningful way and help the general public see why VR is such a brilliant medium,” shared Woods. “m ss ng p eces does incredible work and I love their culture and independence. I’ve admired them for a long time and it seemed like the perfect place for me to explore new opportunities and keep moving the needle forward.”
Woods has been an industry leader in animation, digital, interactive, and VR for more than 20 years. He launched Framestore Digital in 2005 and served as head of digital and creative director through 2013, developing groundbreaking realtime animation workflows for projects such as the Coca Cola Polar Bowl, Beats by Dre’s “Beats Realtime,” Geico’s “Gecko Realtime,” and many others. In 2013 he went on to launch Framestore VR Studio, holding the dual roles of head of studio and executive creative director across four offices worldwide. There he concepted and directed acclaimed projects such as “Ascend the Wall” for HBO’s Game of Thrones, Merrell’s “Trailscape,” Marriott’s “Teleporter,” and the Interstellar VR Experience for Christopher Nolan.
“We’ve known Mike for years and have always admired his level of innovation and creativity–he’s one of the true pioneers in this space,” said Ari Kuschnir, founder and managing partner, m ss ng p eces. “We’re bowled over that he’s chosen to make a home with m ss ng p eces, and are thrilled to see what we can build together.”
Carrie Coon Relishes Being Part Of An Ensemble–From “The Gilded Age” To “His Three Daughters”
It can be hard to catch Carrie Coon on her own.
She is far more likely to be found in the thick of an ensemble. That could be on TV, in "The Gilded Age," for which she was just Emmy nominated, or in the upcoming season of "The White Lotus," which she recently shot in Thailand. Or it could be in films, most relevantly, Azazel Jacobs' new drama, "His Three Daughters," in which Coon stars alongside Natasha Lyonne and Elizabeth Olsen as sisters caring for their dying father.
But on a recent, bright late-summer morning, Coon is sitting on a bench in the bucolic northeast Westchester town of Pound Ridge. A few years back, she and her husband, the playwright Tracy Letts, moved near here with their two young children, drawn by the long rows of stone walls and a particularly good BLT from a nearby cafe that Letts, after biting into, declared must be within 15 miles of where they lived.
In a few days, they would both fly to Los Angeles for the Emmys (Letts was nominated for his performance in "Winning Time" ). But Coon, 43, was then largely enmeshed in the day-to-day life of raising a family, along with their nightly movie viewings, which Letts pulls from his extensive DVD collection. The previous night's choice: "Once Around," with Holly Hunter and Richard Dreyfus.
Coon met Letts during her breakthrough performance in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe?" on Broadway in 2012. She played the heavy-drinking housewife Honey. It was the first role that Coon read and knew, viscerally, she had to play. Immediately after saying this, Coon sighs.
"It sounds like something some diva would say in a movie from the '50s," Coon says. "I just walked around in my apartment in my slip and I had pearls and a little brandy. I made a grocery list and I just did... Read More