MPC has expanded its U.S. remote color grading offering via a partnership with The Work, a creative production and editorial studio based in Detroit.
The new Midwest connection adds to the MPC remote grading network which is among the most far-reaching in the industry. Creatives across some 15 U.S. and European cities have access to MPC’s global roster of award-winning color talent based in Los Angeles, New York and London. This enables them to collaborate across a range of content, broadcast and longer format films.
For its latest collaboration with Team Detroit, The Work teamed up with L.A.-based MPC colorist Derek Hansen to complete the grade for Ford Mustang’s viral “Speed Dating” campaign. Commenting on the new partnership with MPC, Jesse Ford, EP of The Work, said, “We are excited for our partnership with MPC and to assist in providing Detroit creative teams access to some of the best colorists around the world. Our shared focus on quality and building strong client relationships makes this partnership even more special, and we are eager to offer this world-class service to our clients.”
Clients can collaborate with MPC’s world-class colorists in real-time grading sessions via a dedicated connection to the global MPC network, all without leaving the Detroit area. “Projects are viewed at the partner sites on a monitor calibrated to match MPC’s on-site monitors, ensuring a uniform grading environment,” said Amanda Ornelas, MPC LA executive producer of color grading. “With timelines and budgets becoming even more challenging, our remote grading technology offers clients our exceptional global talent without adding cost or time to travel.”
The US roster is led by Mark Gethin, U.S. creative director of color grading, with colorists Adrian Seery and James Tillett based in New York, and Hansen and Ricky Gausis based in Los Angeles. MPC’s London team is led by global director of color grading Jean Clement-Soret, with colorists George K, Kai Van Beers, Matthieu Toullet and Richard Fearon.
Existing remote grading sites in the U.S. include Dallas and Austin in partnership with charlieuniformtango, as well as in Denver with Postmodern. Additional partnerships are slated to launch by the end of 2015.
Rom-Com Mainstay Hugh Grant Shifts To The Dark Side and He’s Never Been Happier
After some difficulties connecting to a Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead.
"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
"I think they're killing us. I hate them," he says. "I go on long holidays from them, three or four days at at time. Marvelous."
Hell, and our proximity to it, is a not unrelated topic to Grant's new film, "Heretic." In it, two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) come knocking on a door they'll soon regret visiting. They're welcomed in by Mr. Reed (Grant), an initially charming man who tests their faith in theological debate, and then, in much worse things.
After decades in romantic comedies, Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career. But in "Heretic," a horror thriller from A24, Grant's turn to the dark side reaches a new extreme. The actor who once charmingly stammered in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and who danced to the Pointer Sisters in "Love Actually" is now doing heinous things to young people in a basement.
"It was a challenge," Grant says. "I think human beings need challenges. It makes your beer taste better in the evening if you've climbed a mountain. He was just so wonderfully (expletive)-up."
"Heretic," which opens in theaters Friday, is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of "A Quiet Place." In Grant's hands, Mr. Reed is a divinely good baddie — a scholarly creep whose wry monologues pull from a wide range of references, including, fittingly, Radiohead's "Creep."
In an interview, Grant spoke about these and other facets of his character, his journey... Read More