MPC, a Technicolor Creative Studio, has restructured its global leadership team, appointing several new key hires. Following the spin-off of Technicolor Creative Studios in September, listing on the Paris Euronext stock exchange, this is a strategic move to strengthen the studio presence across the entertainment VFX industry globally.
MPC’s executive leadership will be led by global president Jean-Paul (JP) Burge, a seasoned executive whose career to date has specifically focused on connecting the world’s top creative talent with AAA brands. JP brings proven experience scaling creative service businesses worldwide, with a deep knowledge of the international business landscape, after several years as the head of BBDO Asia. His focus will be client and operations oriented, ensuring MPC retains its reputation as a top creative partner for entertainment studios, streaming brands and Hollywood directors.
JP will be supported by executive in charge–client services, Stephanie Allen who joins from Paramount Pictures where she was head of VFX. Allen has a legacy of working with MPC as a client, a perspective that enables her to focus on MPC’s client service, in addition to bringing VFX industry expertise to this pivotal new role.
The delivery of MPC’s film and episodic will be led by newly appointed global head of production Chris Burn, a notable VFX industry veteran with over two decades of experience in delivering large-scale productions. Burn joins the MPC team after 18 years at DNEG, with creative credits including Alien vs Predator, Batman Begins and The Matrix Reloaded.
The suite of new executives join at an exciting time for MPC, which has delivered over 30 feature film and episodic projects this quarter, including Disney’s Pinocchio, HBO’s hit series House of the Dragon, Hocus Pocus 2, Disenchanted, and the Netflix release, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.
JP will report to CEO of Technicolor Creative Studios, Christian Roberton, who commented, “Appointing Jean-Paul as president is a strategic investment for MPC following our spin-off last September. Jean-Paul has extensive experience running international creative businesses and has worked with the biggest names in entertainment throughout his storied career. He will be supported by Stephanie Allen, a stellar executive from Paramount who will focus on strengthening our client services capabilities, and Chris Burn, whose unparalleled expertise will be a key asset for the ambitious visual effects we are producing every day for Hollywood. This is a winning team, and I couldn’t be more excited to be writing the next chapter of MPC with them.”
JP added, “I am thrilled to be joining MPC, an iconic VFX leader in film and episodic, and an incredible global team of visual artists as Technicolor Creative Studios embarks on a dynamic new independent chapter. Alongside the new executive team, my focus as president will be to build upon the brand’s leading reputation for quality in the entertainment industry, while scaling excellent client service and the business worldwide.”
SCHROM x Yacht Club and Be Electric Studios Launch Electric XR for Virtual Production
SCHROM x Yacht Club, a full-service live-action, tabletop, and postproduction company, has teamed with Be Electric Studios, a soundstage, equipment rental, and virtual production company, to launch Electric XR, a virtual production collective.
Industry veteran Thomas Rossano will lead the new venture, which provides advanced virtual production solutions across multiple facilities. He brings over 25 years of experience in live-action, tabletop, postproduction and talent curation to enhance Electric XR’s offerings as a resource for brands and agencies, as well as other production companies in need of virtual production solutions. Additionally Rossano continues to serve as EP at XR New York (XR-NY), a role he’s held since December 2022. SCHROM x Yacht Club originally established XR-NY to help provide XR services for third-party rentals. While XR-NY will continue to function independently for SCHROM X Yacht Club, it now operates under the Electric XR umbrella.
Rossano’s expertise spans producing live-action commercials, branded content, interactive and experiential content. In addition to leading Electric XR, he holds responsibilities at SCHROM x Yacht Club which include driving business development, collaborating with sales reps and expanding the company’s creative talent network. Rossano’s career includes serving as an exec producer at Hungry Man for about 11 years, right from that company’s inception. He then went on to become a partner at Station Film where he also had a lengthy tenure. Later he was a partner at PRISM. Then after the pandemic hit, he became a freelance EP for nearly two years, looking into opportunities in virtual production, which led him to XR NY and now Electric XR. Over the years, he has produced high-profile... Read More