Smoke & Mirrors in New York has signed noted colorist Ben Eagleton, bringing aboard not only the artist but also the methods and processes he pioneered at Sydney-based BEAN, billed as being the first purely data-centric commercial grading facility.
BEAN was launched in 2007 by colorists Eagleton and Andrew Clarkson who eventually sold their ownership of BEAN, its equipment and proprietary software to TAG, the parent company to Smoke & Mirrors. Eagleton stayed on as part of Smoke & Mirrors and the TAG group of companies. Eagleton now takes on the title of head of telecine and color grading for the entire TAG group.
Eagleton was a prime shaper of BEAN, which utilized the best DI tools available and applied them to the commercials market. The conventional color grading process was flipped around at BEAN, so that footage was conformed and then graded. Eagleton’s process allows the artists in the grading suite access to every single frame of a shoot, instantly. The approach virtually eliminates dirt and scratches, creates huge time and cost savings, and can be applied regardless of the format a client shot on–film, HD tape, or data.
“As the architect of BEAN, Ben will be bringing all the advantages of his knowledge and methods to Smoke & Mirrors,” noted Sean Broughton, co-founder/creative director of Smoke & Mirrors. “On top of that, he’ll be developing new and better workflows to give more freedom and flexibility to the creative process. We’re extremely fortunate to have such an innovative talent on the team, one that really pushes our stature within the industry.”
Eagleton enjoys strong relationships with leading creatives in both London and Australia. He has worked on a broad spectrum of music clips and TV commercials for the automotive, fashion and alcoholic beverage industries, among many others.
Smoke & Mirrors maintains visual effects/animation/design studios in London and New York.
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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.
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