The Mill has hired Bradon Webb and promoted Adam Carroll to serve as creative directors in its Chicago studio. They join the existing creative leadership team of Udesh Chetty and Donnie Bauer.
To support The Mill’s broad range of creative services, each of the newly appointed creative directors will be focusing on the growth and development of their respective departments, establishing The Mill’s robust offering to the Midwest market, from creative concept and direction, to design, visual effects and experiential marketing.
Webb comes over from Leviathan to lead The Mill’s Experience offering, ensuring the continued research and development into new creative opportunities that employ emerging technologies. Webb’s cross-disciplinary work happens at the intersection of art and technology. He specializes in finding innovative and engaging solutions for agencies and brands to reach their audiences and tell their stories, across multiple formats.
As industry focus shifts from shoot-based creative to digital storytelling techniques, established creative leads, VFX and shoot supervisors Carroll and Chetty will champion the visual effects arm of The Mill, continuing the team’s work on crafting world-class visual effects and exploring new digital solutions to tell brand stories.
Bauer, a celebrated and awarded expert in animation, will continue to lead The Mill’s Chicago-based design team but also take on a wider role in overall creative stewardship for the department. Bauer’s focus will lie in exploring design-led creative opportunities for clients, working closely with the Mill Experience and VFX teams to push digital boundaries.
Erica Hilbert, managing director of The Mill in Chicago, said, “With this strong creative team at the helm, we hope to continue to guide the Midwest creative market – even through this difficult and uncertain time – providing a range of digital creative solutions to ensure agencies, brands and our production partners can continue to tell great stories and get work made.”
Todd McIntosh and Peter Tothpal To Receive Life Achievement Honors At Make-Up and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
Todd McIntosh and Peter Tothpal will be honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 12th Annual Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706). McIntosh is an Emmy®-winning make-up artist known for his work on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Memoirs of a Geisha.” Tothpal is an award-winning hair stylist known for his work on “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” and “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.” The awards will be bestowed at the gala event on Sunday, February 15, 2025, at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel.
The MUAHS Lifetime Achievement Awards honor a make-up artist and a hair stylist who have an extraordinary spectrum of acclaimed work, exceptional contributions to the entertainment industry, and outstanding service to their union or their craft.
McIntosh, a multi-Emmy-winning Canadian make-up artist known for his transformative make-up designs, has worked on numerous critically acclaimed projects. He has won two Primetime Emmys and has 12 nominations. With over 30 years of experience in the industry, McIntosh has become a highly sought-after make-up artist, known for his attention to detail and ability to bring characters to life through his artistry.
Additional credits include “Masters of the Universe,” “Pushing Daisies,” “Griselda,” “Legion,” “The Kids are Alright,” “Venom,” “Dark Shadows,” “Star Trek: Enterprise,” “City Slickers (I & II),” “The Brady Bunch Movie,” “Mr. Saturday Night,” “Look Who’s Talking (1 & 2),” “The Clan of the Cave Bear,” and dozens of others.
Tothpal, an award-winning journeyman hair stylist, has had a spectacular and varied career encompassing every facet of filmmaking. From the largest high-profile... Read More