Moving Picture Company
Moving Picture Company (MPC) is a British visual effects and film production studio headquartered in Soho, London with global facilities hosted in Vancouver, Los Angeles, New York City, Montreal, Amsterdam, Bengaluru, Paris, and Shanghai.[1]
The MPC was founded in 1974 by Mike Luckwell,[1] and soon became one of the biggest post-production providers in Europe. Luckwell sold MPC to Carlton Communications in 1983 for a mixture of cash and shares. In so doing, he became Carlton's managing director and largest individual shareholder.[2] During Carlton's 2004 merger with Granada to create ITV London, they sold the MPC to French group Thomson SA for £52.7 million.[3] Following the acquisition, Thomson, now known as Technicolor SA, aimed to make MPC grow by getting more film work.[4] By the end of the decade it was considered one of the major effects companies of the world.[5][6]
Partial filmography
Film
- GoldenEye (1995)
- The Mask of Zorro (1998)
- The World Is Not Enough (1999)
- Snatch (2000)
- Enemy at the Gates (2001)
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
- Harry Potter film series (2001–2011)
- 28 Days Later (2002)
- The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
- Die Another Day (2002)
- Big Fish (2003)
- Troy (2004)
- Alien vs. Predator (2004)
- Alexander (2004)
- Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
- Batman Begins (2005)
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
- Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
- Casino Royale (2006)
- The Da Vinci Code (2006)
- Poseidon (2006)
- X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
- Sunshine (2007)
- 1408 (2007)
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
- Quantum of Solace (2008)
- Watchmen (2009)
- Angels & Demons (2009)
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
- X-Men: First Class (2011)
- Fast & Furious (film series) (2011–2015)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
- Sucker Punch (2011)
- Life of Pi (2012)
- Skyfall (2012)
- John Carter (2012)
- Prometheus (2012)
- Man of Steel (2013)
- World War Z (2013)
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
- Maleficent (2014)
- Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
- Seventh Son (2014)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
- X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
- Godzilla (2014)
- Spectre (2015)
- Fantastic Four (2015)
- The Martian (2015)
- The Revenant (2015)
- Cinderella (2015)
- Terminator Genisys (2015)
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
- Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
- Suicide Squad (2016)
- The Jungle Book (2016)
- X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
- Passengers (2016)
- Monster Trucks (2017; special effects and animation; with Mr. X)
- xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
- King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
- Alien: Covenant (2017)
- Wonder Woman (2017)
- Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
- Justice League (2017)
- The Greatest Showman (2017)
- The Predator (2018)
- Aquaman (2018)
- Dark Phoenix (2019)
- Shazam! (2019)
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
Television series
- Merlin (1998)
- Band of Brothers (2001)
- Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic (2008)
- Boardwalk Empire (2012)
- Game of Thrones (2014)
Music videos
- Basement Jaxx, "Where's Your Head At" (2001)
- Beck, "E-Pro" (2005)
- Massive Attack, "Live with Me" (2006)
- Bloc Party, "The Prayer" (2006)
- Coldplay, "Strawberry Swing" (2009)
- U2, "Song for Someone" (2015)
- Adele, "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" (2016)
- Clean Bandit ft. Louisa Johnson, "Tears" (2016)
- Two Door Cinema Club, "Are We Ready? (Wreck)" (2016)
- The Rolling Stones, "Ride Em' on Down" (2016)
- Migos, "Stir Fry" (2018)
Awards
- Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
- Won:
- Life of Pi (2012) – Guillaume Rocheron[7]
- The Jungle Book (2016) – Adam Valdez
- Nominations:
- Poseidon (2006)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011)
- Prometheus (2012)
- The Lone Ranger (2013)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
- X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
- The Martian (2015)
- Won:
- BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects
- Won:
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011) – Greg Butler[8]
- Life of Pi (2012) – Guillaume Rocheron
- The Jungle Book (2016) – Adam Valdez
- Nominations:
- Poseidon (2006)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010)
- Prometheus (2012)
- The Lone Ranger (2013)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
- X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
- The Martian (2015)[9]
- Won:
References
- 1 2 Company Overview of The Moving Picture Company Ltd.
- ↑ Mike Luckwell Venture Capital
- ↑ ITV sells Moving Picture Company to Thomson for £53m
- ↑
- ↑ Technicolor’s Sarnoff on Visual Effects: ‘We’ve Always Been an Industry in Turmoil’
- ↑ Moving Picture Co. Finds Valuing Artists is the Best Effect
- ↑ MPC Film win VFX Oscar® at 85th Academy Awards
- ↑ http://www.moving-picture.com/news/mpc-film-win-a-special-visual-effects-bafta
- ↑ Awards Summary
External links
- Official website
- Moving Picture Company on IMDbPro (subscription required)