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© 2020 MPC EPISODIC BANGALORE BANGALORE T +44 (0) 20 7434 3100 7434 20 T +44 (0) E [email protected] E [email protected] – BERLIN – – BERLIN – LOS LONDON © 2020 MPC EPISODIC ABOUT US INTRO © 2020 MPC EPISODIC

Solving problems, breaking new ground, pioneering new industry and offers VFX expertise Episodic MPC technology, life. to vision your bring to tools From pitch to delivery, from Virtual Production techniques techniques Production Virtual from delivery, to pitch From most the from development, character CG in latest the to its expands effects, MPC earth-shattering to detail minute VFX. streaming and episodic to expertise TALENT FOR THE FOR THE TALENT EPISODIC ARENA FEATURE FILM FEATURE FILM & VFX TOOLS 3 © 2020 MPC EPISODIC

now offers an opportunity for producers, directors and and directors producers, for opportunity offers an now projects. episodic and streaming on working showrunners behind the VFX in numerous blockbusters like 1917, The Lion Lion The 1917, like blockbusters numerous VFX in the behind Harry Shell, the in Ghost X-Men, 2049, Runner Blade King, Potter and more. that expertise technical and creative of a history has MPC We’ve a 50-year-old history of collaborating with the best best the with collaborating of history a 50-year-old We’ve what’s of boundaries the pushing and talent creative possible in VFX. technicians effects and artists visual the MPC, part of We’re SPECTACULAR SPECTACULAR SCENES WE TAKE CARE OF CARE OF WE TAKE THE TINY DETAILS TRULY TO CREATE 4 © 2020 MPC EPISODIC

expertise and tools to bring your vision to life. to vision your bring to tools and expertise designers and innovators. Each one dedicated to flawlessly flawlessly to dedicated one Each innovators. and designers realising your storytelling vision. Solving problems, breaking new ground, pioneering new VFX offers the Episodic MPC techniques, and technology EXCELLENCE Our people don’t see themselves purely as animators, artists, They’re compositors. or modellers 3D riggers, CHARACTERISTIC, THEY’RE OBSESSED WITH CREATIVE OUR ARTISTS SHARE ONE 5 © 2020 MPC EPISODIC

We help you build the world behind everything you have have you everything behind world the build you help We the for tone the set and vision your reflect truly to dreamed project. your of rest Everything we do starts with understanding your story, who who story, your understanding starts do with we Everything charactersyour and creatures are, what the environments, to intended are them surrounding technologies and props how theyachieve, interact with these elements, and when or where they exist. WITH OUR VFX ART OUR WITH DEPARTMENT CREATING WORLDS WORLDS CREATING 6 © 2020 MPC EPISODIC

a live action stage to chance in taking your story to the next level. next level. story the to your taking in chance to create to reality virtual of power the capturing by And, you for possible it make we environments, digital stage-like real- capture and shots, up set locations, virtual scout to on filmed being were they if as camera in performances time Visualization and Real-Time Production helps you perfectVisualization and Real-Time hit you before long environment a digital in vision your asset and dimensions set lensing, defining From set. the left is nothing moves, camera exact planning to placement PRODUCTION PRODUCTION TOOLSET A COMPREHENSIVE A COMPREHENSIVE VISUALIZATION & REAL-TIME 7 © 2020 MPC EPISODIC

Because we are embedded into the creative and technical technical and creative the into embedded are we Because to there are we one, day from project the of development ensure everything aligns with your from inspiration the very start of production. Our team of experienced VFX Supervisors are dedicated to to dedicated are VFX Supervisors experienced of team Our from right vision creative your achieve you – helping goal one the start. all across leadership creative offer to you with partner We project. VFX your of on aspects VFX SUPERVISORS & CREATIVES PARTNERING WITH WITH PARTNERING WORLD-CLASS 8 © 2020 MPC EPISODIC

Whether photo-realistic making digital animals, actors or dedicated are experts of group our creatures, extraordinary characters bringing of execution technical and design the to to life. MPC’s Character Lab is a specialized group of designers, designers, of group a specialized is Lab Character MPC’s specifically animators and artists groom riggers, modelers, focused on the creation of creatures high-end and characters. WITH A PEDIGREE IN WITH A PEDIGREE IN CREATION CREATURE INTRODUCING INTRODUCING CHARACTER LAB. 9

© 2020 MPC EPISODIC TALENT 10 © 2020 MPC EPISODIC 11 SUPERVISORS OUR KEY CREATIVE TEAM 1 FILMOGRAPHY / RECENT WORK

Doctor Who VFX Supervisor SHEILA WICKENS VFX Supervisor Sheila Wickens joined MPC in 2021, after 3 years at DNEG ‘s London studio. 2 Big Little Lies VFX SUPERVISOR Whilst at DNEG she oversaw the VFX work VFX Supervisor for series including Big Little Lies for HBO, Doctor Who for the BBC and The Romanoffs The Romanoffs for Amazon, leading VFX teams to deliver a VFX Supervisor diverse range of effects from invisible set extensions, to fully digital scenes and CG The Bird Catcher creatures. VFX Supervisor © 2020 MPC EPISODIC

Before joining DNEG, Sheila spent 12 years Colette at Lipsync Post, joining as Head of 2D before 3 VFX Supervisor 12 taking on the role of VFX Supervisor. While at the studio she led teams on more than Woman Walks Ahead 20 projects including Colette, Woman Walks VFX Supervisor Ahead, On Chesil Beach, The Limehouse Golem, Made in Dagenham and How To On Chesil Beach Lose Friends and Alienate People. Sheila VFX Supervisor began her career in working as a compositing artist at studios such as The Limehouse Golem MPC Film and , developing her skill- VFX Supervisor set and knowledge of the VFX process, and receiving credits on major movies such as This Beautiful Fantastic Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The VFX Supervisor Da Vinci Code and Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. Great Expectations In 2018 Sheila was invited to join the visual VFX Supervisor effects branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She is a strong Made in Dagenham advocate of diversity within visual effects VFX Supervisor and is involved in societies and committees Sheila Wickens is a VFX Supervisor with whose aim is to help bring about positive How to Lose Friends and Alienate People more than 20 years of experience in film and change to the industry. episodic visual effects, and a member of the VFX Supervisor Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 1 Big Little Lies 2 Doctor Who 3 The Limehouse Golem 1 FILMOGRAPHY / RECENT WORK

The Lion King Visual Effects Supervisor ELLIOT NEWMAN Elliot most recently worked with director Jon The Jungle Book Favreau and VFX Supervisors Rob Legato and CG Supervisor VFX SUPERVISOR Adam Valdez on Disney’s critically acclaimed 2 and Oscar-nominated re-imagining of The Fast & Furious: Supercharged Lion King. CG Supervisor

Prior to The Lion King, Elliot was CG The Seventh Son Supervisor on The Jungle Book, overseeing Asset Supervisor the 3D team’s work on 54 species of jungle animals and stunning full CG environments, Guardians of The Galaxy © 2020 MPC EPISODIC resulting in an Academy Award, BAFTA, VES, Asset Supervisor Annie and HPA Award. 3 Maleficent 13 Previously, Elliot held the position of Global Head of Assets Head of CG, as well as Head of Assets, supervising MPC’s teams around the world Godzilla on more than 15 major movies, from working Asset Supervisor on the highly detailed spacecraft in Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, to creating Godzilla for 300: Rise of an Empire Gareth Edwards’s acclaimed remake. Asset Supervisor

He joined MPC in 2004 as a Character 47 Ronin Modeler and Texture Artist on Kingdom of Asset Supervisor Heaven, Alexander, , 10,000BC, the Chronicles of Narnia and the Red 2 Harry Potter films. Asset Supervisor

The Lone Ranger Asset Supervisor

World War Z Elliot Newman has more than 15 years Asset Supervisor experience working on the visual effects for some of the industry’s biggest movies, from Prometheus 1 The Jungle Book 2 Maleficent 3 The Lion King Harry Potter to The Jungle Book. Asset Supervisor 1 FILMOGRAPHY / RECENT WORK

Cursed Visual Effects Supervisor

Chernobyl Most recently he was VFX Supervisor on the Visual Effects Supervisor DAVID SEWELL Originals series Cursed and lead artist on HBO’s acclaimed series Chernobyl. 2 Les Miserables VFX SUPERVISOR Visual Effects Supervisor Prior to this, David was Production VFX Supervisor on the BBC’s adaptation of Les Miserables and VFX Supervisor on Black Visual Effects Supervisor Mirror, Altered Carbon, Will, Hooten and the Lady and Childhood’s End. In 2009 he received Altered Carbon a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Visual Effects Supervisor © 2020 MPC EPISODIC Special Visual Effects for HBO’s Generation Kill, a drama about a Rolling Stone reporter Will 3 embedded with The 1st Recon Marines, who Visual Effects Supervisor 14 chronicles his experiences during the first wave of the American-led assault on Baghdad In the Heart of the Sea in 2003. Compositing Supervisor

In addition to his VFX experience in TV World War Z streaming and episodic, David spent 15 years Compositing Supervisor working on major movies as a Compositing Supervisor and artist. His credits include John Carter 300: Rise of an Empire, World War Z, , Compositing Supervisor X-Men: First Class and Harry Potter and theHalf Blood Prince. X-Men First Class Character Animator He began his career in 1996, as a visual effects artist on Independence Day, Kingpin Battle Los Angeles and G I Jane. Compositing Supervisor Generation Kill Visual Effects Supervisor With more than 20 years of experience in visual effects. David Sewell is a Primetime The Golden Compass Emmy-winning VFX Supervisor at Compositing Supervisor MPC Episodic. 1 World War Z 2 Skyfall 3 Chernobyl VFX Supervisor Michael Bell has over 15 years 1 of experience working behind the scenes on FILMOGRAPHY popular series and major feature films as a / RECENT WORK visual effects supervisor and artist. As well as having years of experience overseeing VFX teams, Michael also has on-set experience on Letter for the King a number of productions working closely with Visual Effects Supervisor directors and cinematographers. Doctor Who MICHAEL BELL Michael joined MPC in 2020 after 3 years Visual Effects Supervisor VFX SUPERVISOR at DnegTV where he was VFX Supervisor on 2 the 2019 Netflix series, Letter for the King, Black Mirror: overseeing the creation of digital doubles, Visual Effects Supervisor fantastical creatures and CG environments. Prior to this he was Overall VFX Supervisor Life on Doctor Who, Series 11, working on 11 2D Supervisor episodes from preproduction through to

final compositing. In 2017 Michael was VFX The Brothers Grimsby © 2020 MPC EPISODIC Supervisor on Black Mirror - Metalhead, 2D Supervisor creating a full CG, photoreal robot on the very 3 unique, shot in black & white project. Black 15 Mirror - Metalhead went on to win a BAFTA 2D Supervisor craft award for Special, Visual and Graphic Effects. Exodus: Gods & Kings 2D Supervisor Michael also has over 12 years of experience working on high profile features films as a 2D Godzilla Supervisor and Compositor. His filmography Compositor includes 2D Sequence Supervisor on Terminator Genisys, The Bourne Legacy and Captain Phillips Fast & Furious 6 and as a Compositing artist 2D Sequence Supervisor on shows including Gareth Edwards Godzilla, , Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fast & Furious 6 Fire, Casino Royale and Scott Pilgrim vs 2D Sequence Supervisor The World. The Bourne Legacy With over 15 years in the industry working 2D Sequence Supervisor on movies and series, both on-set and in the studio, Michael is one of MPC Episodic’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World most experienced Supervisors. He prides 2D Sequence Supervisor himself on his ability to interpret the visons of Michael Bell is a seasoned Visual Effects directors and showrunners and bring the best 1 Terminator: Genisys 2 Exodus: Gods & Kings 2D Sequence Supervisor Supervisor based at MPC Episodic in London. out of large teams of visual effects artists. 3 Black Mirror: Metalhead 1 FILMOGRAPHY Over the years, Julien has developed a wide / RECENT WORK range of skills in shot production and team management, through working on various types of projects from commercials, to animated Lisey’s Story features, to major movie VFX. Visual Effects Supervisor

In 2018, Julien worked as CG Supervisor on The Madalorian JULIEN BOLBACH The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, a film Visual Effects Supervisor VFX SUPERVISOR which involved the creation of various CG 2 environments including majestic palaces and The Lion King beautiful forests and rivers. CG Supervisor

He played a leading role on Ridley Scott’s Alien: The Nutcracker and The Four Realms Covenant in 2017, extending the Engineer’s CG Supervisor ship and overseeing the scans of the practical

Aliens, which were integrated with ever-evolving Justice League © 2020 MPC EPISODIC zBrush models, ensuring that the rendered CG Supervisor creatures stood up to detailed scrutiny. 3 Suicide Squad 16 Over the past decade his artistic and technical CG Supervisor capabilities continuously impressed and he was rapidly promoted from Lead to CG Supervisor to The Legend of Tarzan DFX Supervisor and now VFX Supervisor. CG Supervisor

In 2013, he was part of the team nominated Victor Frankenstein for the VES Award for Outstanding Created CG Supervisor Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture on Prometheus. Julien was an Seventh Son Environment Lead, helping to oversee the Environment Lead creation of the planet LV-223. Maleficent Always priding himself on his attention to Environment Lead detail, Julien is a tremendously focused and an organised artist, always trying to push himself Prometheus and experimenting with new techniques to help Environment Lead find the best way to achieve a shot or sequence. Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2 Julien Bolbach has over 15 years of Julien joined MPC in 2009 as an Environment Environment Lead professional experience in feature film Technical Director, working on Harry Potter visual effects. He recently worked as Overall and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 and Clash of Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 1 Lighting Supervisor on Disney’s The Lion King. the . 1 The Lion King 2 Prometheus 3 Maleficent Environment Lead 1 FILMOGRAPHY / RECENT WORK

1917 In 2019 Richard led MPC Film’s team as Visual Effects Supervisor on Sam Mendes’ critically acclaimed WW1 Visual Effects Supervisor film 1917. Working closely with Mendes, DOP Roger Deakins and Production VFX Supervisor Guillaume Dora and the Lost City of Gold RICHARD LITTLE Rocheron, MPC employed multiple digital techniques Visual Effects Supervisor to make the film’s visual effects invisible, from 2 VFX SUPERVISOR complex digital takeovers to FX simulations The Nutcracker and the Four Realms and CG environment work. Richard and his team’s VFX Shoot Supervisor invisible effects work was rewarded with an Academy Award and BAFTA for visual effects. The Predator In 2018, Richard was Shoot Supervisor for the VFX unit Visual Effects Supervisor on The Nutcracker and the Four Realms in 2018,

spending 14 months working with overall VFX Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell © 2020 MPC EPISODIC Supervisor Max Wood to oversee the planning and No Tales execution of on-set photography. Prior to The Digital Effects Supervisor Nutcracker, Richard was VFX Supervisor on Shane 3 Black’s reboot of The Predator. Richard began work as The Jungle Book 17 DFX Supervisor on Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales in 2016. He led MPC’s artists to create Digital Effects Supervisor Captain Salazar’s ghost crew , digital environments, and FX for which he was nominated for Outstanding Victor Frankenstein Visual Effects at the HPA awards. Visual Effects Supervisor

As VFX Supervisor Richard worked on Kenneth Cinderella Branagh’s re-imagining of Cinderella and led artists Digital Effects Supervisor on the work for Victor Frankenstein. He was also a part of MPC’s Academy Award winning Supervision team for Jon Favreau’s astonishing remake of Disney’s Guardians of the Galaxy The Jungle Book. For the movie, 800 computer Compositing Supervisor graphics artists worked for over a year animating over 54 species of animal, crafting full CG environments, : The Dark World and simulating earth, fire and water. Compositing Supervisor

Joining MPC in 2009 as Compositor, Richard was Man of Steel an artist on projects including Prince of Persia: The Compositing Supervisor Sands of Time, Wrath of the Titans, Man of Steel, and Guardians of the Galaxy. His career began over 20 VFX Supervisor Richard Little has over 20 years ago, as on set runner for the Magic model Wrath of the Titans years of experience crafting stunning visual company. His first film credit was on Lost in Space, Compositing Supervisor effects and has been a part MPC’s team on after which he was cast as a 2D artist on films such as 2 Oscar winning movies. Pitch Black, Proof of Life and The World is not Enough. 1 The Jungle Book 2 The Predator 3 1917 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Sequence Lead 1 FILMOGRAPHY / RECENT WORK

Starbright Visual Effects Supervisor

Jan Stoltz joined MPC Episodic in 2020 Brightburn JAN STOLTZ after an extensive and successful career On Set Visual Effects Supervisor VFX SUPERVISOR as a freelance Visual Effects Supervisor, 2 Animation Director and Director based out of Spider-Man: Homecoming , . On Set Visual Effects Supervisor

Prior to joining Jan was a permanent fixture Fear the Walking Dead at in Germany, where he operated as Visual Effects Supervisor a Visual Effects Consultant, Visual Effects Supervisor and Animation Supervisor on over © 2020 MPC EPISODIC fourty International and European, film and Visual Effects Supervisor television productions. 3 The Boy Who Sold His Laughter 18 Whilst Supervising at Trixter, Jan contributed Animation Director to many titles including Green Lantern, Ninja Assassin, : The First Wolfblood Avenger, The Raven, The Fate of the Furious, Visual Effects Supervisor Spider-Man: Homecoming and The Kangaroo Chronicles amongst many more. The Raven Visual Effects Supervisor Jan started his career at the well established “Animationsinstitut” at Filmakademie Baden- Captain America: The First Avenger Württemberg in 1994. Jan is a member of Stereo Supervisor the Visual Effects Society (VES) and the Deutsche Filmakademie. He gives lectures at Green Lantern Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg and Stereo Supervisor HFF München. Ninja Assassin CG Supervisor

Oliver Twist Digital Compositor Jan Stoltz is a seasoned Visual Effects Supervisor & Animation Director I, Robot based in Munich, Germany. 1 Fate of The Furious 2 Brightburn 3 Spider-Man: Homecoming Character Animator Owen is currently MPC’s Head of Lighting and 1 Compositing, based at the London studio. FILMOGRAPHY / RECENT WORK As a team player with a wide range of knowl- edge and experience, he has covered a broad spectrum of disciplines, from Virtual Produc- The One and Only Ivan tion and on set work, through to the VFX pipe- Lead Lighting Artist line. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil OWEN JONES Owen recently advised the Virtual Production CG Supervisor HEAD OF LIGHTING & team for Disney’s forthcoming movie The 2 One and Only Ivan. He was Cross-Show The Lion King COMPOSITING Lighting Lead for The Lion King and the space Lead Lighting Artist adventure Ad Astra which starred Brad Pitt and Tommy Lee Jones. Transformers: The Last Knight Between 2012 and 2015 Owen lead the Lead Lighting Artist

lighting team on sequences for Guardians © 2020 MPC EPISODIC of the Galaxy and Exodus: Gods and Kings, Pirates of the Caribbean: before working as Lighting Lead on Disney’s Dead Men Tell No Tales The Jungle Book, Pirates of the Caribbean: 3 Lead Lighting Artist 19 Salazar’s Revenge and Transformers: The Last Knight. The Jungle Book Lead Lighting Artist In 2009 Owen worked as a Modeller and Texture Artist on Zack Snyder’s Watchmen Fantastic Four and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time before CG Supervisor returning to the Matchmove department in 2010 as Head of Department. A stickler for San Andreas establishing a solid foundation in 3D for VFX Lead Lighting Artist work he went on to build new standards and mentored teams globally. During this time he Exodus: Gods and Kings also expanded and improved the training of Lighting Artist MPC’s onset Matchmove/Data Capture TDs on projects including Prometheus and World Guardians of the Galaxy War Z Lighting Artist

Owen joined MPC in 2005 as a Matchmove Maleficent artist working on Poseidon, Xmen: The Last Lighting Artist Stand and Sunshine. Owen Jones has over 15 years of experience 300: Rise of an Empire in Computer Graphics and Visual Effects Owen graduated Bournemouth University with Lighting Artist working on high profile feature films. an MA in . 1 Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Interstellar 3 The Lion King 1 FILMOGRAPHY / RECENT WORK

The Third Day VFX Supervisor

In 2017 Oliver joined The Lion King team as The Lion King OLIVER WINWOOD CG Supervisor where he was instrumental CG Supervisor CG SUPERVISOR in delivering 1490 full CG photo realistic 2 shots, setting a new standard for live-action Ad Astra animation technology. Prior to the Lion King CG Supervisor he was CG Supervisor on the Sci Fi feature film Ad Astra. CG Supervisor Prior to Oliver being promoted to MPC CG

Supervisor, his specialty was in FX simulation Cats © 2020 MPC EPISODIC work. He lead the team which won the VES CG Supervisor award for Naturalistic FX for The Jungle Book, 3 and worked as a Lead on complex simulations Transformers: The Last Knight 20 for movies including Transformers: The Last Senior FX Technical Director Knight, Alien Covenant, Guardians of the Galaxy, World War Z and Suicide Squad. Alien: Covenant Senior FX Technical Director Between 2008 and 2015, Oliver was part of MPC’s film FX team, crafting both spectacular The Jungle Book and subtle simulations for CG fire, water, FX Supervisor clouds, dust. For Ridley Scott’s Prometheus this included an epic alien dust storm and Passengers a spectacular full cg spaceship collision Senior FX Technical Director sequence, for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 the team created magic and Suicide Squad destruction effects and for X-Men: First Class, Senior FX Technical Director the mutants destructive powers including Magneto’s manipulation of metal. Fast & Furious: Supercharged Senior FX Technical Director Oliver began his career at MPC in 2005 as Oliver Winwood is an award winning a Data and Render Wrangler and Digital Guardians of the Galaxy Supervisor with more than 15 years of Resource Manager. Senior FX Technical Director experience in the film and episodic VFX industry. Most recently he was CG Supervisor World War Z on Disney+ The Mandalorian. 1 Prometheus 2 Ad Astra 3 The Lion King Senior FX Technical Director 1 FILMOGRAPHY / RECENT WORK

The Letter for The King CG Supervisor

He won an Emmy for his work as CG Devs STEVEN GODFREY Supervisor on HBO’s Chernobyl, and CG Supervisor CG SUPERVISOR supervised the team that won a BAFTA for 2 their work on Black Mirror: Metalhead. He has Chernobyl also been nominated for 3 VES Awards and 2 CG Supervisor HPA Awards. Krypton Steven joined MPC Episodic in mid 2020 after CG Supervisor 14 years at DNEG, the first 10 of which were spent in DNEG’s Film VFX department. During Black Mirror: Metalhead © 2020 MPC EPISODIC that time he earned his stripes on several CG Supervisor high profile movies including Casino Royale, 3 Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince, Harry Altered Carbon 21 Potter & The Deathly Hallows Parts 1 & 2, CG Sequence Supervisor Terminator Genisys and The Bourne Legacy as well as the Hogwarts Express theme park ride Assassin’s Creed at Universal Studios, Orlando. CG Sequence Supervisor

In 2016 he crossed over to DNEG’s up and Terminator Genisys coming TV division, where he contributed to CG Sequence Supervisor the growth of that department and worked on a number of prestige shows including The Hogwarts Express Ride Altered Carbon and Black Mirror for Netflix, CG Sequence Supervisor Chernobyl for HBO and Alex Garland’s Devs for Hulu. Rush VFX Artist Prior to his extensive career in Visual Effects, Steven worked for the BBC as a graphic The Bourne Legacy designer and was one of the core team CG Sequence Supervisor responsible for the rebranding of BBC Sport. He graduated with a BSc in Psychology and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: holds a Masters Degree in Digital Art. Parts 1 and 2 Steven Godfrey is an award-winning CG VFX Artist Supervisor within MPC’s Episodic division, with 15 years experience in the VFX industry. 1 The Letter for the King 2 Devs 3 Chernobyl With nearly 30 years of experience, Global 1 Creative Director of Colour Grading, Jean- FILMOGRAPHY Clément, is a great master of his art, / RECENT WORK having been awarded the British Arrows Craft Fellowship Award, presented to him personally by Danny Boyle. His Dark Materials Digital Colourist A pioneer of colour grading, Jean-Clément is globally recognised as an eminent figure The Spanish Princess JEAN-CLEMENT SORET in the industry. He began his career learning Digital Colourist DIRECTOR OF COLOUR about film stock, processing, densitometry, 2 as well as working with film colour timers and Chernobyl colourists. His work with Stephane Sednaoui, Digital Colourist Michel Gondry, Frederic Planchon, J.P. Jeunet and Darius Khondji got noticed abroad and Black Mirror: Bandersnatch in 1997 he joined MPC as Creative Head of Digital Colourist Colour Grading.

Black Mirror: USS Callister © 2020 MPC EPISODIC As well as the coveted Fellowship, he is also Digital Colourist a six-time winner of ‘Best Colourist’ at the 3 British Arrow Craft Awards. Jean-Clément A Boy Called Christmas 22 has been voted Best UK Colourist five years Digital Colourist consecutively by Televisual and was recently ranked their ‘Number One VFX Artist’. Serenity Digital Colourist Jean-Clément regularly applies his craft to TV drama, including ’s ‘Black A Boy Called Christmas Mirror’ series, winning a BAFTA for grading Digital Colourist the Season 4 episode ‘Metalhead’, Interactive episode ‘Bandersnatch’ directed by David You Were Never Really Here Slade, ‘Ark Angel’ directed by Jodie Foster and Digital Colourist ‘Black Museum’ directed by Colm McCarthy. T2 Trainspotting His feature credits include Lynne Digital Colourist Ramsay’s ‘You Were Never Really Here’, ‘T2 Trainspotting’ and ‘Steve Jobs’ for Danny In The Heart of The Sea Boyle, Ron Howard’s ‘In the Heart of the Sea’, Digital Colourist Justin Chadwick’s ‘Mandela: A Long Walk to Freedom’ and ‘Tulip Fever’. He has recently Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom completed working on the 5-part series with Digital Colourist Jean-Clement is the Global Director of Colour director Johan Renck & HBO for ‘Chernobyl’ Grading at MPC, with experience across film, and Starz series for ‘The Spanish Princess’. Slumdog Millionaire television and advertising industries. 1 His Dark Materials 2 Chernobyl 3 Black Mirror: Bandersnatch Digital Colourist © 2020 MPC EPISODIC 23 OVERSIGHT OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM 1 FILMOGRAPHY / RECENT WORK

The Lion King Head of Studio

As MD of MPC’s Episodic division, Tom Maleficent: Mistress of Evil TOM WILLIAMS oversees all aspects of the studio’s episodic Head of Studio 2 MANAGING DIRECTOR visual effects services including global production, client relations and building the Detective Pikachu studio’s roster of talent. Head of Studio

Tom was previously COO and Head of Studio 1917 for MPC Film, overseeing the operations of Head of Studio the London studio which recently delivered the VFX and Animation for major features The One and Only Ivan © 2020 MPC EPISODIC including The Lion King, Maleficent: Mistress Head of Studio of Evil and Detective Pikachu. 3 Artemis Fowl 24 Prior to joining MPC, Tom spent 10 years Head of Studio at Sky working in production planning and technical development for Sky Studios. While The New Mutants at the company, Tom handled large scale Head of Studio production projects including developing it’s 360 and VR offerings, Sound Services, and The Call of The Wild project managing the delivery of new shows Head of Studio and training. Sonic The Hedgehog Tom began his professional career at the Head of Studio world-famous Abbey Road recording studios where he spent 10 years as Interactive and Underwater Video Services Manager. Head of Studio Godzilla: King of Monsters Head of Studio

Ad Astra Head of Studio Tom Williams has more than 20 years’ experience in visual and audio production in Lady and the Tramp film, broadcast and the music industry. 1 Ad Astra 2 1917 3 The Lion King Head of Studio 1 FILMOGRAPHY Christopher joined MPC in early 2020 after / RECENT WORK 6 years at , where he started as a visual effects line producer, working his The Witcher way up to senior producer. In 2016 he began VFX Producer to segue into Television production holding the role of senior producer and subsequently Watchmen CHRISTOPHER GRAY executive producer. VFX Producer EXECUTIVE PRODUCER He contributed to the re-launch of Television 2 See at Framestore London and was responsible VFX Producer for managing work across several high profile titles including Netflix’s smash hit The The Boys Witcher, HBO’s Watchmen, See for Apple TV+, VFX Producer The Boys for Amazon Studios and Netflix / New Regency feature film His House. In 2017 His House

and 2018 Christopher also VFX produced the VFX Producer © 2020 MPC EPISODIC VES nominated Black Mirror: Playtest and Black Mirror: USS Callister multi-Emmy award-winning Black Mirror: 3 USS Callister. VFX Producer 25 Prior to his extensive work in Television, Marvel: Super Summer Christopher produced visual effects on Senior VFX Producer more than thirty commercials. Amongst his portfolio are high-profile films for global Love is Blind brands including Disney, Marvel, Sony, Adidas, Executive Producer Audi, BMW and Ubisoft as well as the VES nominated Dreamworks-produced Universal Adrift in Soho Sphere installation for Comcast. Executive Producer

Prior to Framestore Christopher also project- Anomaly managed global brand management creative Executive Producer for Warner Bros Studios across Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince, and Deathly Paddington’s Christmas Hallows Parts 1 & 2 amongst other studio- Senior VFX Producer based projects during his tenure. IMAX “Believe” Christopher is a film school graduate of the VFX Producer Christopher Gray is an experienced, Arts University Bournemouth, starting his VES nominated and PGA award-winning, career as a VFX Assistant on The Quantum of Black Mirror: Playtest Executive Producer within MPC’s Solace and post-production assistant on VFX Producer episodic division. This is England. 1 Watchmen 2 Black Mirror: USS Callister 3 The Witcher 1 FILMOGRAPHY Pete joined MPC in 2019 after 12 years at DNEG, where he held roles including Executive / RECENT WORK VFX Supervisor, Global Head of Compositing and Co-Head of 2D . He was responsible for co - managing the London team and the ongoing World on Fire development of the department, liaising with Executive VFX Supervisor show production and supervision. The Dark Crystal: PETER JOPLING Pete stepped up to the role of Executive VFX Age of Resistance EXECUTIVE VFX Supervisor in 2018 to oversee the creative 2 Executive VFX Supervisor effort and delivery of shows including; Sky/ SUPERVISOR HBO’s Chernobyl, The Dark Crystal: Age of Chernobyl Resistance for Netflix, World on Fire for Executive VFX Supervisor BBC/Mammoth and Doctor Who S11. This role involved VFX supervision, bidding and Hanna developing pitch work. Executive VFX Supervisor © 2020 MPC EPISODIC From 2013 to 2015, Pete worked on the Harry Doctor Who Potter Ride for Universal Studios, which Executive VFX Supervisor 3 gained him a VES nomination for Outstanding 26 VFX in a Special Venue Project (2015). Captain America: Civil War VFX Supervisor Pete joined DNEG in 2007 - after more than 20 years in the film industry - as a 2D Supervisor Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and worked on shows such as Harry Potter 2D Supervisor and the Half Blood Prince, Kick Ass, Scott Pilgrim vs The World and The Bourne Legacy. The Bourne Legacy Between 2003 and 2007 Pete worked as a 2D Supervisor compositor at studios including Weta, The Mill and MPC, on projects such as The Lord of the Battleship Rings: Return of the King, Batman Begins and Visual Effects Supervisor Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The Pirates! Band of Misfits His second role in the industry was at Digital 2D Supervisor Domain, working as a Senior Flame Artist on commercials and as a compositor on the 1999 Captain America: cult classic, Lake Placid. The First Avenger Compositing Supervisor Pete studied Design at Suffolk University Pete Jopling is an experienced, VES and began his career as a runner, then Flame The Lord of the Rings: nominated, Executive VFX Supervisor within Artist at MPC in 1993 where he stayed The Return of the King MPC’s episodic division. until 1998. 1 Chernobyl 2 Dark Crystal 3 Captain America: Civil War Lead Compositor 1 FILMOGRAPHY / RECENT WORK

The Witcher Art Director Gürel has vast experience both in pre- production and visual effects and has worked Avengers: Endgame GÜREL MEHMET both as a matte painting supervisor for visual Art Director ART DIRECTOR effects facilities, and as an on-set concept 2 artist throughout his career. Robin Hood Art Director From 2014 – 2019, he was Cinesite’s Supervising Art Director, supervising Avengers: Infinity War environment and design work on films as Art Director varied as Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s The

Revenant, the Marvel Cinematic Universe Captain America: Civil War © 2020 MPC EPISODIC (the Avengers series and Captain America: Art Director Civil War) and Netflix’s first season of The 3 Witcher where his designs were crucial to the The Revenant 27 development of Cinesite’s environment and Matte Painting Supervisor creature work. Spectre For 7 years, from 2005 to 2012, he was Matte Painting Supervisor Double Negative’s Visual Effects Art Director, where he established and supervised the art Avengers: Age of Ultron department which oversaw both the concept Concept Artist artists and the matte painting department. During this time, he worked on a catalogue of Guardians of the Galaxy major films including Joe Wright’s Atonement, Matte Painter Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life, Warner’s Harry Potter series of films and Christopher Man of Steel Nolan’s The Dark Knight. A highlight of his Art Director time there was his Visual Effects Art Direction and Matte Painting Supervision for Nolan’s Inception, which won 4 Academy Awards Art Director including ‘Best Visual Effects’ as well as a nomination in ‘Best Art Direction’. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Art Director Gürel joined MPC in 2020 as Art Director. In 2007, Gurel won a Visual Effects Society With 20 years of experience within the film award for his environment work on Tom The Dark Knight and television industry. Hooper’s Elizabeth. 1 The Witcher 2 Avengers: Infinity War 3 The Revenant Matte Painting Supervisor 1 FILMOGRAPHY / RECENT WORK

The Kangaroo Chronicles Head of Studio

Thomas is an experienced COO, joining MPC Guns Akimbo THOMAS KNOP Episodic as Head of the Berlin Studio and Head of Studio 2 HEAD OF STUDIO Executive Producer in 2020, having spent two decades in creative project management in Brightburn BERLIN roles across Germany. Head of Studio

Between 2011 and 2018, Thomas served Captain Marvel as Managing Director and Visual Effects Head of Studio Supervisor at Stargate Studios in Berlin,

taking responsibility for many projects in both Rocca verandert die Welt © 2020 MPC EPISODIC logistical and creative capacities. Head of Studio

Thomas went on to serve as Head of Studio at 3 Zazy 28 Trixter, Berlin in 2018, supervising production Visual Effects Producer on a variety of International and European productions including Captain Marvel, Taxi Brightburn, You, Me and The Apocalypse and Visual Effects Producer The Kangaroo Chronicles. Umbre Thomas has also served as the Chair of the Visual Effects Producer Visual Effects Society (VES) in Germany. He leads the new business planning and Ferien vom Leben operations for MPC Episodic Berlin, with a Visual Effects Producer special focus on Virtual Production for Film and Television. Honigfrauen Visual Effects Producer

You, Me and the Apocalypse Visual Effects Producer

A Sound of Thunder Visual Effects Thomas Knop has more than 20 years’ experience in the Visual Effects and La Embajada Creative industries. 1 Guns Akimbo 2 Captain Marvel 3 The Kangaroo Chronicles Visual Effects 1 FILMOGRAPHY / RECENT WORK

Kangaroo Chronicles Visual Effects Producer

Brightburn FRANZISCA PUPPE Franzisca joined MPC in 2020 with extensive Visual Effects Producer EXECUTIVE PRODUCER experience in high-end animation and visual 2 effects for Hollywood television and feature Captain Marvel films. Head of Production

From 2007 she worked as a production side Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween Visual Effects Coordinator on Speed Racer Visual Effects Producer and Ninja Assassin for the Wachowsky

Sisters, moving to Pixomondo in . Black Panther © 2020 MPC EPISODIC Visual Effects Producer In 2008 she helped establish a permanent 3 base for Pixomondo in Berlin working her way Thor Ragnarok 29 up to Visual Effects Producer and realising Visual Effects Producer such titles as Star Trek: Into Darkness, After Earth, Snow White and The Huntsman, The Spider-Man: Homecoming Amazing Spiderman and Suckerpunch. Visual Effects Producer

Whilst at Pixomondo, she also began Guardians of the Galaxy. Vol 2 working in high-end television Visual Effects Visual Effects Producer Producing work for , and Terra Nova. The Fate of the Furious Visual Effects Producer For the last seven years Franzisca has produced projects for Trixter in Munich, later Independece Day: Resurgence moving to set up the German outfit’s Berlin Visual Effects Producer office, there she held the role of Senior Visual Effects Producer and subsequently Ant-Man Head of Production and Executive Producer Visual Effects Producer contributing to over thirty shows including, Lost in Space and Fear the Walking Dead. Avengers: Age of Ultron As well as feature productions including Visual Effects Producer Franzisca Puppe is a experienced Executive Sonic The Hedgehog, The Fate of the Furious, Producer and Visual Effects producer within Indepdence Day: Resurgence and nine films Captain America: The Winter Soldier the MPC Episodic team. in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 1 Captain Marvel 2 Independence Day: Resurgence Visual Effects Producer 3 Guardians of The Galaxy: Vol 2 © 2020 MPC EPISODIC THANK YOU THANK LONDON – BERLIN – LOS ANGELES - BANGALORE – BERLIN – LOS LONDON E [email protected] T +44 (0) 20 7434 3100 7434 20 T +44 (0) E [email protected]