The Lion King
The VFX ( visual effects ) studio apartment behind the upcomingSonic the Hedgehogmovie as well as the recentLion Kingremake has close down . The Vancouver branch of MPC ( Moving Picture Company ) has been ask in many recent blockbusters , includingBlade Runner 2049,The Jungle Book , andGuardians of the Galaxy . MPC also won an Academy Award for its work onLife of Pi . The Lion Kingis either alive or live - actiondepending on who you ask , but either way the optical essence themselves are noteworthy and it ’s sad to see the studio apartment responsible for them shutter its doors .
transonic The Hedgehoghad a tumultuous start , first with theteaser poster that levy quite a few supercilium , and then with the first live - action lagger , which met with such a negative response from fans that Paramount committed to a total redesign of the puritanical blur . According to one of the VFX artists involved , thisSonic redesign was actually a return to the original designof the character , and has since been warmly received . The work on the redesign was done by MPC Vancouver , but now the studio has shuttered .
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From theCBC,“It ’s not know how many staff members will be losing their business just workweek before Christmas . At its peak in 2013 , more than 800 artists exploit out of the Vancouver studio . “Brenda Bailey , Executive Director of the Interactive and Digital Media Trade Association of British Columbia told CBC,“It ’s a big loss for the city . “MPC is own by Technicolor , and will proceed to maneuver ramification in various cities around the world , but the conclusion of the Vancouver situation is a important issue . As Zack Stentz order on Twitter :
Vancouver is a big film town , with authoritative testify such asX - FilesandSupernaturalbeing shoot in the area , as well as many movies . The local motion-picture show industry lend in $ 2.3 billion in revenue according to the Minister of Tourism , Arts , and Culture Lisa Beare . MPC is shutting down directly , with no apparent wind - down process . It is unknown whether this leaves any current projects in the lurch , or if those will be read up by MPC ’s other branches .
Making movies is incredibly expensive , withSonic the Hedgehog ’s reported $ 200 million budget it ’s easy to see how these endeavors could be financially risky or prohibitive , but theMPC redesign of Sonic apparently cost only $ 5 million . A letter was allegedly sent out to employees citing"increasing extraneous market pressures in Vancouver and more attractive opportunities in other locations"perCartoon Brew , who link to an unverified anonymous posting of the missive onImgur . Despite significant government subsidies for the film manufacture , Vancouver remains an expensive metropolis to endure and influence in , and it could be those price that push the studio out of Ithiel Town while leaving its place in London , Los Angeles , and elsewhere still undecided .
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Source : CBC
