Lion King visual effects studio on brink of collapse

Lion King visual effects studio on brink of collapse 11 minutes ago Chris Vallance Senior Technology Reporter Getty Images Technicolor owned studio MPC's projects included Mufasa The Lion King The visual effects group behind Disney's Mufasa The Lion King and its upcoming Snow White remake, is on the brink of failure. Technicolor owns a brace of leading visual effects studios including MPC, Mikros Animation and The Mill, with operations in the US, UK, Canada and India The Paris-based company employs 446 people in the UK, according to recent corporate filings and has told staff not to come into the office. The BBC has approached Technicolor for comment Visual effects (VFX) studios play a key role in film production. Most modern big-budget movies and television will rely heavily on visual effects to transport actors and audiences into outer-space, the distant past or the deep-sea. And the appearance and non-vocal performances of characters and creatures, fantastic and otherwise will o ... Read full article.