THE MILL Post-Production House

The Mill

In 1990, Robin Shenfield and Pat Joseph foundered The Mill, a post production and visual effects company, they've been creating world-class visual effects over twenty two years . Their first studio was in Soho, London (now based in London, New York,Chicago and Los Angeles). They started as a visual effects house for the advertising industry, it was the first VFX company in Europe at the time that exclusively used digital methods. In the following year of their upcoming company, they started working with big names, such as Saatchi & Staachi and BBH. This lead them to work with a number of iconic commercials with major brands, like Levi's, Coca-Cola and PlayStation that's known world-wide!

What they do, including some of the technology they use:

Design and Animation Direction - The Mill is a collective of directors and designers who specialize in story telling through the use of animation and vfx. Their purpose is to create the best work and the best experience to all their partners.

MTV

Design - Their expertise in motion graphics, character development, typography, illustration, game art and programme-generated visuals. Designers work on swift, lightweight software to invent reference looks, style frames, motion, textures and concept art.

EA Need For Speed

               Games - They also merge technological innovation with unmatched talent and resources, their Games team offers developers, publishers and marketing teams the full range of The Mill's VFX solutions - from live-action production to the complete CG.

Misfits

Colour Grading and Date - When Colour Grading at The Mill, they guarantee consistent brand quality and protects the honour of the 'look' of a campaign. The Data Lab at Mill’s provides consultancy and processing for all data-acquisition activities Canon, RED, Arri D21, Phantom, and Genesis, etc.  covering shoot, editorial, colour grading, online and VFX. The have a team that uses tools including Assimilates, Scratch, and DVS Clipster and, in combination with their Colour Grading department and TV & Film division, have Film Light, Pandora and Digital Vision's RED solutions they use.

Remote Grading - They also offer Agencies, Directors and DoPs real time remote grading from anywhere in the world, allowing their clients the capability to hand-pick the unique talent and expertise of the artist of their choice. The Mill's global remote network offers state-of-the-art Dolby monitors that are equally calibrated and run via a dedicated Internet feed across all of The Mill studios.