The Mill

The Mill are a multi based company that produce a range of things from VFX, colour, auto, design, animation, interaction, virtual reality, gaming and beauty. The Mills visual effects are a combination their talented artists and their technology with creates inspiring or invisible work, but always unforgettable. Some of their most recognisable work comes from their advertising where they've produced work for Lloyds, Halifax, Virgin Media and audi.

Most of their work comes from advertising and live action with a bit of animation and vfx, however they have worked on feature films dating back from 1997. These films included Gladiator, BLack Hawk Down, Tomb Raider and the first two Harry Potter films.

One piece of their work really stands out to me because I feel like it is one of the best vfx projects within an advert. This project was the Virgin Media advert where they created an action pack spot, depicting the inside of a virgin media fibre-optic wire as an ever-extending tunnel, showcasing the unparalled entertainment waiting for views.

Behind the Scenes: Virgin Media 'Delivering Awesome' from The Mill on Vimeo.

Another good thing about The Mill is that they have so many partnerships with other companies which would mean that they get plenty of workflow coming in and they'll be able to distribute the workload out between different partnerships. As well as this that also have studios in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago so they are not just allocated and restricted to Europe.

They have very much influences me in becoming a vfx artist and I have applied for a couple of jobs at their studio, but unfortunately I haven't heard anything back from them so I might have to try and chase them up on that.