About MPC Video Production company in United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Renowned for adding visual wonder and creative expertise to the advertising, film and entertainment industries, some of our most famous projects include blockbuster movies such as The Jungle Book, The Martian, the Harry Potter franchise, the X-Men movies
Moving Picture Company is a global creative studio with a single goal: to create experiences that move people. With decades of storytelling experience we understand the true power of embracing innovation to push the boundaries of creation—its fundamental to everything we do and is how we make the most memorable moving images in the world.
Our talent works with clients and brands across industries to tell visually stunning stories. From original ideas through to finished production we can create any story imaginable igniting intrigue and adventure to make work that truly encapsulates what it means to feel.
Mark is CEO of MPCs Academy Award winning creative studio. Having spent his career rising the ranks at MPC he has seen the evolution of the industry and overseen the studios evolution at the same time.
Mark has grown MPC to a global creative studio working in multiple territories serving clients around the world. MPCs creative portfolio is a testament to his commitment to storytelling artistry and innovation. And the industry has noticed with the last three years being the most awarded in the companys history.
And his passion for creativity extends beyond the company. Mark is a board member of the British Arrows sits on the Council of APA and is a member of Bafta.
Angela LupoManaging Director New York
Angela has over 20 years of experience in the creative industry. She started her career as an assistant editor at MTV before quickly working her way up to their animation departments production team and then working at some of New Yorks most notable studios.
From feature films and episodics to experimental and live performance Angela has worked across many different platforms. It is this diversity and her impressive understanding of the citys creative scene that she brings to the studio in New York.
Jonathan DaviesManaging Director London amp; Amsterdam
With over 15 years experience in production Jonathan began his early career as a runner at MPC before moving on to work in a variety of roles in VFX production at Rushes Glassworks The Mill and Time Based Arts. He was appointed Managing Director at MPC in 2018 after moving up from his previous position as Executive Producer of CG and Design.
Jonathan is responsible for MPCs highly experienced team ensuring that the studio is always evolving and pushing boundaries to deliver exceptional award winning work.
Julien MeestersDeputy CEO amp; CCO Mikros MPC Paris
During his 25+ years in the entertainment industry Julien has worked on award-winning feature films animated features advertising and music videos known as the most ambitious multi-scale projects for world-famous artists and brands in various industries. During his career at Digital Domain and Mikros he held multiple positions as Flame Artist VFX Supervisor VFX Creative Director Head of the VFX and Animation Studio and he now sits as Deputy CEO amp; Chief Creative Officer for the Mikros group.
Robert OwensManaging Director Los Angeles
Robert is the Managing Director of the Los Angeles studio working closely with the teams esteemed artists producers and technicians to drive the business strategy for the studio. Joining the studio in 2017 Robert brought with him over 14 years of production experience in the industry. He has worked on award-winning campaigns shot by some of the industrys most notable directors and has worked with some of the biggest global brands.
Lily Li Managing Director Shanghai
Lily has been instrumental in establishing the studio in Shanghai. With nearly 20 years of experience she is extremely knowledgeable of the Chinese and Asian market working at some of the most prominent studios across the region .
Joining Technicolor as Head of Production in 2012 Lily was a major reason for the success and ultimate launch of the MPC studio in Shanghai and has been leading the team of talented artists there since 2017 as Managing Director.
Fabrice DamoliniManaging Director Mikros MPC Paris
During his 25-year career at Mikros Fabrice has held multiple positions in production and business development. He now sits as Managing Director of the Mikros MPC Paris studio. Here he puts his vision to work in serving the most ambitious projects in the French market and beyond. His passion and determination brought him to producing a great variety of advertising projects by instilling emotion through craft and creativity. He notably led the VFX production of many multi-awarded commercials for worldwide renowned brands.
Sal UmerjiManaging Director of Bangalore
With over 19 years in the industry Sal began his career as a runner at MPC before moving up the ranks.
He later spent time as Head of VFX at Molinare and Lipsync Post before rejoining MPC in 2016 to manage the Bangalore studio.
Sal is responsible for creating a thriving workplace culture enabling artists to continually develop and enhance their skills. He frequently speaks at conferences and panels including the Bangalore GAFX conference.
Todd DavidovichCOO
With more than two decades of experience in the industry Todd has worked in senior roles such as Executive Producer Head of Studio and Director in renowned studios across the US working on some of the biggest award-winning campaigns.
His strong understanding of both the industry and business management enables him to manage the staff process and tools that allow MPC to communicate and collaborate both at a local and global level.
Usama Al-QassabChief Growth Officer
For over two decades Usama has been crafting strategies plans and campaigns which innovate transform and builds brands. He has worked across the entertainment gaming e-commerce fashion and FMCG sectors.
Usama leads Growth Marketing and Communications and prior to joining MPC Usama step-changed consumer engagement in over 100 countries for PlayStation; repositioning the brand and pushing the boundaries of play with unprecedented results.
As a client Usama has grown businesses by partnering with globally distinguished agencies and studios including MPC to deliver award winning campaigns across multiple disciplines.
Gregory RoekensChief Innovation Officer
Acting as an ambassador for MPCs creative technology expertise Gregory is responsible for advocating and applying emerging technologies for clients and explore areas of business innovation that have the potential to open new vistas for MPC.
Gregory has over 15 years of experience in the creative industry working in a variety of senior technology roles at Grey AMV BBDO Wunderman and Havas.
As a known authority on innovation in the technology arena Gregory appears regularly at conferences and has written extensively on the impact of technology on business and society.
David SpilsburyCTO
With over 30 years of industry experience David is a creative technologist who joined MPC in 2003 as a Senior Engineer after gaining experience with BBC TSI Complete Video and SVC.
David is responsible for strategic technology initiatives and growth planning across 12 Technicolor studios. He is driven by a desire to embrace disruption facilitate adoption and accelerate innovation to evolve the technology and software framework that powers creativity in the fast-paced world of visual post production.
Paul WilkesGlobal Head of Talent Management
Paul has over 20 years recruitment experience in the creative industries starting his career recruiting artists and animators for the games industry.
Following six years at Escape Studios where he founded and grew their recruitment business he joined MPC bringing his recruitment experience in-house.
Paul is responsible for establishing the organisations talent needs and managing the recruitment team globally. He frequently represents MPC at industry events and speaks on recruitment/career panels.
OUR HERITAGE
Cadbury ’Gorilla Drummer’
2007
MPC started out in 1970 as a production company in London producing television commercials. Today we have creative studios all over the world – London Los Angeles New York Amsterdam Paris Shanghai and Bangalore. Since our inception we have constantly been a pioneer of creativity and technology doing things that have never been done before and creating experiences that are truly unforgettable. This couldnt be truer than with our character and creature work throughout the years. Everyone remembers Cadburys drum-playing gorilla who captured the nations hearts with his raw emotion or Threes plucky Shetland pony that moonwalked its way into superstardom. We brought to life the revolutionary singing and dancing cows in Anchor Butters playful 90s campaign becoming one of the first to seamlessly replicate and animate within a commercial.
Evian ’Live Young’
2009
While we have always been at the forefront of creatures and characters our work on digital humans has been revolutionary too. We recently recreated Elton John – one of the most recognizable faces in the world – for John Lewis Christmas campaign but this is something weve been doing for a while. When Reebok wanted to create The best team ever in their 1995 campaign we achieved the unknown – digitally bringing together Ryan Giggs George Best Bobby Charlton and other legendary footballers to recreate the perfect football game. When the rollerblading babies for Evian was released our groundbreaking work to bring the dynamic babies to life led to it becoming to one of the most viewed ads of all time.
Reebok ’The Best Team Ever’
1995
Our work has touched other iconic ads throughout history too – Aristons award-winning commercial was the first major use of the difference matting technique Hamlets outrageous but highly memorable photo booth ad became one their most famous campaigns ever and Basement Jaxxs Wheres Your Head At music video in 2001 became renowned for its band members faces being superimposed onto monkeys.
Our work on British Airways large scale campaign directed by Hugh Hudson kicked off an ongoing partnership with the airline and we recently worked on their 100th anniversary campaign.
Today we continue to push the creative needle and break boundaries bringing together our amazing artists to create work that entertains excites and most importantly moves people.
We are image makers at heart – its in our DNA – so however audiences view content in the future we will continue to always be at the forefront of its creation.
Our broad range of skills and creative services include concept design, pre-viz, shoot supervision, 2D compositing, 3D/CG effects, animation, motion design, software development, mixed reality and experiential production, live action production and colour
