[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"work-list":3,"navigation":262,"sectors":308,"globals":311},[4,18,27,36,48,56,64,73,81,88,95,104,113,121,130,138,147,154,163,171,177,186,194,200,206,216,222,228,238,244,253],{"id":5,"title":6,"slug":7,"description":8,"featured_image":9,"hover_video":10,"client":11,"category":12,"sector":14},"93cc71fb-2cb5-4761-99bf-07f858a5202f","Troll 2","troll-2","\u003Ch3>When a dangerous new troll is awakened, unleashing devastation across Norway, beloved adventurers Nora (Ine Marie Wilmann), Andreas (Kim Falck), and Captain Kris (Mads Sjøgård Pettersen) are thrust into their most perilous mission yet.\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Our team delivered \u003Cstrong>63 VFX shots\u003C\u002Fstrong>, driven by 90 MPC contributors. The work featured a fully CG Troll with complex animation, CFX and lighting, alongside CG helicopters and large-scale explosion, snow, storm, and crowd simulations. To enhance the film’s photorealism and scale, our artists also created detailed 3D environments that brought the world of Troll 2 to life and supported the director’s creative vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our team also crafted key elements across the sequence, including helicopters at various stages of damage, digital doubles, detailed environments, atmospheric effects and the intricate one-shot featuring the Preppy Boy extraction\u003Cem> (the party kid the troll grabs)\u003C\u002Fem>. The team rebuilt the ski station and the Stavkroa setting, reimagined the after-ski nightclub for the story and added crowds to bring scale and life to the opening moments and escape. Throughout the sequence, environments, animation and effects demanded precise coordination, from adapting drone-shot plates into full environments to shaping snow, debris and destruction that supported the tone of the film.\u003C\u002Fp>","2b4542fd-b37f-4a42-804e-ad55ea29c96a","8eff4f4c-f375-4581-87db-cbc6c8ea719b",null,[13],"VFX",{"id":15,"title":16,"slug":17},2,"Film & Series","film-series",{"id":19,"title":20,"slug":21,"description":22,"featured_image":23,"hover_video":24,"client":11,"category":25,"sector":26},"c0955648-aaae-4803-9d53-bdc4cacb5b46","Cold Storage","cold-storage","\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>When a mutating, highly contagious fungus escapes a sealed facility, two young employees - joined by a grizzled bioterror operative - must survive the wildest night shift ever to save humanity from extinction.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>A Large-Scale International Collaboration\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>COLD STORAGE brought together 431 artists to deliver 541 VFX shots over an 18-month production period, driven by MPC\u002FTHE MILL teams worldwide. The technical scope was extensive, ranging from set extensions and fully CG environments to creatures, macroscopic sequences, explosions and large-scale destruction, alongside highly detailed digital enhancement of SFX makeup. This diversity engaged every department within the studio and led to the creation of numerous bespoke assets and tailor-made technical solutions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>“Cold Storage was a true challenge, as it required us to cover the entire VFX spectrum, from invisible clean-ups to the complete destruction of environments, including creatures and digital set extensions,”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Nikolas D’Andrade, Co-VFX Supervisor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fthemill-cms.onrender.com\u002Fassets\u002F7a1c9746-84ff-4831-a167-a47ad1780c95.jpg?width=1200&format=webp&quality=80\" alt=\"Cold Storage First Official Still\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>VFX supervision was led jointly by Bastien Chauvet and Nikolas D’Andrade, supported by a production team headed by Cyprien Andronikof, Fanny Bilani and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mpcvfx.com\u002Fen\u002Fnews\u002Fspotlight-on-alice-neichols-vfx-producer\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alice Neichols\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>The Fungus: A Character in Its Own Right\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>At the heart of the story, the “Fungus” stands as the film’s central visual element. Conceived as a true character, it required extensive organic research to feel both credible and threatening, without ever adopting identifiable features. The identity of this menace relies on highly precise work on textures, color and animation, ensuring clear visual readability at both microscopic scale and during large-scale contamination sequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The identity of this threat is conveyed through precise work on textures, color and animation, ensuring clear visual readability at every scale, from microscopic detail to large-scale contamination sequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>“The Fungus is the real star of the film. Everything relied on animation and visuals to give it a distinct personality, without ever becoming too over-the-top”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Bastien Chauvet, Co-VFX Supervisor\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fthemill-cms.onrender.com\u002Fassets\u002F0cb79b4a-c0d8-4ff6-a3f8-1ad8567db92e.png?width=1200&format=webp&quality=80\" alt=\"Mr Scroggins   (c) Studiocanal Sas\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Global Expertise: From Lab to Final Delivery\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Beyond visual effects, MPC Paris handled the full image post-production, overseeing a substantial volume of conforms and multiple grading sessions through to final theatrical and video deliveries, including Dolby Vision masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By offering an integrated Lab and VFX workflow, MPC Paris streamlined exchanges between editorial and color management, ensuring visual consistency and an efficient pipeline for all creative teams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fthemill-cms.onrender.com\u002Fassets\u002F210c78bf-84c0-4ba1-b51d-eaee71700712.jpg?width=1200&format=webp&quality=80\" alt=\"Cold Storage.jpg\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout production, the collaboration with STUDIOCANAL and the entire creative team was built on a foundation of trust and constant communication. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>MPC would like to warmly thank STUDIOCANAL, Gavin Polone (Pariah), and David Koepp for their confidence, as well as all the artistic and technical teams whose talent brought this ambitious project to life.\u003C\u002Fp>","7a1c9746-84ff-4831-a167-a47ad1780c95","7c47d53e-5de9-4ade-a314-e95b1e8356ca",[13],{"id":15,"title":16,"slug":17},{"id":28,"title":29,"slug":30,"description":11,"featured_image":31,"hover_video":32,"client":33,"category":34,"sector":35},"56781054-572e-4641-a9cb-a4d8fde9b614","The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon S1","the-walking-dead-daryl-dixon-s1","32578c2a-64ea-4802-b327-062e2ace425f","536f2a75-9288-473f-9acb-3794931dd529","season 1",[13],{"id":15,"title":16,"slug":17},{"id":37,"title":38,"slug":39,"description":40,"featured_image":41,"hover_video":42,"client":43,"category":11,"sector":44},"b2c82060-f56c-4746-aaa7-159042ebd239","Publicis \"New year. New century. New wishes.\"","publicis-new-year-new-century-new-wishes","\u003Cp>A century in motion. For Publicis Group, our 3D and VFX teams built a visual story of resilience, evolution and reinvention. At the center stands the Lion, the main character of the campaign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To celebrate its 100th anniversary, Publicis presents its 2026 greetings with “A Lion Never Gives Up”, a film tracing a century of transformation, from Montmartre in 1926 to today’s status as a global communications leader. Through wars, crises, technological revolutions, and even fire, one tradition has endured: the annual creation of Publicis’ New Year greetings, entrusted this year to Publicis Conseil, the agency founded by Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet.\u003C\u002Fp>","456f4c0f-ed62-48d4-ac7f-ef6bb29c3517","c7864bd5-750a-427c-8075-fec34eb757ed","Publicis",{"id":45,"title":46,"slug":47},1,"Brand & Content","brand-content",{"id":49,"title":50,"slug":51,"description":52,"featured_image":53,"hover_video":54,"client":11,"category":11,"sector":55},"2437a0c3-f88a-401c-bc5b-c4af59a3d723","Gaz De Bordeaux","gaz-de-bordeaux","\u003Cp>An interview with a guinea pig talking about green electricity? Not as ‘bizarre’ as it sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This film marks the first collaboration between Gaz de Bordeaux and The Mill, where our teams led the concept and full CG production. At the heart of the project is a fully animated character with ultra-realistic fur, where every detail was meticulously crafted; from the movement of each strand to the expressiveness of its gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We paid particular attention to the character design, animation, and final rendering. The guinea pig was created with highly detailed textures and soft, realistic fur, while maintaining the expressiveness and charm of a mainstream animated film,” explains Guillaume Ho, Director and VFX Supervisor.\u003C\u002Fp>","437904cc-80be-4210-b2b4-1c96fd14f460","b990f170-c9b9-4fee-8cc4-d5a4211faa4a",{"id":45,"title":46,"slug":47},{"id":57,"title":58,"slug":59,"description":11,"featured_image":60,"hover_video":61,"client":62,"category":11,"sector":63},"37e4d9f1-e335-4a63-8836-128bae46daac","Alpine \"A390\"","alpine-a390","0a217dc9-c2ea-4c17-a4d6-13a1f455d919","ccdb1a36-b697-4e90-abed-ed18108279e6","Alpine",{"id":45,"title":46,"slug":47},{"id":65,"title":66,"slug":67,"description":68,"featured_image":69,"hover_video":70,"client":71,"category":11,"sector":72},"f8301621-357a-4232-a4c0-5f6ab6cdb248","Cartier \"Ramadan 2026\"","cartier-ramadan-2026","\u003Cp>For Ramadan 2026, Cartier reimagines its emblematic Panthère as both muse and voyager, guided by the brilliance of a shooting star as she journeys through the desert’s golden light and across the region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mill teams brought their craft with precision, sensitivity and efficiency, enriching their CG bestiary by shaping Cartier’s iconic panther from initial concept through to final execution.\u003C\u002Fp>","20a191cf-87ba-42fe-8f5b-407936411357","46c7397b-766a-4bbb-a608-6f6220c0c1df","Cartier",{"id":45,"title":46,"slug":47},{"id":74,"title":75,"slug":76,"description":77,"featured_image":78,"hover_video":79,"client":11,"category":11,"sector":80},"ab0062bc-7945-4044-ada3-8d481bb1363a","Renault R5 \"The Painting\"","renault-r5-painting","\u003Cp>The Mill Paris collaborated with Renault, Publicis 133 and Quad on a visually immersive journey through time, blending art, history, and culture using cutting-edge VFX. This film explores iconic moments in French history by highlighting different types of revolutions—cultural, social, and artistic—each represented through a unique visual style that reflects the era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thibault Froment, copywriter at Publicis said “We wanted to create something never seen before in advertising, with a visual object that is both innovative and bold.”. The goal was to develop a film that felt immersive, a journey into memory by placing the viewer at the heart of each scene. \"This film is a dreamlike journey through time, and the moving particles add a deconstructive effect to the image, symbolizing the passing of time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>","d7010c3a-bea7-42ed-a29d-98a182f6fc90","fcd12c71-d67c-41a5-baf4-2825a60b6728",{"id":45,"title":46,"slug":47},{"id":82,"title":83,"slug":84,"description":11,"featured_image":85,"hover_video":86,"client":11,"category":11,"sector":87},"9151fa1d-6bbc-4e00-a4ec-adcb38052dd0","Genesis \"G70\"","genesis-g70","377222af-35bc-4450-ad50-26da45751b2f","c3f7bcee-79a2-47ab-95a6-f4aec80e4b82",{"id":45,"title":46,"slug":47},{"id":89,"title":90,"slug":91,"description":11,"featured_image":92,"hover_video":93,"client":11,"category":11,"sector":94},"25f151a6-3e02-418f-8074-5cc76ee99bca","EA \"FC Online 24 Cinematic Trailer\"","ea-fc-online-24-cinematic-trailer","1d0b3de5-0d32-4035-8c87-1eb88926e122","478c626b-851b-47a4-8882-51467268deb0",{"id":45,"title":46,"slug":47},{"id":96,"title":97,"slug":98,"description":99,"featured_image":100,"hover_video":101,"client":102,"category":11,"sector":103},"5de19e8a-cefe-4ec5-9a27-f50b783721d8","Riot Game \"Valorant “Corrode”\"","riotgames-valorant-corrode","\u003Cp>A crumbling fortress rises from a salt-encrusted wasteland. Storms circle on the horizon as agents move in silence, scanning ancient corridors reclaimed by metal and industry. This is Corrode, Valorant’s newest map, and a world built as much through gameplay as through image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Developed by Riot Games and revealed in a cinematic trailer, Corrode invites players into a post-cataclysmic France, where remnants of medieval architecture now house an ominous salt mine. The map draws its visual DNA from Mont Saint-Michel, but reimagined through a dystopian lens: fortified stone walls buried beneath rusted steel and mineral decay.\u003C\u002Fp>","7cb106c5-3a8a-4756-83f9-83f91ddd510e","d3a3190f-2cc1-4d7a-a6a7-67bfa1bfb770","Riot Games",{"id":45,"title":46,"slug":47},{"id":105,"title":106,"slug":107,"description":108,"featured_image":109,"hover_video":110,"client":11,"category":111,"sector":112},"5309505f-dc74-4ca7-adf1-8dfde64b5cff","Animal Kingdom","animal-kingdom","\u003Cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Working under the supervision of Cyrille Bonjean, alongside VFX Producer Loriane Lucas and CG Supervisor Boris Kaufmann, MPC Paris delivered more than 150 visual effects shots over a production period of approximately ten months. More than 100 artists and technicians were involved throughout the project, collaborating closely with director Thomas Cailley, the production team and practical effects specialists to ensure a unified creative vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\">One of the key challenges was the creation of characters that felt neither fully human nor fully animal. Rather than relying solely on digital effects, the production embraced a hybrid methodology that combined prosthetics, makeup effects and CG enhancements. This approach helped preserve the performances of the actors while adding subtle or extensive transformations depending on the needs of each scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Among the creatures developed by MPC Paris was Fix, the bird-man character portrayed by Tom Mercier. The team designed and animated his digital wings, created a complete digital double for flight sequences and carefully integrated CG elements with practical effects used on set. The result was a character capable of moving naturally between physical and digital techniques without revealing the boundaries between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fthemill-cms.onrender.com\u002Fassets\u002F3d5de41e-483d-4daf-8448-ec57c2d6c3d3.jpg?width=1200&format=webp&quality=80\" alt=\"Le Regne Animal Fix\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The studio also developed the fully digital double of \"Grenouille\", a young chameleon-like girl. Creating this character required complex creature work, including animation, look development and integration into natural environments, allowing the audience to believe she could effortlessly move and camouflage herself within the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\">For Émile, whose mutation evolves throughout the story, the visual effects work focused on extending and enhancing the practical makeup and prosthetics created during production. Digital interventions remained deliberately invisible, supporting the transformation while preserving the emotional connection between the audience and the character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\">A major creative objective throughout the project was realism. The visual effects were never intended to overshadow the narrative but rather to support it. Every creature was treated as a character first, with design and technical decisions driven by storytelling needs. By combining practical effects and digital artistry, the team helped create a world where extraordinary mutations felt tangible and emotionally credible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The Animal Kingdom premiered as the opening film of the Un Certain Regard selection at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023 and quickly established itself as one of the most ambitious French productions of the year. Its visual effects work was recognised with the César Award for Best Visual Effects, awarded to Cyrille Bonjean, Bruno Sommier and Jean-Louis Autret, highlighting the collaborative achievement of the many artists, technicians and filmmakers involved in bringing this unique vision to the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, the project remains a powerful example of how creature work can serve storytelling, demonstrating the creative and technical expertise that continues within The Mill's Film & Series teams.\u003C\u002Fp>","7c0f6f92-6962-402a-8e71-0231d87d32cf","09853d60-15b5-4928-ae6a-b3123622be24",[13],{"id":15,"title":16,"slug":17},{"id":114,"title":115,"slug":116,"description":11,"featured_image":117,"hover_video":118,"client":119,"category":11,"sector":120},"d0ab6cb6-6c7a-4964-9168-a2ef940e0579","Hyundai \"IONIQ 9 Global Launch: Built to Belong\"","hyundai-ioniq-9-global-launch-built-to-belong","4ea115df-2438-4e2a-8ba5-4f6f4bd983e3","2bdcc2ff-0de9-4ec4-9e53-dcc566325ff2","Hyundai",{"id":45,"title":46,"slug":47},{"id":122,"title":123,"slug":124,"description":125,"featured_image":126,"hover_video":127,"client":128,"category":11,"sector":129},"d34cdcc9-53b8-40af-88b2-7b89ff42391f","The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon S3","the-walking-dead-daryl-dixon-s3","\u003Ch3>Season three tracks Carol (Melissa McBride) and Daryl (Norman Reedus) as they continue their journey towards home and the ones they love. As they struggle to find their way back, the path takes them farther astray, leading them through distant lands with ever-changing and unfamiliar conditions as they witness the various effects of the Walker apocalypse\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>For this open-sea sequence in season 3 of\u003Cem> The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon\u003C\u002Fem>, Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, and Stephen Merchant really were out on the water during filming — surrounded by blue screens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our teams crafted over 60 VFX shots, including water and wave simulations in Houdini, as well as digitally creating skies, clouds, and storms. The work was led by Mathieu Legros (MPC VFX Supervisor) and Yann Nivet (MPC VFX Producer), with the collaboration of Jao M’Changama (Overall VFX Supervisor), Justine Paynat-Sautivet (Senior VFX Producer), and Sébastien Voisin (VFX Producer).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>","1cac7849-0442-42af-96b9-8fd70b4c6b7b","473c936d-fa11-41af-bd2f-71d89bff142f","season 3",{"id":15,"title":16,"slug":17},{"id":131,"title":132,"slug":133,"description":11,"featured_image":134,"hover_video":135,"client":11,"category":136,"sector":137},"a2c77ddf-7e43-423a-965e-9eb81789d441","The Last Duel","the-last-duel","b45274b7-d5db-4a3c-bc79-b67460e66913","e5313e3a-7405-4c1e-a8c6-f12aff3b0d47",[13],{"id":15,"title":16,"slug":17},{"id":139,"title":140,"slug":141,"description":142,"featured_image":143,"hover_video":144,"client":11,"category":145,"sector":146},"cab40fc6-25a8-46b9-8bb1-f4feec2506c9","Under Paris","under-paris","\u003Cp>Sophia, a brilliant scientist comes to know that a large shark is swimming deep in the river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mpcvfx.com\u002Fen\u002Fnews\u002Fspotlight-on-arnaud-fouquet-vfx-supervisor\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arnaud Fouquet\u003C\u002Fa>, VFX Supervisor at MPC Paris, served as Overall VFX Supervisor on the Netflix film \u003Cem>Under Paris\u003C\u002Fem>, directed by Xavier Gens. The film features 677 VFX shots, delivered through a collaboration between MPC Paris and Liège, Digital District, and UFX.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arnaud Fouquet and Loriane Lucas, VFX Producer at MPC Paris and Liège, oversaw the production of 288 shots. This work includes fully CG sequences supervised by Florian Wolff and Ryan Bardoul.\u003C\u002Fp>","c3d6877a-9004-4355-88a0-7b86cfaf36f2","5f36514a-b86e-4bb8-a9a7-088adc1f845a",[13],{"id":15,"title":16,"slug":17},{"id":148,"title":149,"slug":150,"description":11,"featured_image":151,"hover_video":152,"client":11,"category":11,"sector":153},"85267897-9ff5-433a-aa06-f2bfbac3eae8","Emilia Pérez","emilia-perez","2a525ad1-9575-4aa7-b1e1-a2bc5bbf7310","e2cabea3-f6a7-47fb-aad8-eb9822626bb9",{"id":15,"title":16,"slug":17},{"id":155,"title":156,"slug":157,"description":158,"featured_image":159,"hover_video":160,"client":161,"category":11,"sector":162},"5fda251d-4e52-42d4-b2d3-862b73f4bee4","Starface \"Tiny Stars\"","starface-tiny-stars","\u003Ch2 id=\"\" class=\"gutenberg-heading gutenberg-block margin-text is-h2 align-default gutenberg-block \" data-v-ab3391c8=\"\" data-v-0cd1e80e=\"\">The Brief\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp id=\"\" class=\"gutenberg-paragraph align-default margin-text gutenberg-block \" data-v-3e567680=\"\" data-v-0cd1e80e=\"\">Create a set of characters for the latest Starface campaign featuring Iris Law.  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"\" class=\"gutenberg-heading gutenberg-block margin-text is-h2 align-default gutenberg-block \" data-v-ab3391c8=\"\" data-v-0cd1e80e=\"\">Our work\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp id=\"\" class=\"gutenberg-paragraph align-default margin-text gutenberg-block \" data-v-3e567680=\"\" data-v-0cd1e80e=\"\">The Mill was brought onto the project at an early stage, just as Starface began exploring the idea of incorporating cute, animated characters to populate a social-first campaign using traditional animation techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp id=\"\" class=\"gutenberg-paragraph align-default margin-text gutenberg-block \" data-v-3e567680=\"\" data-v-0cd1e80e=\"\">Character development started when the live-action shoot took place in Los Angeles in late 2025. Starface provided our team with an eclectic range of visual references, from classic animation to contemporary manga, gaming and film, and even some beloved personal cats. Above all, these characters needed fully realized personalities, grounded in the real world while remaining surreal, cute, and dreamy. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp id=\"\" class=\"gutenberg-paragraph align-default margin-text gutenberg-block \" data-v-3e567680=\"\" data-v-0cd1e80e=\"\">The team put pencil to paper, embracing a traditional, craft-focused approach to create something authentic, perfectly imperfect, and unmistakably Starface. After dozens of iterations, the final designs struck the right balance: soft, rounded characters with no harsh edges and intentionally sketchy finishes. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp id=\"\" class=\"gutenberg-paragraph align-default margin-text gutenberg-block \" data-v-3e567680=\"\" data-v-0cd1e80e=\"\">And so, The Mill brought to life the ‘Tiny Star Helpers’, a cast of flying sea turtles, cheeky kittens, and the most huggable panda to ever grace the small screen. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp id=\"\" class=\"gutenberg-paragraph align-default margin-text gutenberg-block \" data-v-3e567680=\"\" data-v-0cd1e80e=\"\">On set in Los Angeles, Iris was directed to interact with invisible characters, guided solely by the script. The Mill team then reverse-engineered the shots, animating each movement to the rhythm of the scene and carefully curating key moments of interaction and eye contact. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp id=\"\" class=\"gutenberg-paragraph align-default margin-text gutenberg-block \" data-v-3e567680=\"\" data-v-0cd1e80e=\"\">From just a few lines on paper, our team blended magic and whimsy, giving these characters a life far fuller than their two-dimensional form.\u003C\u002Fp>","65d26a18-da25-4bd6-9fae-bca48640194c","6c8813c9-44c7-4789-9923-2c7c9074cf73","Starface",{"id":45,"title":46,"slug":47},{"id":164,"title":165,"slug":166,"description":11,"featured_image":167,"hover_video":168,"client":11,"category":169,"sector":170},"edad0461-5ae7-4ef4-aef6-ee7986e12bdc","The Nun II","the-nun-2","6b1593aa-8541-42fe-a36f-5361e3681e15","87b0c8e5-2af2-409f-a6d4-219a8c036ad7",[13],{"id":15,"title":16,"slug":17},{"id":172,"title":173,"slug":174,"description":11,"featured_image":175,"hover_video":176,"client":11,"category":11,"sector":11},"f03dc16f-ebcc-4e4a-8656-c3dca6dc6895","Automotive Reel 2026","automotive-reel-2026","e0ff839c-3d49-420f-96d7-2d446b75a358","8cc98879-7ab9-4f50-b145-a2d2b7719296",{"id":178,"title":179,"slug":180,"description":181,"featured_image":182,"hover_video":183,"client":11,"category":184,"sector":185},"8c5d92d4-590f-4125-b874-1a8e88df4d65","The Great Arch","linconnu-de-la-grande-arche","\u003Cp>Produced by \u003Cstrong>Agat Films – Ex Nihilo\u003C\u002Fstrong>, \u003Cem>The Great Arch\u003C\u002Fem> - \u003Cem>L’Inconnu de la Grande Arche\u003C\u002Fem> is a powerful film that blends political storytelling with an intimate human journey. To bring this little-known chapter of history to life, more than 100 VFX shots were crafted by the Film & Series teams at The Mill \u003Cem>(formerly MPC Paris)\u003C\u002Fem>, under the supervision of Lise Fischer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire image post-production was also completed in-house at TransPerfect Media in Paris. A bold project, driven by a commitment to historical accuracy and visual integrity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cem>\u003Cstrong>\"This film isn’t about fantasy – it’s about history. And making history feel real on screen can be more demanding than inventing it.”\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ccite>Lise Fischer – VFX Supervisor\u003C\u002Fcite>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To remain faithful to historical reality while respecting the filmmaker’s vision and production constraints, the decision was made to use archival footage as the primary material for all wide shots establishing key sequences. The team combined advanced digital techniques — CGI environments, matte painting and compositing — with meticulous documentary research based on historical archives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Between archives and digital creation\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Among the standout sequences are the foundations of the Arche with the iconic concrete “elephant feet,” the rise of the honeycomb-like walls, and the 100-metre-high footbridge that enabled the architectural feat of building the roof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sequences at the Louvre — where Ieoh Ming Pei’s pyramid returns to its earliest stages of construction — and on the Champs-Élysées further anchor the story in its era. To ensure visual continuity between archival material and digital reconstruction, The Mill developed a custom pipeline that combined upscaling and restoration of the original footage with the creation of 2.5D and full-CGI environments, adding movement and life across the various stages of the builds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The process also involved precise matte painting and advanced compositing to seamlessly insert studio or green-screen performances into period imagery. Additional 3D simulations and animations were created for key elements such as cranes, machinery, vehicles and pedestrian activity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This rare and exciting approach — transforming archival photographs into animated shots for a fictional narrative — allowed the team to explore new methods. The result strikes a balance between documentary authenticity and artistic creation, restoring the scale and visual identity of major construction projects of the 1980s. This hybrid workflow, combining documentary rigor with digital artistry, embodies our philosophy: using technology in service of the filmmaker’s vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Picture post-production and colour grading\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The image post-production was overseen by Thomas Jodeau, alongside Agat Films’ post-producers Pierre Huot and Mehdi Sellami. TransPerfect Media handled rush management, conforming and part of the final deliverables. Colour grading took place remotely: colourist Yov Moor worked from Japan, with a live projector feed for director Stéphane Demoustier and cinematographer David Chambille.\u003C\u002Fp>","58aef6f9-d877-460f-8ed8-0334c21d9147","b7bb9a72-58d9-429f-a3f0-55206eb6c7a3",[13],{"id":15,"title":16,"slug":17},{"id":187,"title":188,"slug":189,"description":190,"featured_image":191,"hover_video":192,"client":11,"category":11,"sector":193},"7cefcda3-7fa1-4fce-b98c-00e95fb9d830","Knockout Chaos \"Anthony Joshua VS Francis Ngannou\"","knockout-chaos-anthony-joshua-vs-francis-ngannou","\u003Cp>The renowned boxers Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou will face off on March 8th in a highly anticipated 10-round bout in Riyadh. To showcase this global event, director Romain Chassaing enlisted the VFX team at The Mill Paris to create an epic 2-minute teaser seamlessly blending the real world with visual effects. The two boxers alternate between filmed sequences and 3D doubles, adopting a Pixel Art graphic style inspired by 90s video games.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two champions find themselves amidst an exuberant crowd, real-life footage transforms into pixels, catapulting them into an epic battle. With numerous twists and turns, the teaser boldly heralds the eagerly anticipated fight worldwide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This film highlights numerous disciplines and skills of The Mill Paris studio, ranging from traditional 2D animation, including Pixel Art, to 3D and motion design for creating various assets, FX effects, and numerous backgrounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To learn more about the behind-the-scenes of our work, our VFX Supervisor, Alexis Baillia, and our CG Supervisor, Marouan El Bekri, provide further insights below.\u003C\u002Fp>","98911c4a-aa4c-4170-8f1a-c7b4a90dc27b","a7b37e75-2b52-496c-a8c8-7a0493636103",{"id":45,"title":46,"slug":47},{"id":195,"title":196,"slug":197,"description":11,"featured_image":198,"hover_video":199,"client":11,"category":11,"sector":11},"3296faaa-4cdc-4f5b-b531-52756021b00f","Film & Series Reel 2026","film-and-series-reel-2026","b8d34d86-56fb-42f6-8fa7-a016483fe2a1","22f0c5eb-c941-475b-9cfc-1f53bc5d4842",{"id":201,"title":202,"slug":203,"description":11,"featured_image":204,"hover_video":205,"client":11,"category":11,"sector":11},"d9f3d23f-cb49-421f-b7b3-d5042a98f761","The Mill Brand Reel 2026","the-mill-brand-reel-2026","d41f8e00-4c7c-4e1b-978c-7525d5b68aa0","f8d0ac4e-a40e-49f0-84d7-59f25af52b11",{"id":207,"title":208,"slug":209,"description":210,"featured_image":211,"hover_video":212,"client":213,"category":214,"sector":215},"24f7f896-887d-4365-babd-f9438087046f","Bvlgari \"Serpenti Infinito\"","bvlgari-serpenti-infinito","\u003Cp>In another epic partnership, The Mill Design Studio has ‘harnessed the elements’ for Bvlgari, taking us on a journey that explores the delicate interplay between creativity and the exquisite raw materials that shape the stunning Infinito necklace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To craft this journey, we delved deeply into Bvlgari’s own story and the development of the necklace to bring an original concept and vision to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We established a visual language that balances texture and cinematic richness, reflecting the materiality of the Serpenti Infinito while incorporating refined, graphic imagery traditionally associated with fine jewelry. This visual narrative is unified by beautifully woven forms, inspired by Bvlgari’s original sketches, that seamlessly bring each element together in universal harmony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look closely at the 5 snakes in the necklace, symbolizing the 5 eternal elements. Their interwoven lines evoke not only timelessness and eternity but also connect them to Bvlgari’s broader 2025 campaign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This project has been a wonderful adventure and challenge, channeling Bvlgari’s deep, noble craftsmanship into a masterfully created product film.\u003C\u002Fp>","97f62d08-318c-44e4-b33a-927e7cb85511","c9787b06-f9fc-402b-80c3-6e9c011ca061","Bulgari",[],{"id":45,"title":46,"slug":47},{"id":217,"title":218,"slug":219,"description":11,"featured_image":220,"hover_video":221,"client":11,"category":11,"sector":11},"deccc8d5-e2af-46e8-96c7-301f4e510f0e","Luxury & Fashion Reel 2026","fashion-and-beauty-reel-2026","7bc85000-9de8-45b6-bf56-9da10dbbc93c","14539f1b-d940-4b7c-a914-acbeed67a8a5",{"id":223,"title":224,"slug":225,"description":11,"featured_image":226,"hover_video":227,"client":11,"category":11,"sector":11},"c4be001b-df8c-427f-af49-bd6a9c065c96","Brand & Content Reel 2026","brand-and-content-reel-2026","24b408bd-fb52-499d-9b20-66ee3f5b7e6b","2991092f-55a8-4987-8ee4-35f2ccbc59df",{"id":229,"title":230,"slug":231,"description":232,"featured_image":233,"hover_video":234,"client":235,"category":236,"sector":237},"ad857c06-94c5-494e-9fba-8b16e60751db","Berluti \"Holidays 2025\"","berluti-holidays","\u003Ch2>A holiday classic, reimagined\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>For Berluti’s Holiday season, The Mill crafted a playful alpine universe where the Maison’s signature pieces rise like monumental objects. Conceived with social media in mind, this series of short films blends charming irreverence with a refined visual identity. The result is a snowy micro world designed to surprise and enchant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Our work\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>These films were imagined as quick, impactful moments created to stand out in a fast scroll. The project builds a winter micro cosmos where craftsmanship becomes landscape, scale becomes storytelling, and luxury takes on an unexpected form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each product featured in the series, from shoes and jackets to wallets and bags, was carefully staged and lit to reveal the details that define Berluti’s craftsmanship. The richness of Venezia leather, the rhythm of the stitching, the folds, textures and subtle patina were translated into a digital universe while preserving the elegance of the originals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within this miniature landscape, the Maison’s icons act as both characters and landmarks, interacting with their environment in playful and surprising ways.\u003C\u002Fp>","ba5bc13a-d531-444c-ba62-eec28ffde67f","fcbe747f-fbe6-47db-a600-6155881e4a2e","Berluti",[],{"id":45,"title":46,"slug":47},{"id":239,"title":240,"slug":241,"description":11,"featured_image":242,"hover_video":243,"client":11,"category":11,"sector":11},"03546e0d-e581-4f75-9ba7-d51be9822e6f","Environment Reel 2026","environment-reel-2026","7f17d870-e6e8-4d11-8286-9610478cdba0","da13127f-3010-437f-9464-b8875df667ba",{"id":245,"title":246,"slug":247,"description":248,"featured_image":249,"hover_video":250,"client":251,"category":11,"sector":252},"95bcf5ed-16af-4ac3-a0d9-e41f9c126d47","The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon S2","the-walking-dead-daryl-dixon-s2","\u003Ch3>Two weeks after choosing to save Laurent and stay in France for the time being, Daryl trains the boy in fighting the undead and clashes with Losang about his more violent ways compared to the Union of Hope’s pacifism. Daryl struggles with a feeling of not belonging and missing those that he left behind in America.\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The film & series teams at The Mill, previously MPC Paris teams, are proud to have contributed to the creation of over 192 VFX shots for Season 2 of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mpcvfx.com\u002Fen\u002Ffilmography\u002Fthe-walking-dead-daryl-dixon\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon\u003C\u002Fa>, now available on AMC & AMC+ in the U.S. and on Paramount+ in France!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Season 2 of \u003Cem>The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon\u003C\u002Fem>, The Mill delivered a large-scale post-production image work across 192 shots, contributing extensively to the show’s apocalyptic world-building. The majority of the work focused on environment creation and enhancement, supporting the bleak, decayed atmosphere of the series, while additional work covered FX elements such as wounds, blood simulations, and zombie-related effects to reinforce the intensity and realism of the action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A team of 40 artists worked for seven months to bring this world to life, under the supervision of Sébastien Fauchère with VFX production led by Nicolas Nepveu. Their combined efforts helped reanimate this post-apocalyptic universe with precision, craft, and scale, embodying The Mill’s commitment to delivering creative work designed to scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fthemill-cms.onrender.com\u002Fassets\u002Ffcdd43bc-7026-47ac-ac01-b026f1b5ca8c.jpg?width=1200&format=webp&quality=80\" alt=\"The Walking Dead\">\u003C\u002Fp>","f69a27ce-b3f7-4a5d-b208-67360387e7c8","f43837fc-533e-4972-bf2e-6f746a40fec6","season 2",{"id":15,"title":16,"slug":17},{"id":254,"title":255,"slug":256,"description":257,"featured_image":258,"hover_video":259,"client":11,"category":260,"sector":261},"5b87d56b-3ae9-4d18-be1a-d7cd29c168c6","Colours of Time","la-venue-de-lavenir","\u003Cp>For this new feature film, \u003Cstrong>Cédric Klapisch\u003C\u002Fstrong> explores two very different time periods: the late 19th century and modern-day Paris. This visual and narrative journey was made possible thanks to the work of \u003Cstrong>Alexis Kavyrchine\u003C\u002Fstrong>, the director of photography, \u003Cstrong>Cédric Fayolle\u003C\u002Fstrong>, the VFX supervisor, and the expert teams at \u003Cstrong>MPC Paris\u003C\u002Fstrong>, marking their sixth collaboration with the director.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To bring 1895 Paris to life, \u003Ca class=\"\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.afcinema.com\u002FAlexis-Kavyrchine-parle-de-sa-facon-d-aborder-les-differentes-epoques-de-La-Venue-de-l-avenir-de-Cedric-Klapisch.html\">Alexis Kavyrchine drew inspiration from autochromes\u003C\u002Fa>, impressionist paintings (Monet, Morisot, Sisley…), and natural light. 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