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Colossal Pictures
Colossal Pictures (also styled as (Colossal) Pictures or (C)P) was an entertainment company that developed and produced television programming, advertising, network branding, and visual effects. Colossal's work has won every major industry award, from the Clio, Emmy, and Grammy Awards to the Cannes Gold Lion and Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Top Honor. History In the mid-1970s, Drew Takahashi and Gary Gutierrez were working with John Korty on animated shorts for children's programs such as ''Vegetable Soup''. When ''Vegetable Soup'' was renewed for a second season, Korty began working on a movie, and suggested to Drew and Gary that they start their own production company. The two founded Colossal Pictures in 1976 and worked on projects such as shorts for ''Vegetable Soup'', the opening sequence of ''The Grateful Dead Movie'' and commercials for Boise Cascade, KQED, KSAN-FM, and Gap Inc. The Boise Cascade commercial received national attention and attracted many busin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M5 Industries
M5 Industries (M5) is a special effects company located in San Francisco, California, best known as the working lab of the TV series ''MythBusters''. Founded in 1997 by Jamie Hyneman, it specialized in producing props for movies and television. Following the conclusion of filming the ''Mythbusters'' series, it became a research and development firm. History In 1997, Jamie Hyneman took over the Colossal Pictures workshop, using it to establish M5 Industries.http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/mythbusters3.htm "MythBusters" Shop: M5 Industries, HowStuffWorks The company originally produced special effects props for film, including animatronic puppets, such as those seen in ''James and the Giant Peach'' and ''The Nightmare Before Christmas''. M5 Industries has produced special effects for many commercials, such as a motorized 7 Up soft drink vending machine that shoots soda cans at people and a remote-controlled shoe for Nike. The facilities were used extensively for the prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |