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Illumination Mac Guff
Illumination Studios Paris (formerly known as Illumination Mac Guff) is a French animated feature production company owned by Illumination, a division of Universal Pictures. Based in Paris, France, the company was created in 2011 as part of Universal's purchase deal of the animation arm of French animation and VFX company Mac Guff. It is responsible for the animation on Illumination's feature-length animated films and associated short films, most notably the ''Despicable Me'' franchise. History Mac Guff era (2011–2021) Following their work with Illumination on ''Despicable Me'' (2010) and its associated short films, Universal purchased the animation arm of Mac Guff, aptly renaming it Illumination Mac Guff. The first film produced by the new studio was ''The Lorax'' (2012). All subsequent films by Illumination have had most of their animation work outsourced to the studio, as it benefits from French subsidies. Studios Paris era (2021–present) With the release of ''Sing 2'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subsidiary
A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company. Two or more subsidiaries that either belong to the same parent company or having a same management being substantially controlled by same entity/group are called sister companies. The subsidiary can be a company (usually with limited liability) and may be a government- or state-owned enterprise. They are a common feature of modern business life, and most multinational corporations organize their operations in this way. Examples of holding companies are Berkshire Hathaway, Jefferies Financial Group, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Discovery, or Citigroup; as well as more focused companies such as IBM, Xerox, and Microsoft. These, and others, organize their businesses into national and functional subsidiaries, often with multiple levels of subsidiaries. Details Subsidiaries are separate, distinct legal entities f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Renaud (animator)
Chris Renaud (born December 1966) is an American film producer, director, illustrator, designer, animator, and voice actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for the 2006 animated short ''No Time for Nuts'', which featured the character Scrat from the computer-animated ''Ice Age'' films. His most popular work is the ''Despicable Me'' franchise, including ''Despicable Me'' and ''Despicable Me 2'', which he co-directed with Pierre Coffin. Along with Coffin, he also co-created and lent his voice to the Minions from ''Despicable Me''. Life and career Chris Renaud was born in 1966 in Baltimore. At age 15, he moved to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania when his father, who worked for Bethlehem Steel, was transferred to their corporate headquarters. Renaud has said he had mixed feelings with the move, saying it upset him but it was also one of the best things in his life because it showed him "that there was a great, big world out there". He was the artist for the high school yearbooks and new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joby Talbot
Joby Talbot (born 25 August 1971) is a British composer. He has written for a wide variety of purposes and an accordingly broad range of styles, including instrumental and vocal concert music, film and television scores, pop arrangements and works for dance. He is therefore known to sometimes disparate audiences for quite different works. Prominent compositions include the a cappella choral works ''The Wishing Tree'' (2002) and '' Path of Miracles'' (2005); orchestral works ''Sneaker Wave'' (2004), ''Tide Harmonic'' (2009), ''Worlds, Stars, Systems, Infinity'' (2012) and ''Meniscus'' (2012); the theme and score for the popular BBC Two comedy series ''The League of Gentlemen'' (1999–2002); silent film scores '' The Lodger'' (1999) and ''The Dying Swan'' (2002) for the British Film Institute; film scores ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' (2005), ''Son of Rambow'' (2007) and ''Penelope'' (2008). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garth Jennings
Garth Jennings (born 9 July 1972) is an English director, screenwriter and actor. Films he has directed include ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', ''Son of Rambow'', ''Sing'', and ''Sing 2''. He co-founded the production company Hammer & Tongs. Career Hammer and Tongs In 1993, Garth Jennings co-founded the production company Hammer & Tongs alongside Dominic Leung and Nick Goldsmith. The production company was primarily responsible for directing and writing music videos. Their music video for Radiohead's song "Lotus Flower" earned Jennings a nomination at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' Garth Jennings directed a number of films including the 2005 science fiction comedy film ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', based upon previous works in the media franchise of the same name, created by Douglas Adams. It stars Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Mos Def, Zooey Deschanel and the voices of Stephen Fry, Helen Mirren and Alan Ric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sing (2016 American Film)
''Sing'' is a 2016 American computer-animated jukebox musical comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures. It is the first film of the franchise of the same name. It was written and directed by Garth Jennings, co-directed by Christophe Lourdelet (in his feature directorial debut), and produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy. The film stars the ensemble voices of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Tori Kelly, Taron Egerton and Nick Kroll. Set in a world inhabited by anthropomorphic animals, the film focuses on a struggling theater owner who stages a singing competition in an effort to prevent his theater from entering foreclosure, as well as how the competition interferes with the personal lives of its contestants. The film features more than 60 songs from famous artists, mostly performed diegetically. It also has an original song by Stevie Wonder and Ariana Grande call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (; born 23 August 1961) is a French film composer and conductor. He has won many awards, including two Academy Awards, for his musical scores to the films ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' and ''The Shape of Water'', and has received nine additional Academy Award nominations, ten César nominations (winning three), eleven BAFTA nominations (winning three), twelve Golden Globe Award nominations (winning two) and ten Grammy nominations (winning two). Desplat has composed scores for a wide range of films, including low-budget independent productions and large-scale blockbusters, such as ''The Queen'', ''The Golden Compass'', '' Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium'', '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'', '' The Twilight Saga: New Moon'', ''Fantastic Mr. Fox'', ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1'' '' & Part 2'', '' Little Women'', ''The King's Speech'', ''The Danish Girl'', ''The Imitation Game'', ''Moonrise Kingdom'', '' Argo'', ''Rise of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yarrow Cheney
Yarrow Cheney (born 1973) is an American artist, film director, designer, author, illustrator, and animator. He is best known for his works as a production designer in ''Despicable Me 2'' (2013), ''The Lorax'' (2012), and ''Despicable Me'' (2010) for which he received Primetime Emmy and Annie Awards nominations. In 2016, Cheney co-directed Illumination Entertainment's ''The Secret Life of Pets'' with Chris Renaud, that received positive reviews and became the sixth highest grossing-film of 2016. He directed ''The Grinch'' (2018), with Scott Mosier. His debut children's book ''Superworld: Save Noah'', the first in a middle grade series written by his wife Carrie Cheney, publishes on October 4, 2022. Early life Cheney was born to Jack Cheney and Caryn Brady in 1973. He attended California Institute of the Arts from 1992-1995. Filmography Animation * ''The Iron Giant'' (1999): CGI animator * ''Quest for Camelot'' (1998): Animator * ''Cats Don't Dance'' (1997): Animator Dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Life Of Pets
''The Secret Life of Pets'' is a 2016 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures. It is directed by Chris Renaud, co-directed by Yarrow Cheney (in his feature directorial debut), and produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy, from a screenplay written by Brian Lynch and the writing team of Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. It serves as the first film in the franchise of the same name. The film stars the voices of Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Jenny Slate, Kevin Hart, Steve Coogan, Ellie Kemper, Bobby Moynihan, Lake Bell, Grey DeLisle, Dana Carvey, Hannibal Buress, and Albert Brooks. ''The Secret Life of Pets'' premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival on June 16, 2016, and was released in theaters in the United States on July 8, by Universal Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews and grossed $894.3 million worldwide, making it the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2016 as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minions (film)
''Minions'' is a 2015 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures. It is the spin-off/prequel and the third installment overall in the ''Despicable Me'' franchise. Directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda (in Balda's directorial debut), produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy, and written by Brian Lynch, it stars the voices of Coffin as the Minions (including Kevin, Stuart, and Bob), Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Steve Coogan, Jennifer Saunders, and is narrated by Geoffrey Rush. It focuses on the Minions as they search for their new master. ''Minions'' debuted in London on June 11, 2015, and was released in the United States on July 10. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the animation, voice acting, and score, but criticized the character development and humor, which some called unfunny and inappropriate. It was a financial success at the box office, earn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (; born April 5, 1973) is an American record producer, rapper, singer, and songwriter. Alongside close colleague Chad Hugo, he formed the hip hop and R&B production duo the Neptunes in the early 1990s, with whom he has produced songs for various recording artists. In 1999, he became lead vocalist of the band N.E.R.D., which he formed with Hugo and drummer Shay Haley. Williams has been widely referred to as one of the most influential and successful music producers of the 21st century, having had a significant impact on the sound of modern popular music. Williams released his debut solo album, '' In My Mind'', in 2006. In 2013, he produced and was featured alongside T.I. on the song " Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke and his song " Happy" was the lead single for the soundtrack of the film ''Despicable Me 2''. In the same year, he was featured on Daft Punk's single " Get Lucky", which won Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heitor Pereira
Heitor Teixeira Pereira () (born November 29, 1960), or Heitor TP, is a Brazilian composer, songwriter, musician, arranger, and record producer. In his career, Pereira has recorded with the band Simply Red and several famous musicians, such as Elton John, Rod Stewart, k.d. lang, Milton Nascimento, and Jack Johnson; and currently works as a film score composer, as well as a musician at Hans Zimmer's studio, he is best known for being the composer of the ''Despicable Me'' franchise. Although primarily a guitarist, he also provided backing vocals live for the Simply Red song "Thrill Me". In 1994, he released a solo album in the UK called ''Heitor TP'', which featured guest appearance from Mick Hucknall on the track "Manchester". Heitor left Simply Red to concentrate on his solo career. He played guitar and composed additional music for soundtracks like ''Gladiator'', '' Mission: Impossible 2'', ''The Road to El Dorado'', ''Pearl Harbor'', ''I Am Sam'', '' Spirit: Stallion of the Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Coffin
Pierre-Louis Padang Coffin (born 16 March 1967) is a French animator, voice actor, director, producer, and writer best known for co-directing four films in the ''Despicable Me'' franchise and being the voice of the Minions, which won him the Kids Family Award at the 10th Seiyu Awards. Life and career Coffin was born on 16 March 1967 in France to Yves Coffin, a French diplomat, and Nh. Dini, an Indonesian novelist. He has a sister, Marie-Claire. During his childhood, they often moved across Asia, living in Cambodia and Japan, before settling in a Parisian suburb in the 1970s. Growing up, their father forbade them watching television, considering it too passive. Instead, Coffin drew, read, and listened to music a lot. Although he never considered a career in arts, some talented friends, who were better than him at drawing, inspired him to improve his skills. Between 1985 and 1988, he studied cinema at the Paris-Sorbonne University. While attending his military service, he withd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
