Method Studios Names Visual Effects Veteran Bill Tlusty as Vice President in Vancouver
Appointment Comes as Method Continues Work on Top-Flight Projects
Including “Jupiter Ascending” and “Guardians of the Galaxy”
VANCOUVER—June 9, 2014—Method Studios, Deluxe’s global visual effects company, has named industry veteran Bill Tlusty as vice president in Vancouver.
Method’s Vancouver studio continues to thrive in Canada’s visual effects industry, recently attracting major film studio commissions from 20th Century Fox (“The Maze Runner”), Paramount Pictures (“Transformers: Age of Extinction”) and The Weinstein Co. (“The Giver”). Tlusty will be responsible for supervising operations and encouraging further growth of the facility, which currently employs more than 200 artists.
Tlusty has worked in the visual effects industry for 16 years and is highly regarded among his peers. Most recently, he served as executive producer for Rhythm & Hues in California, where he was lead executive on movies including VFX Academy Award winner “Life of Pi” and the nominated “Snow White and the Huntsman.”
Prior to joining R&H in 2005, Tlusty worked for Industrial Light & Magic, serving on all three “Star Wars” prequels and other blockbusters.
Tlusty’s proven track record of working on some of the most iconic VFX films of all time, led him to Method’s door.
Said Tlusty: “Method Studios are working on some fantastic productions at the moment, such as ‘Jupiter Ascending’ and ‘Guardians of the Galaxy,’ and it’s clear to me that I’ve landed a fantastic opportunity. We have a very strong talent pool here in Vancouver and across all Method’s studios. I aim to take advantage of the artistry and technology that the company has nurtured and build upon that.”
About Method Studios
Method Studios (www.methodstudios.com) is an award-winning international visual effects group with facilities in Los Angeles, Vancouver, New York, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, London, Sydney and Melbourne. As an artist-driven company known for its creativity, Method services high-end feature film, commercial and motion graphics clients in the global marketplace. Post production offerings include conceptual design, look development, 3D animation/CGI, motion graphics, matte painting, compositing and finishing. Credits include the films “Divergent,” “RoboCop,” “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” “Thor: The Dark World,” “White House Down,” “Iron Man 3,” “Cloud Atlas” and “Argo” and commercials DirecTV “Troll” (AICP Award for Animation), Super Bowl hit Kia “Space Babies” and Chevy “2012 Silverado” (VES Award and HPA Award winner).
About Deluxe
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc. is a global leader in media and entertainment services for film, video and online content, from capture to consumption.
Since 1915, Deluxe has been the trusted partner for the world’s most successful Hollywood studios, independent film companies, TV networks, exhibitors, advertisers and others, offering best-in-class solutions in production, post production, distribution, asset and workflow management and new digital solution-based technologies.
With operations in Los Angeles, New York and around the globe, the company employs nearly 6,000 of the most talented, highly honored and recognized artists and industry veterans worldwide. Deluxe is a wholly owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc.
For more information visit www.bydeluxe.com.
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