Creative post-production company, SPLICE, has launched a new visual effects division and welcomed VFX Supervisor/FLAME Artist Mark Youngren to the studio's award-winning team.
Press Release from Splice
Minneapolis - (September 15, 2010) - Creative post-production company, SPLICE, has launched a new visual effects division and welcomed VFX Supervisor/FLAME Artist Mark Youngren to the studio's award-winning team. Youngren joins SPLICE from ILM (Industrial Light & Magic) where he contributed his visual effects artistry to such blockbuster hits as "Star Trek," "Transformers 2," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," and "Terminator Salvation."
SPLICE Executive Producer Kel Nelson, a former ad agency producer, explains that the addition of a powerful artistic force like Youngren signifies a strategic, new direction for SPLICE. "We are thrilled to have an incredible talent like Mark Youngren join our team," says Nelson. "Mark is well schooled in high-end visual effects for both advertising/commercial projects, as well as major motion pictures. This is just one step in an overall strategy to increase our footprint and reach out globally in our industry - leveraging Mark's talent to lead and expand our capabilities."
VFX Supervisor/FLAME Artist Mark Youngren pioneered leading-edge visual effects and concepts for over 10 years for such commercial clients as Target, BMW, Volvo, Coca-Cola, Mattel, General Mills, and Best Buy, before he segued his extensive experience into a position in the Inferno/Sabre department at ILM. His 20-year background in motion control, animation, lighting and effects combined with on-set supervisory experience allowed him a unique ability to create stunning and complex visual effects. Prior to his work at ILM, Mark held positions at Fischer Edit, Tele-Edit, and Lamb & Co. Mark is a graduate of Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD), with an emphasis in Film.
For Youngren, the move to SPLICE is a return to his creative roots in Minneapolis, as well as the opportunity to collaborate closely with clients again and create visual effects for a diversity of projects. "I really enjoyed my time at ILM and the chance to work on such extraordinary feature films," explains Youngren. "I knew this was a great opportunity for me to manage a team again. I believe SPLICE is poised to explode in the coming year, and I am energized to be part of it."
About Splice:A creative post-production company, housed in a historic building in the Warehouse District of Minneapolis, SPLICE has expanded its reach nationally, collaborating closely with clients in advertising, television, and feature films. Dedicated to comprehensive client service and high-quality production values, the prolific SPLICE team provides design, edit, color, sound and visual effects for high-profile projects. Recent SPLICE clients include: Best Buy, Target, Discovery Channel, The Food Network, Travel Channel and Nickelodeon. SPLICE's recent film projects include: "Ana's Playground," "Wedding Bros.," "Au Pair, KS," "Pride of Lions," and "Stuck Between Stations."
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