Studio openings and buyer cuts
Proof is growing its footprint in a new market, which suggests more competition for previs and virtual production bids tied to US directors. Netflix's cuts hit product, tech, legal and HR, not production, but wider layoffs may mean tighter buyer budgets and harder rate talks.
- Ron Frankel Brings Proof Home to Manhattan with New York Studio · awn.com A permanent Proof base in New York, with Ari Aster's next feature as first project, adds a rival for visualisation bids on US-led projects
- Netflix lays off 6% of workforce in streamer’s biggest cull · screendaily.com Update: Netflix is cutting roughly 6% of staff, not in production teams, but it points to cost discipline that may reach vendor budgets
Pipeline and production work
Framestore's creature work on a returning streaming show is a reference point for how long-running episodic VFX is credited and sold.
- How Framestore made Appa · befores & afters Framestore is credited with making Appa for season two of Avatar: The Last Airbender, a useful benchmark for episodic creature bids
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