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www.postmagazine.com 6 POST JULY 2018 BITS & PIECES LOS ANGELES — Technicolor (www.technicolor.com/create) welcomes Pankaj Bajpai to its Los Angeles studio in the role of vice president, finishing artist and business development. He joins Technicolor from his long-tenured position at Encore. Some of his credits include shows such as Sex and the City, House of Cards, Carnivàle, True Detective, Olive Kitteridge, Justified, Fear the Walking Dead, Genius — Einstein & Picasso, Snowfall and many more. With a background in both film cinematography and digital post production, he has brought his unique understanding of the two mediums to support the needs of contempo- rary production and post, creating long lasting creative collaborations. Bajpai joins Technicolor's roster of episodic colorists in Los Angeles, who include Sparkle, Tim Vincent, Tony Dustin, Tom Forletta, Roy Vasich and Doug Delaney. "We are thrilled to have someone of Pankaj's talent join our award-winning team of colorists," says Technicolor's president of worldwide post production, Sherri Potter. "The landscape of episodic content continues to evolve and at Technicolor we understand that we must continue to evolve how we serve our clients. The expansion of our colorist roster is just one way in which we will con- tinue our evolution for our clients." FINISHING ARTIST PANKAJ BAJPAI JOINS TECHNICOLOR LOS ANGELES & LONDON — Ridley Scott has brought together all RSA Films affiliated companies in a multi-business restructure to form the Ridley Scott Creative Group (www.ridleyscott.com). The new company is de- signed to strengthen the network across the affiliated companies to take advantage of emerging opportunities across all entertainment genres as well as their existing work in film, television, branded entertainment, com- mercials, VR, short films, documentaries, music videos, design and anima- tion and photography. Luke Scott will assume the role of Global CEO, working with founder Ridley Scott, and partners Jake and Jordan Scott, to oversee the future strategic direction of the Ridley Scott Creative Group. "We are in a new golden age of entertainment," says Scott. "The world's greatest brands, platforms, agencies, new entertainment players and studios are investing hugely in entertainment. We have brought together our talent, capabilities and creative resources under the Ridley Scott Creative Group, and I look forward to maximizing the creative opportunities we now see unfolding with our executive team." The company's capabilities provide bespoke solutions in an evolving media landscape. The companies will continue to operate autonomous- ly, but now offer clients synergy under the Group offering. The Group is made up of a number of companies. The commercial production compa- ny RSA Films is the powerhouse behind ads such as Apple's iconic 1984, Budweiser's Super Bowl favorite Lost Dog and more recently, Adidas Originals' Original Is Never Finished campaign, as well as acclaimed branded content for Johnnie Walker, HBO, Jaguar, Ford, Nike and the ground-breaking BMW Films series. There's also a music video produc- tion company, founded by Jake Scott, called Black Dog Films (Justin Timberlake, Maroon 5, Nicki Minaj, Beyoncé, Coldplay, Björk and Radiohead); the entertainment marketing company 3AM; the commercial production company Hey Wonderful, founded by Michael Di Girolamo; the newly founded UK commercial production company Darling Films; and the film and television production company Scott Free (Gladiator, Taboo, The Martian, The Good Wife), which continues to be led by David W. Zucker, president, US television; Kevin J. Walsh, president, US film; and Ed Rubin, managing director, UK television/film. "Our Scott Free Films and Television divisions are producing their best ever work and have an unprecedented number of movies and shows in production," says Luke Scott, Global CEO of the Ridley Scott Creative Group. "We are also seeing a huge appetite for branded entertainment from our brand and agency partners to run alongside high-quality commercials. Our entertainment marketing division 3AM is extending its capabilities to all our partners, while Black Dog is moving into short films and breaking new, world-class talent. It is a very exciting time to be working in entertainment." RIDLEY SCOTT LAUNCHES RIDLEY SCOTT CREATIVE GROUP Pankaj Bajpai Ridley Scott