Prime Focus Group
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Prime Focus Group is one of the largest film, advertising and television post-production and visual effects companies in the world. It is the result of a number of acquisitions and mergers by Prime Focus Ltd.
Prime Focus Group
Prime Focus has a presence across three continents:- Prime Focus India:
- Prime Focus Ltd is IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
's largest visual effects and post-production company, offering a full range of services to the feature film, ad film and broadcast markets. Prime Focus Ltd is listed on the Mumbai and National Stock Exchanges in India (Symbol PRIF IN).- Prime Focus UK (formerly VTR plc):
- Prime Focus London plc is a visual entertainment services group, servicing the Film, Broadcast, Commercials, Gaming, Internet and Media industries. Prime Focus London plc is listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange (Symbol - PFO). The company was formed as a result of the consolidation of the following entities in 2006:
- VTR plc - A LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
-based post production group, including commercials specialist VTR, visual effects division The Hive Animation, broadcast specialist blue and film treatment / restoration facility The Machine Room. - Clear Post Production - A London-based full service post production house.
- VTR plc - A London
- Prime Focus London plc also includes the acquisition in January 2008 of Machine Effects Limited, a London-based visual effects specialist and Clarke Associates, a broadcast visual effects boutique.
- Prime Focus North America (formerly Frantic Films VFX and Post Logic Studios):
- Prime Focus North America offers cutting edge feature film visual effects and full service post production services out of its four North American sites in Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, and Vancouver.- Frantic Films VFX The Frantic Films VFX and Software divisions were acquired from Frantic FilmsFrantic FilmsFrantic Films Corporation is a Canadian branded content and live action production company based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Frantic Films is known for producing live action reality shows, documentaries and for its past work in feature film visual effects....
in late 2007. Frantic Films' Live Action and Branded Content divisions were not acquired during Prime Focus Group's acquisition and remain as a separate company (Frantic Films Corporation). The software division has since been acquire by Thinkbox Software and is no longer part of the Prime Focus Group. - Post Logic Studios Based out of Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
and New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, and specializing in digital intermediate, digital restoration, mastering, and audio, Post Logic Studios was also acquired by Prime Focus in 2007.- Prime Focus Technologies:
- Frantic Films VFX The Frantic Films VFX and Software divisions were acquired from Frantic Films
- Prime Focus Technologies provides digital content solutions to the media and entertainment industry. It is a global company based out of India, providing digital asset managementDigital asset managementDigital asset management consists of management tasks and decisions surrounding the ingestion, annotation, cataloguing, storage, retrieval and distribution of digital assets...
technology infrastructure and services.
External links
- Prime Focus - Official website
- Prime Focus Technologies - Official website