Moving Picture Company

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Moving Picture Company
MPC Film

MPC logo
Founded1970
HeadquartersParis, France
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryVisual effects, CGI, animation
Website

Worldwide:mpcvfx.com

TheMoving Picture Company, orMPC, is a European visual effects studio that works on television and film. A subsidiary ofTechnicolor until its 2025 bankruptcy, it is currently a subsidiary ofTransPerfect.[1] The studio has wonAcademy Awards for its work onLife of Pi,The Jungle Book, and1917.

MPC was the lead VFX studio forPOKÉMON Detective Pikachu, working on art direction, visual effects, and animation.[2] It is credited asMPC Film in thePokémon Trading Card Game on cards associated with the movie.

Work

The Moving Picture Company designed about 65 Pokémon forPOKÉMON Detective Pikachu.[3] Thirty of these designs, includingDetective Pikachu himself, were fully animated by the studio.[2] Artists would consult with animal experts and design skeletal and muscular systems to determine how the Pokémon would look and move in a realistic style.[3] About 25 Pokémon, includingSawk, were ultimately cut due to disagreements within the team about their appearance.[3] The company has said that thegiantTorterra scene was among the most challenging to animate.[2]

MPC Film has illustrated 15 cards for the Trading Card Game, all of which are associated with the movie. A full list of cards illustrated by it can be foundhere.

References

Companies
The Pokémon CompanyThe Pokémon Company International (The Pokémon Company International Ireland • The Pokémon Company International Mexico •Millennium Print Group) • Pokémon Korea • Pokémon Center Co., Ltd. • Pokémon Singapore • Pokémon Shanghai • Pokémon Taiwan •Genius Sonority •The Pokémon Works •Pokémon with You Foundation
Animation &movies4Kids Entertainment •Bang Zoom! Studios •Deluxe •DuArt Media Services •Framestore •Iyuno •Miramax •Moving Picture Company •OLM, Inc. •TAJ Productions •Toho •Universal Pictures Home Entertainment •The Walt Disney Company •Warner Bros.
Books &strategy guidesGolden Books •Media Factory •Prima Games •Scholastic • Simon & Schuster (Pikachu Press)
Collectible cardsArtbox •ConceptLab •D.A.G Inc. •Edibas Collections •Meiji •N-DESIGN Inc. •Studio Bora Inc. •Topps •Toyste Beach •whomor Inc. •Wizards of the Coast
MangaChuang Yi •Outland forlag •Panini Comics •Shogakukan (Shogakukan Asia) •VIZ Media
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Video gamesBandai Namco •Creatures, Inc. (Ambrella) •DeNA •Denyusha •Game Freak •HAL Laboratory, Inc. •Hudson Soft •ILCA •Jupiter Corporation •Koei Tecmo •Niantic •Nintendo (Mario Club •Nintendo of America •Nintendo System Development) •ORBITALLINK Inc. •PLANETA •Scopely •Sega •SELECT BUTTON inc. •Spike Chunsoft
POKÉMON Detective Pikachu
CharactersTim Goodman •Detective Pikachu •Lucy Stevens •Lt. Hide Yoshida •Howard Clifford •Roger Clifford •Dr. Ann Laurent •Sebastian •Jack •Mewtwo •Harry Goodman
LocationsRyme City •Hi-Hat Café •Ryme Wharf •Pokémon Comprehensive Laboratory
OtherR •Berserk Gene
Soundtrack and scoreSoundtrack
AdaptationsComic •Novel (UK)
TCGTCG expansion • Detective Pikachu (Detective Pikachu 10,SM Promo 190,SM Promo 194,S-P Promo 99) •Charizard-GX •Mewtwo-GX •Greninja-GX •Bulbasaur •Psyduck •Snubbull
Case File (Special) •Charizard-GX Case File (Special) •Mewtwo-GX Case File •Greninja-GX Case File (Special)
Collector Chest •Two Pack Blister •Tins •Café Figure Collection •On the Case Figure Collection •Ultra Pro accessories
Special Jumbo Card Pack (Charizard-GX,Mewtwo-GX) •Deck case and sleeves
Pokémon TCG Card Dex (Special unlockable features)
MerchandiseThe Art and Making of Pokémon Detective Pikachu •Case Files guide book •Movie Journal activity book •Sticker Activity Book •Super Sleuth reader
2019 Burger King promotional Pokémon toys •Hi-Hat Cafe Collection •Ryme City Collection •Pokémon Shape Sugar Cookies •Mega Construx Pokémon
SoftwarePlayground: Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Tie-in mediaWho's that Pokémon? segments
Event distributionsGO Detective Pikachu and Raichu
CompaniesFramestore •Moving Picture Company
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