MillTv chosen for ‘Dr Who’ visual effects

MillTv, the longform arm of Europe’s only Oscar-winning visual effects company, The Mill, has been confirmed by the BBC as the contractor for visual effects on the 2005 series of ‘Dr Who’.
MillTv will provide high-end visual effects and graphics for all 13 x 45-minute episodes for BBC1.
“It’s a privilege - and a responsibility - to be asked to work on such an iconic project,” said Dave Throssell, head of MillTv. “It will be a tough job because it will demand feature film effects on a TV schedule.”
MillTv understands it has to create effects capable of bedazzling a demanding generation with high expectations stemming from the sophistication of films like ‘The Matrix’and ‘Lord of the Rings’.
“Effects that were seen as ground-breaking when Dr Who first aired obviously won’t cut it with today’s audience,” said Throssell. “But thanks to a pedigree that includes the Oscar-winning effects produced by The Mill for Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator’, we have a proven track record of creating seminal effects and graphics. MillTv is more than capable of delivering the high-standards necessary to update Dr Who.”
MillTv has developed a strong relationship with Dr Who producer, Phil Collinson. Throssell and Collinson recently completed another effects-driven primetime BBC drama in February called ‘Sea of Souls’.
Other 2004 MillTv projects include ‘First Olympians’ (BBC, July 04), ‘D-Day’ (BBC June 04), ‘Dragons Alive’ (BBC, March 04), ‘The Nile’ (BBC, February 04) and ‘Men of Iron’ (Channel 4, February 04).
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