What's crazy is that over a year ago just before the Rhythm and Hues Bankruptcy, Prime Focus was working a deal to buy R&H and keep them from bankruptcy. In the end it came down to they didn't have the cash. So lo and behold with this deal they went all stock trade. Probably because they still don't have the cash. Paper trading is fun.
This part is more of a feeling but with all the articles I read, people I heard from like Andi and Sergio just said, experience with the R&H bankruptcy...PF just seems sketchy all over. On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 6:39 AM, Sergio Mucino <sergio.muc...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have to concur (from talks I've had with people that have dealt with > PF). This is not good. PF is basically the Walmart of VFX production. > > Sergio Muciño. > Sent from my iPad. > > On Jun 27, 2014, at 9:17 AM, Andi Farhall <hack...@outlook.com> wrote: > > Having been employed at PF for over a decade (until 18 months ago) I can > safely say it's a sad day for Dneg. > > ........................................................................... > http://www.hackneyeffects.com/ > https://vimeo.com/user4174293 > http://www.linkedin.com/pub/andi-farhall/b/496/b21 > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lord_hackney/ > http://spylon.tumblr.com/ > > This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended > solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or > opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily > represent those of Hackney Effects Ltd. > > If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must neither take > any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. > > Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email in > error. > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > From: sefstath...@bournemouth.ac.uk > > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > > Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 22:46:29 +0100 > > Subject: RE: Visual Effects Giants Prime Focus World, Double Negative to > Merge > > > > I guess it makes them a pretty big outfit. Prime Focus are a massive > company, but there was rumours it was in difficulties. They recently closed > some of the London offices I believe, but someone here will know more - > they used/still use Softimage in their commercials department. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sebastien Sterling [sebastien.sterl...@gmail.com] > > Received: Wednesday, 25 Jun 2014, 21:08 > > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com [softimage@listproc.autodesk.com] > > Subject: Re: Visual Effects Giants Prime Focus World, Double Negative to > Merge > > > > Is this good ? I know next to nothing about Prim Focus. > > > > > > On 25 June 2014 20:38, Sofronis Efstathiou < > sefstath...@bournemouth.ac.uk<mailto:sefstath...@bournemouth.ac.uk > <sefstath...@bournemouth.ac.uk>>> wrote: > > Seems like it’s a day for acquisitions/mergers - > http://variety.com/2014/biz/news/prime-focus-double-negative-merge-1201246452/ > > > > Sofronis Efstathiou > > > > Postgraduate Framework Leader and BFX Competition & Festival Director > > Computer Animation Academic Group > > National Centre for Computer Animation > > > > Email: sefstath...@bournemouth.ac.uk< > mailto:sefstath...@bournemouth.ac.uk <sefstath...@bournemouth.ac.uk>> > > > > > > [http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/Images/QueensAwardLogo.jpg] > > > > BU is a Disability Two Ticks Employer and has signed up to the Mindful > Employer charter. Information about the accessibility of University > buildings can be found on the BU DisabledGo webpages< > http://www.disabledgo.com/en/org/bournemouth-university> > > > > This email is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and > may contain confidential information. If you have received this email in > error, please notify the sender and delete this email, which must not be > copied, distributed or disclosed to any other person. > > > > Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do > not necessarily represent those of Bournemouth University or its subsidiary > companies. Nor can any contract be formed on behalf of the University or > its subsidiary companies via email. > > > > > >
