Desert Eclipse Manufacturing Studio Launched by Ted Gagliano, Jason Chen

Filmmakers and business veterans Jason Chen and Ted Gagliano have launched Desert Eclipse, a technology-driven artistic manufacturing firm.

The firm merges pioneering animation and digital manufacturing workflows withe movie, animation and gaming.

Desert Eclipse’s artistic lab and real-time innovation stage is situated on the Fox Studios lot in Century City.

The studio’s proprietary Unreal Engine-based, real-time digital manufacturing pipeline permits simultaneous growth of premium animated sequence, options and interactive video games, making certain consistency and cohesion throughout shared worlds and IP. By constructing all property in-engine, Desert Eclipse allows cross-platform storytelling — permitting actors, characters, environments and props to exist fluidly between movie, gaming and immersive experiences. This method enhances manufacturing effectivity, cinematic high quality and artistic flexibility.

Gagliano will function the corporate’s chairman. Previously, he labored as president of characteristic post-production at twentieth Century Fox, overseeing greater than 700 movies together with “Titanic,” “Avatar” and “Planet of the Apes.” He co-founded the Fox Innovation Lab, overseeing manufacturing of Wild-The VR Experience (Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern) and The Martian VR Experience.

Chen is taking up the position as CEO, founder and govt producer. His credit embody “Avatar,” “Jojo Rabbit” and “Star Trek: Into Darkness.”

Gagliano merged his Bunker Comics label, a listing of graphic novels from the Madefire publishing library, into Desert Eclipse – a fusion of comedian artwork and cinematic storytelling. With greater than a dozen graphic novel IPs below its umbrella, Desert Eclipse is leveraging this library to drive artistic growth and broaden its slate of animated content material.

·Rounding out the manager workforce is chief working officer Rachel Pinchbeck. Her background spans Bron Studios, Netflix and Google. Rachel labored as a producer on the sequence “Beat Bugs.”

In an announcement, Chen stated, “At Desert Eclipse, our mission is to bridge the artistry of cinema with the innovation of real-time technology. By combining decades of filmmaking craft with cutting-edge tools, we’re building a modular creative ecosystem where storytellers can dream freely – and see those dreams come to life instantly.” He went on to say, “It’s our responsibility to take the art of cinema into the digital future without forgetting the lessons of the past. Creative drives innovation, innovation drives change, change drives art, and art is everlasting.”

Gagliano added, “Being on the historic Fox Studios lot is symbolic for us. It’s where some of the greatest cinematic stories were made, and now we’re carrying that legacy forward – infusing it with real-time innovation that redefine what’s possible for creators from all backgrounds and areas of expertise.” He continued, “We’re building a studio for the future – one that’s filmmaker-first, tech-enabled, and globally connected. By developing our own IP and streamlining real-time production, Desert Eclipse is creating a new model for how stories are told, shared, and experienced.”