Misc Studios
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- Founded
- 2021
- Employees
- 51-200
- Offices
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About Misc Studios
Misc Studios was a London visual effects studio working on feature films and high-end episodic television. Its production work encompassed photorealistic imagery, creatures, digital doubles and environments for theatrical releases, streaming productions and broadcast series. The studio ceased operations in July 2023 after entering administration.
Its services covered the visual effects process from pre-production and on-set supervision through to final delivery. Capabilities included CGI modelling, asset supervision, animation, lighting, rendering, 2D and 3D compositing, digital matte painting and complex effects simulations. Creature design and character effects formed part of its specialist offering, alongside Flame finishing and other post-production finishing work.
Development and production work
The business developed from the longform operation associated with London post-production house UNIT. Its legal entity was incorporated in October 2019 as UNIT Film & TV Limited and renamed Miscellaneous Studios Limited in December 2021. The Misc Studios brand publicly launched in April 2022 as an independent boutique visual effects studio, with a separate statutory and operational identity.
Its film and television work included Men, No One Gets Out Alive, Fate: The Winx Saga, The Rig, Willow and The Creator. Across this slate, the studio supplied visual effects for productions serving international entertainment companies and networks. Its work combined character-focused imagery with environments and other effects for longform storytelling.
Operating history
Misc Studios used cloud-based production workflows to support distributed review and hybrid working with talent in the UK and internationally. Its operating approach combined a physical London production base with remote collaboration.
The company entered administration on 3 July 2023, and its live production activities and London facility closed that month. Administration proceedings continued through 2026. The published contact details and employee size band describe its operating period; its former website is offline.
More about Misc Studios
Founders and historical leadership
- Adam Luckwell and Michael Elson co-founded the studio. Elson, previously Chief Operating Officer of Moving Picture Company, resigned as a company director on 19 October 2022.
- Marianne Speight joined as VFX Managing Director in November 2022, working alongside CEO Adam Luckwell.
- The historical creative and production team included VFX Supervisor Nuno Pereira, Head of Production Katy Mummery, Head of DMP Olivier Pron and VFX Producer Tania De Sousa.
Production tools and working principles
The studio used Autodesk Moxion and ShotGrid for secure remote review and production coordination.
The company described MISC as standing for Mental Health, Inclusivity, Sustainability and Culture. Its stated practices emphasized clear project planning, reasonable working conditions, diverse creative perspectives, renewable power and an open, collaborative environment. These were company-described principles rather than independently verified assessments of employee experience.
Notable credits
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Current and former locations of Misc Studios
- 10 Berners Mews, Fitzrovia, London, W1T 3AP, United KingdomLondon, England, United Kingdom
London Studio
Former officeClosed 2023
Former sole studio headquarters. Production operations and the facility closed in July 2023.
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