Method, Riot become roomies at Ascent

December 03, 2008 Ascent Media Group's creative services unit, which operates a global collection of postproduction houses, is bringing Method and Riot -- two of its best-known brands and creative teams -- under one roof. Operations are being combined under the name Method, which will offer visual effects services for feature, TV and commercial projects at Riot's Santa Monica location. Senior colorist and Company 3 president Stefan Sonnenfeld -- who this year took over as head of Ascent Media Creative Services shortly after Jose Royo was named Ascent Media Group's CEO -- said that the previous setup was such that the two businesses often were bidding against each other for jobs.

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