Moment Factory

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Moment Factory
TypePrivate company
IndustryNew media & entertainment
Founded2001
FounderDominic Audet
Sakchin Bessette
Jason Rodi
Headquarters
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Dominic Audet, Cofounder and Chief of Innovation Sakchin Bessette, Cofounder and Creative and Executive Director
Number of employees
400
Projection mapping created by Moment Factory at the facade of the Sagrada Familia in 2012. Projeccions Sagrada Familia.jpg
Projection mapping created by Moment Factory at the facade of the Sagrada Família in 2012.

Moment Factory is a multimedia entertainment studio specializing in the design and production of immersive environments, combining video, lighting, architecture, sound, and special effects. Headquartered in Montreal, the studio also has offices in Paris, Tokyo, New York and Singapore. Since its inception in 2001, Moment Factory has created 550 shows worldwide, [1] [2] including the Lumina Night Walks.

Team

Moment Factory's team consists of graphic and motion designers, multimedia directors, illustrators, architects, lighting designers, musicians, environment designers, producers, programmers, engineers, technicians and developers. [1] Key people are Dominic Audet, [3] cofounder and chief of innovation; and Sakchin Bessette, [4] cofounder, creative and executive director. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Moment Factory". TechVibes. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. 1 2 De Repentigny, Alain (March 28, 2011). "Moment Factory". La Presse. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  3. Letarte, Martine. "Un chef de l'innovation sous les projecteurs". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  4. Mutter, Zoe (May 8, 2018). "Sakchin Bessette, cofounder and executive creative director, Moment Factory". AV Magazine. Retrieved April 25, 2019.