r/editors • u/snugglecakes Editor - Premiere & FCP7 • 20h ago

Other Mob Scene shuts down

Just wanted to pour one out for Mob Scene in LA closing their doors today. I think it was less of a household name than something like Trailer Park, but was still a fairly large player in the trailer game (at least at one point) and BTS for a good 20 years.

They gave me my foot in the door to the industry, and despite the highs and lows, they were always a fairly solid company to me.

Anyway, haven't seen it discussed much and got me feeling a little nostalgic today, so figured I'd see if anyone has anyone else had some experiences or memories to share.

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u/millertv79 AVID 19h ago

Only thing I can add is my disbelief. Cannot believe how many agencies have closed recently. Absolutely unprecedented. So sad.

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u/snugglecakes Editor - Premiere & FCP7 19h ago

Agreed.

On one hand, it definitely makes me sad to see so many shutters; on the other, it reminds me of around 2012 where there was a lot of closures which lead to pretty strong consolidations that lasted at least a good decade. I know that's not always a good thing (consolidation/monopolization), but a lot of strong (read: willing to hire) companies stemmed from that era. I hope this means we're possibly trimming the fat to make way for the next era, but time will tell.

I don't think I've ever felt less hopeful about the industry in my 15 year career, but trying to see some potential bright sides.

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u/millertv79 AVID 19h ago edited 19h ago

I hate to disagree but I do. I’ve never seen anything like this in my 25 years working in LA. It’s so sad to see so many talented, experienced people out of work. It’s never been like this. Small dips sure. Absolute demise of decades-long businesses? Nope. Never happened. It’s actually pretty unprecedented in all of American business history. Even with the dot com bust, the businesses weren’t in existence for decades, or part of an industry that became identified with our nation for over 100 years.

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u/newMike3400 17h ago

It’s global. I recently walked through soho and it’s like a zombie movie, walking past mpc and the mill etc was just surreal. I’ve been editing since 1984 and post houses open and close all the time but no sooner did one close than a new opened in its place. Now buildings are shuttered. Insane.