Disney to shut down Zemeckis production bldg.

SAN RAFAEL ImageMovers Digital, co-founded by Robert Zemeckis, built the production facility to implement motion-capture technology, which contributed to the making of "A Christmas Carol," starring Jim Carrey.

The facility employs 450 people. The closure is slated for completion by January 2011.

Zemeckis will use the location for a last production, called "Mars Needs Moms!", a 3-D movie.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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