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Fred Elmes, ASC, connects with director Lisa Cholodenko on HBO miniseries; David Klein embarks on his 3rd season of Showtime series
By Robert Goldrich|The Road To Emmy, Part 3
Several years ago, director Lisa Cholodenko ( High Art, Laurel Canyon, The Kids Are All Right ) and cinematographer Fred Elmes, ASC ( Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, The Ice Storm ) served on a Sundance selection jury. “It’s a very intense experience judging for Sundance,” related Elmes. “During that time, Lisa and I bonded. And though we didn’t know it at the time, that experience eventually led to our working together.” That collaboration turned out to be the HBO miniseries Olive Kitteridge for... more...DPs Gale Tattersall, Rob Hardy, BSC Talk Cameras on "Trick Shot" and "Ex Machina," Respectively, at Cine Gear Expo Attendees see latest wares; DPs assess Canon EOS C300 Mark II, Sony’s F65 cameras
By A SHOOT Staff Report
LOS ANGELES -- This past extended weekend’s (6/4-7) Cine Gear Expo on the Paramount Studios lot in Los Angeles provided a mix of new wares on display and in several cases feedback from users of those wares, most notably cinematographers providing assessments of cameras and other technologies. A prime example was DP Gale Tattersall, a two-time ASC Award nominee for his work on the TV series House MD . Speaking during a Cine Gear session before an audience gathered at the Paramount Theater, Tattersall offered... more...Kerstin Emhoff Finds Strong Sense Of Creative Community At AICP Show Co-founder/EP of PRETTYBIRD says chairing 2015 Show was a gratifying experience
By Robert Goldrich
Kerstin Emhoff, co-founder/executive producer of PRETTYBIRD, was at press time about to head over to the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Cannes comes on the heels of Emhoff serving as chairperson of the 2015 AICP Show. She presided over not only the Show but the entire AICP Week (June 2-4), which also included the AICP Next Awards as well as various educational sessions at the AICP Base Camp. As Show chair, Emhoff oversaw the AICP Show Committee, which is responsible for... more...Susan Credle To Join FCB As Global Chief Creative Officer In January 2016
NEW YORK -- FCB Worldwide CEO Carter Murray announced that he has hired Susan Credle as his creative partner, naming her global chief creative officer. She will assume her new role in January 2016. Murray and Jonathan Harries, who has served as FCB’s global chief creative officer since 2006, jointly began a search for Harries’ successor a year ago. “The moment we met Susan, we both felt that she would be the perfect creative leader, given our ambition of being a true creative/business partner to our... more... EPs Don Block, Simon Wallon Team To Launch The Devil You Know Production house opens with a directorial roster consisting of Ben Younger, Bo Mirosseni, Alex Hanson, Brett Easton Ellis
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Executive producers Simon Wallon and Don Block have launched international production and new media company The Devil You Know. The new venture--which opens with a roster consisting of directors Ben Younger, Bo Mirosseni, Alex Hanson and Bret Easton Ellis--is a sister shop to GARTNER as well as Kiss and Kill, which Block and Wallon continue to run, respectively. The Devil You Know will be engaged in traditional production, new media content, series and long-form projects. A native of Paris,... more... Biscuit Filmworks Signs Director Ruairi Robinson
LOS ANGELES -- Biscuit Filmworks has signed director Ruairi Robinson for commercial representation. He was previously handled by RSA and continues to be repped by Spy Films in Canada, Henry De Czar in France and Russell Curran in his native Ireland. Robinson’s Fifty Percent Grey earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short Film in 2002. He is also well known for the viral short, The Leviathan , and has built a reputation for his effects-savvy films. Robinson began his career as a visual effects artist,... more... Hungry Man Signs Director David Kerr For Global Representation
NEW YORK -- Director David Kerr--whose gun control spot “Playthings” for McCann NY last week won an AICP Show honor in the Public Service category--has joined Hungry Man for global representation. Produced by Private School Entertainment for public advocacy organization Evolve, “Playthings” introduces us to two Moms chatting as their boys enjoy a playdate. But one Mom finds herself unexpectedly embarrassed when she and her counterpart find that their lads are “fighting” using the house mom’s intimate toys... more... Court Ruling Clears Way For Net Neutrality Rules To Take Effect On Friday
NEW YORK (AP) -- Rules that treat the Internet like a public utility and prevent companies from blocking or slowing down some online traffic will go into effect Friday after a federal appeals court refused to delay them. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said it won't postpone implementation of the net neutrality regulations even though AT&T, Verizon, and other companies are fighting against them. The panel said the United States Telecom Association, the... more... E3 Preview: Virtual Reality, Interactivity, "Star Wars" 270 exhibitors to showcase more than 1,600 products
By Derrik J. Lang, Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- At this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, video games alone won't soak up all the attention. Besides the usual laundry list of sequels and new titles coming to gaming consoles, next week's annual interactive extravaganza at the Los Angeles Convention Center will also play host to exhibitors from around the world pushing augmented and virtual reality systems, video streaming services, as well as games specifically created for PCs and mobile devices. "We have a tradition of being open to new... more...Dick Costolo Steps Down As Twitter CEO Co-founder Jack Dorsey named interim successor
By Brandon Bailey, Technology Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, who helped turn the trendy messaging startup into a global town square, is stepping down amid criticism over the company's disappointing financial performance and a recent stock slide. Co-founder Jack Dorsey, who served as CEO during Twitter's early years, will temporarily take the reins while the San Francisco company looks for a permanent replacement. Investors greeted the move with enthusiasm, driving Twitter shares up nearly 6 percent in late trading after the... more...Rascal Films Signs Director Jonathan Pearson For North American Representation
NEW YORK -- Director Jonathan Pearson has joined Rascal Films for exclusive North American representation. Last year Pearson’s work for The Pilion Trust “F**k the Poor” campaign out of Publicis London won three Cannes Silver Lions and a Bronze Lion as well as One Show, D&AD, Clio, BTAA and Creative Circle honors. Produced by Unit 9 in the U.K., which continues to handle Pearson in Europe, the Pilion Trust stunt shows a man carrying a “F**k the Poor” sign being criticized by people in the street... more... Superlounge Signs Director Jeff Aron Lable
LOS ANGELES -- Director Jeff Aron Lable has joined Superlounge for exclusive U.S. spot representation. Known for his affinity for visual and narrative comedy, Lable has had work honored at Cannes, The One Show, the L.A. Shorts Fest, plus inclusion in SHOOT ’s 2007 New Directors Showcase, the New Directors Showcase at Cannes and on the BBC “World’s Funniest Commercials,” Previously, Lable was with production house Knickerbocker Glory and earlier GO Film; he continues to be repped by Suneeva in Canada. Among... more... Optimus Expands, Bolsters Leadership With New Partners
CHICAGO -- Production and post house Optimus has announced a new partnership that includes 11 Optimus team members. This new senior management team will help guide overall company strategy, from marketing to branding to workflow to personnel, and will have input on the focus of Optimus resources. The partners also will be responsible for creating, defining, and translating Optimus’ move to the Wrigley Building, as well as updating and growing the company’s overall branding and image. “This is an exciting... more... Richard Crudo Re-elected American Society of Cinematographers' President Owen Roizman, Kees Van Oostrum and Lowell Peterson continue as ASC VPs
LOS ANGELES -- The Board of Governors of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has re-elected its slate of officers for another term. Continuing to serve in their roles will be Richard Crudo as president; Owen Roizman, Kees Van Oostrum and Lowell Peterson as vice presidents; Matthew Leonetti as treasurer; Fred Goodich as secretary; and Isidore Mankofsky as sergeant-at-arms. Crudo will serve his sixth term as president. In addition to the last two years, he fulfilled the role from 2003 through 2006... more... Little Red Robot Opens NY Office Under Aegis of EP Lee Scharfstein
NEW YORK -- Micro agency and production company Little Red Robot is expanding its operations with a full-service office in New York. The company has secured industry veteran Lee Scharfstein as EP/director of production to head up NY operations. Scharfstein spent the better part of the past decade at flagship agencies such as AKQA, Razorfish, and Firstborn; on the production company side, his experience is with live-action/VFX hybrid production companies Brand New School, Eyeball, and 1st Ave Machine... more... Fueld Films Unveils Directorial Roster, Opens Office In Denver
AUSTIN, Tex. -- Fueld Films, an Austin-based shop known for producing national caliber commercials in regional markets, has expanded its creative resources with a dedicated lineup of directing talent from various markets, including Los Angeles and Toronto. Putting together a directorial roster represents an evolution of the company’s business model which has seen Fueld’s producing team source directors, editors, vetted crew and post talent to support the execution of each project. Now dedicated directing... more... Lake Bell Reflects On Allure Of Directing By Alicia Rancilio
NEW YORK (AP) -- Lake Bell can be annoying when she's watching TV or a movie with her husband. That's because she tends to watch with a director's eye. "My husband gets very frustrated," she said in a recent interview. "We sit down to watch a movie and I'm like, 'I can't. This piece of casting is really taking me out of the movie.' He'll be like, 'Lake, what's taking me out of the movie is you talking.' I'll be like, 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry' and a minute later I'll be like, 'Why would you light like that?'" Bell... more...Rupert Murdoch's Sons To Become 21st Century Fox CEO, Exec Co-Chair By Ryan Nakashima and Tali Arbel, Business Writers
NEW YORK (AP) -- Rupert Murdoch is preparing to hand over the CEO job at Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. to his son, James, while his other son, Lachlan, will become executive co-chairman, according to a person with direct knowledge with the matter. Murdoch, 84, one of the world's most powerful media magnates, will become executive chairman and remain deeply involved in the company, while his sons are to run the business in a partnership, the person said. The person was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke... more...The Disney-Dali Connection On Display At Walt Disney Family Museum Bond between Walt Disney and surrealist Salvador Dali spanned a short film, a long-time friendship
By Michael Liedtke
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- It turns out the man behind Mickey Mouse liked quirky cats. Besides his love of wholesome entertainment, Walt Disney also had an appreciation for the eccentric that led to a short-lived partnership and decades-long friendship with surrealistic artist Salvador Dali. Although their styles and personalities were dramatically different, Disney and Dali shared a fascination with the fantastic. They brought their vivid imaginations together shortly after World War II to work on an animated feature... more..."Napalm Girl" Photographer Returns To Vietnam--With iPhone, Instagram 43 years after his historic picture, Huynh Cong "Nick" Ut documents his Vietnam War memories with today's technology
By Ted Anthony
TRANG BANG, Vietnam (AP) -- He stands in the northbound lane of Vietnam's Highway 1, traffic swirling around him, horns honking. He is pointing. Right there, he says — that's where it happened. That's where the screaming children appeared. That's where I made the picture that the world couldn't forget. Huynh Cong "Nick" Ut was 21 on that day more than half a lifetime ago when he stood on the same road, pointed his camera northeast and captured one of history's most famous images — a naked Vietnamese girl screaming and... more...Communications Director Walter De Gregorio Leaves FIFA By Graham Dunbar, Sports Writer
GENEVA (AP) -- FIFA's top spokesman left his job on Thursday, hours after Sepp Blatter was urged to do the same by the European Parliament. FIFA responded by announcing that its executive committee will meet on July 20 in Zurich to decide when from December to February the election to decide Blatter's successor should be held. That meeting will also discuss how to reform FIFA after American and Swiss corruption investigations unleashed turmoil on the organization two weeks ago. The latest upheaval saw... more...Streaming Music, Upgrades for iPhones, iPads and Macs Highlight Apple Conference By Ryan Nakashima & Brandon Bailey
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Apple announced a major new foray into streaming music on Monday as it showed off a host of new software features for its iPhones, iPads and Mac computers. The $10-a-month music service is called Apple Music and combines on-demand listening, a 24/7 radio station hosted by live DJs and a forum for artists to give fans behind-the-scenes content from upcoming releases. The service, which was announced during Apple's annual software conference Monday, will be launched later this month in more than... more...Attorneys Apologize For Lawsuits Alleging Abuse By Hollywood Execs By Dan Jollin, AP Reporter
Attorneys who sued on behalf of a former aspiring actor, claiming he was abused by two Hollywood executives, have apologized for the lawsuits and say they believe the allegations were untrue. In letters issued last week, attorney Jeffrey Herman of Boca Raton, Florida, apologized to television executives Garth Ancier and David Neuman for lawsuits claiming that they had abused Michael Egan in 1999. The lawsuits were filed in Hawaii in April 2014. They claimed Egan had been abused there and in... more...Prolific, Versatile Actor Christopher Lee Passes Away At 93 By Jill Lawless
LONDON (AP) -- Christopher Lee, an actor who brought dramatic gravitas and aristocratic bearing to screen villains from Dracula to the wicked wizard Saruman in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, has died at age 93. Lee appeared in more than 250 movies, taking on memorable roles such as the James Bond enemy Scaramanga and the evil Count Dooku in two "Star Wars" prequels. But for many, he will forever be known as the vampire Count Dracula in a slew of gory, gothic British "Hammer Horror" thrillers churned out in... more...Paul Feig, Melissa McCarthy Top Box Office With "Spy" At $30M By Jake Coyle, Film Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- Melissa McCarthy left the guys of "Entourage" in the dust, landing her first No. 1 box-office debut as a leading lady with an estimated $30 million weekend for the espionage comedy "Spy." The result added to the string of successes for McCarthy and writer-director Paul Feig, who first united on the 2011 hit "Bridesmaids." While "Spy" fell short of the $39.1 million debut of their 2013 comedy "The Heat," with Sandra Bullock, and came in a tad lower than some predicted, it was good enough to win... more...Top Spot of the Week: Greg Gray Directs Nedbank's "Reins"
Greg Gray of Velocity Films, Cape Town, South Africa, directed this spot for Nedbank and agency Joe Public Johannesburg, which tells the life story of a farmer and a foal, who grows up to be a successful racehorse. Playing an integral role in the thoroughbred’s development is a horse whisperer. This extended version of the spot shows the horse through various growth stages, the key moment being when the farmer realizes he can no longer effectively train the horse himself. Rather than quit his... more... The Best Work You May Never See: Lunative's "The Death Metal Band"
Peter Dietrich (who’s repped in the U.S. by L.A.-based A Common Thread) directed this five-spot web campaign via European production house Wanda for electric apparel maker Lunative and agency Grey Berlin. The offbeat comedic spots show how the residents of Europe’s darkest town discover a path to enlightenment by wearing Lunative clothes. Stars of the spots are real-life citizens of Tromsø, Norway’s northern-most town, which experiences a “polar night” of no sunlight lasting three months each... more... BBDO Toronto, Director Pete Henderson Team On "Cowboy Hero" For Harlequin Romance Novels
In this “Escape the Everyday” campaign for Harlequin Romance Novels out of BBDO Toronto, women eagerly indulge their literary fantasies, unbeknownst to their oblivious husbands. Pete Henderson of production company Someplace Nice directed the spots, including “Hero Cowboy” in which a housewife enjoys a romantic interlude with her cowboy lover atop the washing machine in the laundry room of her suburban home. Her husband then walks in and pulls some shorts out of the dryer, at which point we see... more... Spike Lee Invites Us To "Be The Story" For NBA 2K16, CP+B LA
In this campaign from CP+B LA, NBA 2K16 challenges us to #BeTheStory with a focus on the all-new MyCAREER storyline that was created for the videogame by filmmaker Spike Lee. NBA 2K16 is allowing gamers to star in their own Spike Lee Joint and experience what it’s like to rise to the NBA through an interactive storyline. This spot has Lee introducing us to the importance of story when it comes to basketball. From street courts to high school and college gyms, to Madison Square Garden, he makes... more... Droga5 Serves "Bratfast in Bed" for Johnsonville
Johnsonville and Droga5 are making dads’ dreams come true this Father’s Day with “Bratfast In Bed.” The initiative takes a twist on Father’s Day by encouraging families to wake Dad up with a juicy, sizzling brat, then tweet @Johnsonville or post a picture on Johnsonville’s Facebook wall to ignite a new Father’s Day tradition, using #BratfastInBed. This offbeat surreal video--directed by Ray Tintori of m ss ng p eces--further explains the push to serve “Bratfast in Bed.” more... Director Emil Möller, TBWA\G1 team to play "Truckerball" for Nissan
Soccer is taken to a different kind of level playing field, literally--on the backs of Nissan NT400 Cabstars trucks. As the trucks pick up speed and separate from each other, thus breaking up the field of play, the players continue to play all-out soccer. A new brand of “Truckerball” is born, bringing a moving vehicular dynamic to an already demanding sport. The players’ skills are tested to the extreme, ultimately resulting in the scoring of a goal--much to the delight of fans following the... more... |
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