Goldenchild, a studio of multidisciplinary creators dedicated to interactive, innovative projects, has been launched under the leadership of Dutch-born director, designer and artist Fons Schiedon who serves as the new venture’s executive creative director.
Goldenchild–an affiliate to Golden LA and supported by much of the same firepower–will collaborate with brands, agencies, and performing artists at various stages in the creative process. For brand storytelling, the new venture will draw on its roster’s breadth of expertise in everything from traditional live action and photography to animation, CGI, AI, virtual reality, and augmented reality techniques.
Goldenchild is the invention of managing director Matthew Marquis and executive producer Pierre Nobile, Golden LA mainstays who quickly tapped Schiedon, an illustrator and graphic designer turned jack-of-all-trades creator, to join the team not only as ECD, but as one of the first directors on the roster.
“Fons has expertise in every type of media that Goldenchild delivers,” said Nobile. “He’s versatile, curious, and above all, is an incomparable and eager creative partner when ambitious projects are thrown our way.”
Schiedon’s career has included directing music videos for artists like Groove Armada and SBTRKT, creating visuals for Beyoncé, Arcade Fire, and The Killers, designing for Michelle Obama’s documentary “Becoming,” as well as working with brands like MTV, Motorola, Nickelodeon, XL Recordings, Universal Music Group, Samsung, AT&T, Benjamin Moore, Cartoon Network, and Warner Bros.
Nobile and Schiedon first met while working together on the visuals for the Beyoncé Formation World Tour. They hit it off immediately as collaborators and continued to work together at Golden LA, forming a like-minded team around them, many of whom can be found on Goldenchild’s roster.
Goldenchild’s specialized roster includes French director, artist, and designer Hugo Richel known for his sleek work with high-fashion clients that explore the connection between digital art forms like VR, and nature; Anime-inspired Canadian creative director, Henrique Barone; and Swiss-based Get It, with a specialty in playful, colorful, type-driven motion design and typography.
“Goldenchild’s parents, Matthew Marquis and Pierre Nobile, and I have been friends for a while. It’s a great little family,” said Schiedon, who’s done numerous projects with Golden LA. “This new initiative allows us to work in the way we all work best–flexibly, project-oriented, and using a full range of creative technology.”
Marquis said, “This new company was created to go after the next, compelling tier of digital work,” said Marquis. “It is the lovechild of Golden LA and the future.”
Apple sells $46 billion worth of iPhones over the summer as AI helps end slump
Apple snapped out of a recent iPhone sales slump during its summer quarter, an early sign that its recent efforts to revive demand for its marquee product with an infusion of artificial intelligence are paying off.
Sales of the iPhone totaled $46.22 billion for the July-September period, a 6% increase from the same time last year, according to Apple's fiscal fourth-quarter report released Thursday. That improvement reversed two consecutive year-over-year declines in the iPhone's quarterly sales.
The iPhone boost helped Apple deliver total quarterly revenue and profit that exceeded the analyst projections that sway investors, excluding a one-time charge of $10.2 billion to account for a recent European Union court decision that lumped the Cupertino, California, company with a huge bill for back taxes.
Apple earned $14.74 billion, or 97 cents per share, a 36% decrease from the same time last year. If not for the one-time tax hit, Apple said it would have earned $1.64 per share — topping the $1.60 per share predicted by analysts, according to FactSet Research. Revenue rose 6% from last year to $94.93 billion, about $400 million more than analysts forecast.
But investors evidently were hoping for an even better quarter and appeared disappointed by an Apple forecast that implied its revenue for the October-December quarter covering the holiday shopping season might not grow as robustly as analysts envisioned. Apple's stock price shed about 2% in Thursday's extended trading, leaving the shares hovering around $221 — well below their peak of about $237 reached in mid-October.
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