MAKE + MODEL is proud to announce the addition of executive producer Lee Trask. Trask’s commercial career has spanned nearly 20 years, producing spots for international companies throughout the world.
Trask graduated with a fine arts degree from Vassar College and began her career in the art department of Chiat/Day in New York City. She then moved to the West Coast to work with commercial production company, RSA. She quickly transitioned into producing commercials and was tasked with handling all projects from RSA UK that were being shot in the US. Over the course of her tenure at RSA, Trask produced campaigns for distinguished international brands including; GM, Visa, Adidas, BMW, Sony and McDonalds.
More recently she worked in conjunction with the visual effects group Method Studios. After deciding to incorporate live action jobs into their workflow, Method created the branch, Method Labs, and hired Trask to run their live action projects that required VFX integration.
Since coming on board at MAKE + MODEL Trask has kept very busy serving as executive producer for NASCAR, Sallie Mae and Cricket Wireless, three commercials directed by the Goetz Brothers this fall. Noted MAKE + MODEL executive producer Mark Hyatt, “Lee and I have been speaking for a long time about the future of this business. When the opportunity came to bring her on board, I immediately jumped at the prospect. Her knowledge of integrated workflow and visual effects is a great fit.”
About MAKE + MODEL
MAKE + MODEL is a full-service content creation studio with integrated capabilities covering all stages of the production process from concept to completion. The company has a slate of award-winning directors and digital artists that execute broadcast advertisements with multinational advertising agencies and clients across the globe, servicing a spectrum of industries that includes automotive, entertainment, healthcare, packaged goods, retail, and telecom, among others. The company’s talented roster is led by Executive Producers George Cawood and Mark Hyatt. For further information visit www.makeandmodel.info.
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“Ǝvolution” Comes Full Circle At The Chelsea Film Festival
The Chelsea Film Festival, running from October 16th through October 20th, 2024, at Regal Cinemas here in Union Square, is set to host the East Coast premiere of Ǝvolution, a thought-provoking experimental micro-short film that proves big ideas can come in small packages and in perfect circles.
In just 1 minute 16 seconds, this cinematic gem by Award-Winning Director Romina Schwedler, with original music by Argentine Composer Ignacio Montoya Carlotto, explores a cycle as old as time: life leads to progress, progress leads to destruction, and destruction, well, leads back to life. But is this vicious circle unbreakable? Ǝvolution suggests the answer is yes, unless we decide to open our eyes.
Inspired by the overwhelming number of recent events that threaten human existence, Ǝvolution, possibly the shortest film in this 12th edition of the festival, plays out entirely through the symbolism of circles, cleverly illustrating —in the blink of an eye— the repeating patterns of history, and confronting viewers with the uncomfortable truth that our so-called “progress” may, in fact, be guiding us to our own ruin.Premiering at the Regal 14 Union Square, New York City, on October 18, 2024, at 11 a.m., Romina Schwedler's micro-short, featuring Leah Young with cinematography by Alan J. Carmona, will be sure to spark conversations longer than the film itself! Forcing viewers to reconsider the true meaning of evolution, not just as a biological process, but as a reflection of our collective journey as humans.
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