By Theresa Piti
SHORT CUTS
Beehive, New York, completed work for TNT, developing the packaging campaign for the network’s new programming strand, "TNT/Amex Movie Portfolio." The movie open and promo elements-opens, closes, end pages and transitions-are for a series of thematic movies sponsored by and co-branded with American Express. This is the second package Beehive has created for TNT’s thematic movies; the first was with Kleenex for a series of "Tear Jerker" movies. In creating the package, Beehive stayed with the network’s palate of colors, which include warm reds and yellows. The elements included colored light panels which move in three-dimensional space and are augmented with light flares and effects. The title page and billboards integrate those elements with the TNT and American Express logos. Beehive’s credits include creative director Ada Whitney, executive producer Jon Vesey, designer/animator Mario Stripinovich, and producer Jessica Gleason.
GTN, Oak Park, Mich., and Rochester, Mich.-based Daniel Brian & Associates teamed up to create three theatrical :30s for OptimEyes. The project encompassed a 35mm film shoot, 2K Spirit DataCine transfer, high-resolution Inferno assembly and a 5.1 surround sound mix. GTN’s Tom Martin transferred scenes for the :30s in film resolution on the Spirit 2K Plus color corrector. The transferred scenes were assembled in HD film resolution in the Inferno. Senior visual effects artist Sam Marrocco conformed the scenes from an offline created in-house by Daniel Brian & Associates. High-resolution graphic elements were also created and imported into the Inferno. The :30s were mixed by GTN’s audio post manager Jay Scott.
Dan Swietlik of Santa Monica-headquartered Swietlik Inc. edited Kinko’s "Convobub," via GSD&M, Austin, Texas. The ad, which showcases Kinko’s contributions to a fictitious invention, was directed by Bryan Buckley of bicoastal/international hungry man. Swietlik’s assistant editor was Mitch Gardiner and producer was Chris Girard.
MUSIC NOTES
James Wolcott, a composer/sound designer at New York-based Wax Music & Sound Design, scored the feature Soft For Digging, directed by J.T. Petty. The supernatural mystery, which opened at the recent Sundance Film Festival, features a stripped-down sound, using a combination of brooding, orchestral compositions laden with sing-song melodies slowed down for an eerie effect.
Admusic, Santa Monica, has been busy with several projects. Visa’s "Traffic," a :30 directed by Klaus Obermeyer of bicoastal Flying Tiger Films, features music composed by John Adair, while Chrysler’s "Boy Meets Girl" was scored by composer Tony Morales. The director for the :30 was David Deneen of bicoastal Anonymous Content. "Traffic" and "Boy Meets Girl" were created by BBDO New York, and PentaMark Worldwide, Troy, Mich., respectively
Alec Baldwin Urges Judge To Stand By Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Case In “Rust” Shooting
Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Friday to stand by her decision to skuttle his trial and dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case against Baldwin halfway through a trial in July based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be revived once any appeals of the decision are exhausted.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey recently asked the judge to reconsider, arguing that there were insufficient facts and that Baldwin's due process rights had not been violated.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer on "Rust," was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.
The case-ending evidence was ammunition that was brought into the sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammunition unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers alleged that they "buried" it and filed a successful motion to dismiss the case.
In her decision to dismiss the Baldwin case, Marlowe Sommer described "egregious discovery violations constituting misconduct" by law enforcement and prosecutors, as well as false testimony about physical evidence by a witness during the trial.
Defense counsel says that prosecutors tried to establish a link... Read More