One of the preeminent commercial directors of advertising campaigns across the print, television and interactive media in Hollywood today, Jay Silverman, founder of Jay Silverman Productions, has just directed and produced, in conjunction with Standing O Entertainment, a one hour TV special featuring Jamie Foxx, Quentin Tarantino, Kerry Washington and Reginald Hudlin.
On behalf of client TV One and Executive Producer Susan Banks, Silverman worked directly with filmmaker Tarantino, and actors Foxx and Washington, along with TV One host Cathy Hughes, on the special, which was filmed at LA’s Griffith Park Equestrian Center and at Jay Silverman Productions Studios in Hollywood. The show will air December 15th on TV One.
Mr. Silverman said, “This was a truly unique partnership between TV One and The Weinstein Company, featuring a unique look at the true, behind the scenes stories of Quentin Tarantino’s newest film, ‘Django Unchained.’ This film has an extraordinary cast, and this project was, for me, an amazing experience, since it’s not everyday you get to work with two Academy Award winners.”
About “DJANGO UNCHAINED”
Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, and starring Jamie Foxx, Samuel L Jackson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christophe Waltz and Kerry Washington, “Django Unchained” is an upcoming western film set in the Deep South. The storyline follows Django (Foxx), a freed slave who treks across America with Dr. King Schultz (Waltz), a bounty hunter. The film is inspired by the 1966 Sergio Corbucci film “Django.” Produced by The Weinstein Company and A Band Apart, “Django Unchained” will be released by Columbia Pictures on Christmas Day, 2012.
About TV ONE
Launched on Martin Luther King’s birthday in January 2004, TV One is a fast growing cable network that now serves 57 million households. Combining hit sitcoms, big studio movies, irreverent reality television and newsworthy specials, TV One delivers real life and entertainment programming from the African
American point of view. TV One represents a connection to the authentic, rich, and diverse experience of African American life, history, and culture. For more information, please visit here.
About JAY SILVERMAN
Jay Silverman began work as a professional photographer at the age of 17, when he photographed the TV show “Kung Fu” for public relations and promotional purposes. Now some 40 years later, with still photography remaining his “First Love,” Silverman also directs live action multi-media advertising projects for such Fortune 500 clients as McDonalds, Intel, Disney, Coors, Budweiser, GM, Coke, Pepsi, Frito-Lay, Visa, and Gatorade, among many others.
During the span of his award winning career, Silverman became a noted celebrity photographer, specifically requested by high profile actors, sports personalities, recording artists, industry leaders, and supermodels. Dozens of legendary Hollywood notables have been photographed by Silverman during the past three decades, including Ray Charles, Vincent Price, Quincy Jones, Salma Hayek, Rodney Dangerfield, Sharon Stone, George Burns, Vanna White, Clint Eastwood, Snoop Doog, Beyoncé and Will Smith. A number of these photos appear here.
Expanding beyond print photography in l995, Silverman next became a commercial director, and has since successfully balanced a dual career in both still photography and live action direction. His repertoire of national campaigns across multi-media includes those for such clients as Greyhound, Petco, Fifth Third Bank, Carnation, A&W, Pepsi, and Rent-A-Center. Over the years, Jay’s work has been honored with numerous Belding, Telly, Promax, and Lucy Awards. In addition, he has also been recognized for his achievements in creating and producing many national PSA campaigns for such worthy causes as the American Cancer Society, the Foundation for the Junior Blind, the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness, the ACLU, and the Sierra Club.
Jay Silverman has also directed countless on-air promotional spots for all of the major broadcast networks, as well as for many cable channel, including the original launches of the smash hit TV series “American Idol,” and “Desperate Housewives,” and his own series, “The Cleaner.” Jay Silverman Productions is located at 1541 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028. The phone is 323/466-6030, and the web is www.jaysilverman.com.
