Sr. colorist David Cole has joined FotoKem’s Creative Services Division, deepening the facility’s digital intermediate talent bench. The move underscores FotoKem’s focus on serving the creative community with top-tier artists and technology experts. One of Cole’s first projects, being done out of FotoKem’s Burbank headquarters, will be Legendary’s upcoming Kong: Skull Island.
Cole began his career in his native Australia as a telecine operator and technical director, quickly segueing to colorist. His early work includes collaborating with director Peter Jackson and cinematographer Andrew Lesnie, ASC, ACS on color for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in 2001 at The PostHouse AG, and King Kong in 2004 at Weta Digital. In 2006, he moved to Los Angeles and joined LaserPacific Media where he was colorist on the Oscar-nominated Ides of March, as well as The Savages, TRON: Legacy, the Alvin and the Chipmunks series, and the Best Cinematography Academy Award-winning Life of Pi. Most recently, at Modern VideoFilm, Cole was supervising colorist on titles such as The Book of Life, Eye in the Sky, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, and An Ordinary Man. He was instrumental in creating looks for series such as Sleepy Hollow, Reign, and Scorpion. Cole has recently been engaged in the development of emerging HDR technologies for manufacturers and studios, as well as providing HDR grading for several major home theater releases.
Cole joins a highly regarded group of colorists at FotoKem, including Alastor Arnold, John Daro, Mark Griffith, George Koran, Kostas Theodosiou, and Walter Volpatto. With a wide range of experience and creative relationships, the FotoKem Creative Services team has recently contributed to projects such as San Andreas, The Boxtrolls, Palo Alto, The D Train, Interstellar, The Conjuring 2, Independence Day: Resurgence and Central Intelligence.
Eleanor Adds Director Candice Vernon To Its Roster For Spots and Branded Content
Director Candice Vernon has joined production house Eleanor for U.S. representation spanning commercials and branded content. She has already wrapped several jobs at Eleanor, which waited to announce her until they had a body of work together.
Via Eleanor, Vernon made history as the first Black director on a Febreze commercial. The “Small Spaces” campaign marks a major departure from Febreze’s typical blue-and-white world. The home of the “Revolving Door” commercial is a beautiful array of bold sunset hues, African prints, and African art.
Vernon said, “I asked myself, what feels right to me? What feels new? I wanted to bring an essence of not just Black Americans but the full diaspora. I wanted to make a statement that we’re not a monolith.”
Following the success of the “Small Spaces” campaign, Febreze brought Vernon back for a comedy-infused trifecta exploring the hilarious situations that call for an air freshening hero.
Febreze Brand VP Angelica Matthews said, “About two years ago, we realized the consumers that were the most loyal to Febreze were the African American consumers. And the more we learned, the more we realized the richness that we were really missing. So we said we have to go beyond just Black casting, we need to get Black directors that truly understand the culture that truly understand how to bring authentic performances out on screen. We really looked around the industry and noticed there’s actually a shortage of African American directors who have experience doing commercials. When we all saw Candice’s reel, we could all tell the passion for the craft, passion for really trying to help us from where we are to where we’re trying to go.”
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