BeachHouse Films, a Santa Monica-based house under the aegis of executive producers Dave and Patti Coulter, has signed director Noel Castley-Wright for spot representation in the U.S. Prior to branching out into directing commercials four years ago, Castley-Wright was best known as a leading visual effects artisan, primarily on the strength of his work at Company 3, Santa Monica.
During his Company 3 tenure, Castley-Wright was visual effects supervisor/artist on assorted notable commercials, including Nike’s “The Morning After” directed by Spike Jonze of now defunct Satellite (he is now with bicoastal/international MJZ) for Wieden+Kennedy, Portland, Ore., and Apple’s “Think Different” directed by Jennifer Golub of TBWA/Chiat/Day, San Francisco. Both spots won the coveted primetime commercial Emmy Award; “The Morning After” also copped a Gold Lion at the Cannes International Advertising Festival.
After departing Company 3, Castley-Wright set up his own visual effects boutique, Platypus, in 2002. That venture was on the Company 3 premises. During his year at Platypus he not only contributed effects to varied jobs, but also started to direct with a couple of spec projects.
In ’03, Castley-Wright moved his family back to Australia, where he opened his own production house, Oxygen Pictures, through which he helmed visual effects/live-action spots. At Oxygen, with offices in Sydney and Perth, Castley-Wright also diversified into people and dialogue-driven commercials. Though he and his family recently came back to live in Southern California, Castley-Wright will continue to be repped Down Under via Oxygen. His latest assignment at Oxygen was a three-spot package for Ikea.
Castley-Wright comes aboard a BeachHouse directorial roster that includes Larry Carroll, Jeff Gordon, Brandon Kraines, Domenic Mastrippolito, Des Mullan and director/DP Gordon Willis Jr.
Beyoncé’s Halftime Show Highlighted Netflix’s NFL Debut On Xmas Day
Beyoncé provided more excitement than either game during Netflix's NFL debut on Christmas Day.
Riding into her halftime appearance on a white horse, the 32-time Grammy winner rocked her hometown Houston crowd with a nearly 13-minute performance on Wednesday.
She surprised fans by bringing along Shaboozey to perform "Sweet Honey Buckiin" and Post Malone joined her for "Levii's Jeans."
The action on the field didn't live up to expectations as the NFL showcased four of the AFC's top five teams.
Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce exposed a glitch in Pittsburgh's defense during Kansas City's 29-10 rout in the first game.
The broadcast itself went off just fine, quickly becoming the second-most popular live title on Netflix to date, according to NFL Media.
Lamar Jackson and the Ravens led C.J. Stroud and the Texans to 17-2 at halftime before Beyoncé stole the show.
Mariah Carey opened Wednesday's doubleheader with a taped performance of "All I Want for Christmas is You" and then the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs trounced the Steelers to clinch the No. 1 seed in the AFC.
There were no signs of any major streaming issues during the game after Netflix experienced minor blunders at the start of the pregame show. The broadcast opened with roughly 10 seconds of silence because it appeared studio host Kay Adams' microphone wasn't turned on.
Beyoncé's live performance at NRG Stadium was supposed to be the biggest test for the streaming giant and it seemed to go off without a hitch.
Mahomes threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns and Kelce had eight catches for 84 yards and one score as the Chiefs (15-1) earned a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. The... Read More