Los Angeles-based Biscuit Filmworks is bringing director Trevor Cawood onto its roster. Cawood, partner/cofounder of The Embassy VFX in Vancouver, B.C., was effects supervisor on such noted spots as Nike’s “Evolution” and Citroen’s “Transformers”. His directing credits include spots for GMC and Nissan, a music video “The Dream” for electronica artists Never, and his short film debut, Terminus….Word is that director Eden Tyler is coming aboard greatguns: usa, headquartered in Venice, Calif….At press time talks between the major feature/TV studios and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) had abruptly ended, spurring trepidation that the two sides might not be able to reach an agreement before the union’s contract expires at month’s end. Among the key issues that could be stumbling blocks are recompense for work distributed on the web, and how to apportion DVD revenue….
Director Cassandra Brooksbank Joins Monument Content For Spots and Branded Content
Monument Content has signed director Cassandra “Cassie” Brooksbank for U.S. representation spanning commercials and branded content. She brings to her directing and storytelling the experience and skills of a writer, conceptual artist, editor and visual effects artist.
Her body of work as a director includes Pepsi’s “Selfie” featuring Lionel Messi amid a flurry of fans, Barclays madcap women’s Soccer League spot where she collaborated closely with the agency to develop the creative, ultimately winning the Grand Jury Prize at the Sports Industry Awards, and a grass-roots campaign for Fellow Coffee. The latter just didn’t brew buzz; it helped raise $1.2 million on Kickstarter.
Prior to joining Monument Content, Brooksbank had been repped in the U.S. for commercials by production house Hey Wonderful.
On the long-form front, she is repped by CAA for film and television. And on the horizon is her debut feature, My Masterpiece, produced by Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions and backed by Amazon.
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