DNA, Inc., Hollywood, has signed director/cameraman Thomas Kloss to its roster for both spot and music video representation….Bicoastal Anonymous Content and location manager Carson Turner won the California On Location Award (COLA) for commercial production company/location team of the year on the strength of their work on a Toyota Tundra campaign out of Saatchi & Saatchi LA, Torrance, Calif. Topping the 13th annual COLA competition’s other ad category, location professional of the year for commercials, was Patrick Ranahan for his contributions to a Pepsi commercial (from BBDO New York) that transformed the City of San Francisco into a giant pinball machine….Method Studios, Santa Monica, has brought artist Seb Caudron on board. A noted Flame artist/VFX supervisor/director, Caudron joins Method’s Flame roster. As the cofounder of Paris-based visual effects company DEF2SHOOT, Caudron has established himself in high-end effects for international spot and feature clients. He is currently working on his first Method job, a short film directed by Phillip Van of Little Minx….Minneapolis post house Splice Here has added veteran designer Jeff Stevens as its creative director and Nicole Martin who comes aboard as a producer. Both were formerly with Charlex, New York….
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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