Feature filmmaker William Maher, whose movie Sleepwalkers starring Charlize Theron and Dennis Hopper premiered at Sundance and is slated for release next month, has come aboard the spot directorial roster of Sleeping Tree Films, a New York-based production house headed by owner/director Peter Odiorne. Additionally Rob Markopoulos, with a longstanding track record as a director and DP in the sports world, has joined Sleeping Tree. He comes over from NFL Films….Tom Van Daele has joined TBWAChiatDay, Los Angeles, as a creative director. He had been with Duval Guillaume New York where he helped to build the trans-Atlantic hub of that noted Belgium ad agency….Scott Boyajan, formerly of a52, Santa Monica, has joined Luma Pictures, Venice, Calif., as executive producer of commercial VFX…..Editor Steve Prestemon, formerly of bicoastal Cosmo Street, has joined The Whitehouse, Santa Monica, and will be available through all that company’s shops, which also include New York, Chicago and London….Editor Robin Burchill has joined Fluid, New York. She comes over from Chemistri, New York, where she edited spots for such clients as Old Spice, Lean Cuisine, Verizon and Aamco….New York-based directorial collective HUSH–led by cofounders/directors Erik Karasyk and David Schwarz–has added designer, illustrator, and artist Laura Alejo to its roster. Fresh from Barcelona, Alejo has extensive experience in commercial and broadcast design and has won numerous international awards as an individual as well as with her previous collective, Studio Copyright in Barcelona….Veteran mixer/sound designer John Wilkinson has joined music/sound design/mix house Headroom Digital Audio, 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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