Production house London Alley has signed Grammy-nominated director Colin Tilley for commercials. Tilley did not previously have spot representation but continues to direct music videos via his own company, Boy in the Castle Productions.
With more than 13 years of directing experience, Tilley has produced and directed music videos for Grammy-winning artists such as Justin Bieber, Megan Thee Stallion and J Balvin. Recognizing that relationships evolve, many of his partnerships with artists have created different opportunities for him as a director. This past year he directed collaborations with brands between Tim Horten and Bieber, McDonald’s and Balvin, and Under Armour and Steph Curry.
“I’m ready to take on a new challenge,” said Tilley. “I understand London Alley’s strengths when it comes to building and creating an empire as well as their strength to take on directors and position them strategically at a specific point in their career. This is 100 percent the path that my career needs to go down. I’m looking forward to starting this new chapter with London Alley and having the ability to combine our energies into projects and elevate each other.”
Tilley’s range of projects has shown his versatility and skill as a director and creative. In addition to directing music videos and commercials, he has also directed the Halsey film If I Can’t Have Love I Want Power for HBO Max.
Tilley’s relationship with L.A.-based London Alley goes back 10 years when he met company founder, Luga Podesta. The two grew together in the music video space before going their separate ways to evolve independently. Combining forces again, they are excited about their creative prospects and the work that is to come from this partnership.
“Having Colin join London Alley is a big deal for all of us,” said Podesta. “The beautiful thing about our relationship is that it’s rooted in friendship and we recognize the strengths of each other, that’s what made it an easy decision for us. With the way the entertainment industry is moving, we realized it was the right time to partner and build out the Colin Tilley brand.”
That brand includes a Best Music Video Grammy nomination this year for Bieber’s “Peaches” featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon.
After 20 Years of Acting, Megan Park Finds Her Groove In The Director’s Chair On “My Old Ass”
Megan Park feels a little bad that her movie is making so many people cry. It's not just a single tear either — more like full body sobs.
She didn't set out to make a tearjerker with "My Old Ass," now streaming on Prime Video. She just wanted to tell a story about a young woman in conversation with her older self. The film is quite funny (the dialogue between 18-year-old and almost 40-year-old Elliott happens because of a mushroom trip that includes a Justin Bieber cover), but it packs an emotional punch, too.
Writing, Park said, is often her way of working through things. When she put pen to paper on "My Old Ass," she was a new mom and staying in her childhood bedroom during the pandemic. One night, she and her whole nuclear family slept under the same roof. She didn't know it then, but it would be the last time, and she started wondering what it would be like to have known that.
In the film, older Elliott ( Aubrey Plaza ) advises younger Elliott ( Maisy Stella ) to not be so eager to leave her provincial town, her younger brothers and her parents and to slow down and appreciate things as they are. She also tells her to stay away from a guy named Chad who she meets the next day and discovers that, unfortunately, he's quite cute.
At 38, Park is just getting started as a filmmaker. Her first, "The Fallout," in which Jenna Ortega plays a teen in the aftermath of a school shooting, had one of those pandemic releases that didn't even feel real. But it did get the attention of Margot Robbie 's production company LuckyChap Entertainment, who reached out to Park to see what other ideas she had brewing.
"They were very instrumental in encouraging me to go with it," Park said. "They're just really even-keeled, good people, which makes... Read More