RadicalMedia has signed award-winning filmmaker Marc Webb for representation in the U.S. spanning commercials, branded content, and music videos. The director has a body of work that includes notable features, episodic TV, spots and music videos.
Webb’s first feature was the indie summer romantic comedy (500 Days) of Summer, starring Joseph Gordon Levitt and Zooey Deschanel. The film was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, including Best Picture, and The National Board of Review honored Webb with its Spotlight Award, which recognizes outstanding directorial debuts. Before long, he was handpicked by Sony Pictures to steer the smash hit The Amazing Spider-Man, starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, and Sally Field which grossed over $750 million worldwide. He returned to direct the sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which released in 2014. During Webb’s commitment to the Spider-Man franchise, he also directed episodes of The Office. From 2015 – 2019, Webb was an executive producer on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, for which he also wrote and directed episodes.
Many of Webb’s music videos were instantly iconic and instrumental to the launch of his successful career in features, including videos such as Green Day's “21 Guns,” AFI's “Miss Murder,” My Chemical Romance's “Helena” and The All-American Rejects' “Move Along.’ Webb's commercial credits include campaigns for Allstate, Target and USPS to name a few.
“I’ve been wanting to work with Marc as soon as I saw (500 Days) of Summer,” said RadicalMedia president and EP, Frank Scherma. “That film is so relatable to everyone, with such real and truthful performances. I should have known based on his amazing music videos that he would be celebrated on so many levels of filmmaking. We are thrilled to have Marc on board.”
Webb shared, “I’ve always loved the craft, collaboration and creativity in the short form and look forward to working with the team at Radical. It’s a fascinating time to be creating content, and I feel like they are always looking at the business in new ways.”
Eleanor Adds Director Candice Vernon To Its Roster For Spots and Branded Content
Director Candice Vernon has joined production house Eleanor for U.S. representation spanning commercials and branded content. She has already wrapped several jobs at Eleanor, which waited to announce her until they had a body of work together.
Via Eleanor, Vernon made history as the first Black director on a Febreze commercial. The “Small Spaces” campaign marks a major departure from Febreze’s typical blue-and-white world. The home of the “Revolving Door” commercial is a beautiful array of bold sunset hues, African prints, and African art.
Vernon said, “I asked myself, what feels right to me? What feels new? I wanted to bring an essence of not just Black Americans but the full diaspora. I wanted to make a statement that we’re not a monolith.”
Following the success of the “Small Spaces” campaign, Febreze brought Vernon back for a comedy-infused trifecta exploring the hilarious situations that call for an air freshening hero.
Febreze Brand VP Angelica Matthews said, “About two years ago, we realized the consumers that were the most loyal to Febreze were the African American consumers. And the more we learned, the more we realized the richness that we were really missing. So we said we have to go beyond just Black casting, we need to get Black directors that truly understand the culture that truly understand how to bring authentic performances out on screen. We really looked around the industry and noticed there’s actually a shortage of African American directors who have experience doing commercials. When we all saw Candice’s reel, we could all tell the passion for the craft, passion for really trying to help us from where we are to where we’re trying to go.”
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