Garrett DeLorm, director of production at Camp + King (C+K), has been named partner after five years with the agency, which maintains offices in San Francisco and Chicago. For nearly two decades, DeLorm has devoted himself to solving creative problems across a myriad of production disciplines, from video games to a 24/7 live channel. He has worked with dozens of brands, including Apple, Nike/Jordan, Audi, MINI, Columbia Sportswear, Activision, 2K Games, and Levi’s.
Joining the production department promotions is Charlie Ferraye, who has been elevated to executive producer from sr. producer after three years with the company. He has produced television shows such as The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, and for the last decade, he’s focused on content and commercials. In finance, Christine Plascencia takes on the role of director of finance and operations. She began her accounting career in the banking industry before switching to advertising. After stints at BSSP and AKQA, she joined C+K and has been overseeing all aspects of the agency’s finances for the last seven years.
The creative department sees the promotion of two associate creative directors–Chris Nash and Jason Whitehead–to its team of creative directors. Nash has been with C+K for 10 years, starting with the agency as an intern. He has helped develop campaigns for clients such as Google, Capital One, RE/MAX, Copper Cane wines, Energizer, Sacramento Kings, and prAna. Nash most recently worked on the “Wish-Cycling” campaign for Grove Collaborative starring Drew Barrymore. Whitehead began with C+K one year ago. In his short tenure he’s developed and produced social campaigns for RE/MAX and Böen Wines, along with teaming up with Nash to create the aforementioned “Wish-Cycling” campaign. Whitehead comes with nine years of agency experience as a writer, including most recently working on the Acura account at MullenLowe Los Angeles.
Review: Writer-Directors Scott Beck and Bryan Wood’s “Heretic”
"Heretic" opens with an unusual table setter: Two young missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are discussing condoms and why some are labeled as large even though they're all pretty much a standard size. "What else do we believe because of marketing?" one asks the other.
That line will echo through the movie, a stimulating discussion of religion that emerges from a horror movie wrapper. Despite a second-half slide and feeling unbalanced, this is the rare movie that combines lots of squirting blood and elevated discussion of the ancient Egyptian god Horus.
Our two church members — played fiercely by Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East — are wandering around trying to covert souls when they knock on the door of a sweet-looking cottage. Its owner, Mr. Reed, offers a hearty "Good afternoon!" He welcomes them in, brings them drinks and promises a blueberry pie. He's also interested in learning more about the church. So far, so good.
Mr. Reed is, of course, if you've seen the poster, the baddie and he's played by Hugh Grant, who doesn't go the snarling, dead-eyed Hannibal Lecter route in "Heretic." Grant is the slightly bumbling, bashful and self-mocking character we fell in love with in "Four Weddings and a Funeral," but with a smear of menace. He gradually reveals that he actually knows quite a bit about the Mormon religion — and all religions.
"It's good to be religious," he says jauntily and promises his wife will join them soon, a requirement for the church. Homey touches in his home include a framed "Bless This Mess" needlepoint on a wall, but there are also oddities, like his lights are on a timer and there's metal in the walls and ceilings.
Writer-directors Scott Beck and Bryan Wood — who also... Read More