Streamland Media’s picture division, Picture Shop, has added sr. colorist Ken Van Deest to its talent roster. Van Deest brings over 25 years of finishing experience on award-winning productions to his new roost.
“From Picture Shop’s earliest days, our aim has been to offer our clients incomparable creative input by our artists,” said Streamland CEO Bill Romeo. “Ken’s talent and collaborative spirit have supported the vision of many outstanding filmmakers and we are delighted he is joining our vibrant global community.”
Van Deest’s episodic credits range from drama to comedy to documentary. He has contributed to shows such as The Flash (CW), Reacher (Prime Video), DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (CW), The Chef Show (Netflix), Project Blue Book (History Channel), Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO), It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX), Revolution (NBC), Prison Break (FOX), Cold Case (CBS) and many others.
Van Deest spent 13 years as a colorist for Riot, followed by a combined 13 years as a senior colorist for Encore and most recently Level 3 Post.
“I am thrilled to be joining the amazing team of artists and technologists at Picture Shop,” notes Van Deest. “Being part of a truly global community of filmmakers is an exciting prospect and I can’t wait to get started.”
In addition to Los Angeles, Picture Shop’s locations include New York, Vancouver and Toronto as well as U.K. facilities in London, Manchester, Bristol, and Wales, giving filmmakers worldwide access to a global talent pool, technical expertise and support from preproduction through post.
Jennifer Kent On Why Her Feature Directing Debut, “The Babadook,” Continues To Haunt Us
"The Babadook," when it was released 10 years ago, didn't seem to portend a cultural sensation.
It was the first film by a little-known Australian filmmaker, Jennifer Kent. It had that strange name. On opening weekend, it played in two theaters.
But with time, the long shadows of "The Babadook" continued to envelop moviegoers. Its rerelease this weekend in theaters, a decade later, is less of a reminder of a sleeper 2014 indie hit than it is a chance to revisit a horror milestone that continues to cast a dark spell.
Not many small-budget, first-feature films can be fairly said to have shifted cinema but Kent's directorial debut may be one of them. It was at the nexus of that much-debated term "elevated horror." But regardless of that label, it helped kicked off a wave of challenging, filmmaker-driven genre movies like "It Follows," "Get Out" and "Hereditary."
Kent, 55, has watched all of this — and those many "Babadook" memes — unfold over the years with a mix of elation and confusion. Her film was inspired in part by the death of her father, and its horror elements likewise arise out of the suppression of emotions. A single mother (Essie Davis) is struggling with raising her young son (Noah Wiseman) years after the tragic death of her husband. A figure from a pop-up children's book begins to appear. As things grow more intense, his name is drawn out in three chilling syllables — "Bah-Bah-Doooook" — an incantation of unprocessed grief.
Kent recently spoke from her native Australia to reflect on the origins and continuing life of "The Babadook."
Q: Given that you didn't set out to in any way "change" horror, how have you regarded the unique afterlife of "The... Read More