New York-based design and effects studio Click 3X has hired artist JD Yepes, a specialist in editing, motion design and VFX compositing. A native of Venezuela, JD worked in Miami for eight years before coming to New York to join Click. He has worked freelance and for high-end studios including MGS Communications (Miami), Digipost INC (Miami) and rgfx (Caracas), for brand name clients like Tiffany & Co., AT&T, Visa, NBA, Chevrolet, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Discovery Channel Latin America, and National Geographic Latin America, as well as dozens of other Latin American brands. JD developed his talents through FXPHD, a high-end VFX educational program. His most recent work includes projects for Scion, Florida Power & Light Company, and Toyota…..Management changes have taken hold at da Vinci Systems, a provider of color enhancement and image restoration products used in post facilities worldwide. Bill Robertson, formerly da Vinci’s general manager, has been appointed to a strategic marketing role at da Vinci’s parent company. Mark Malinoski has been named the acting general manager for da Vinci. Additionally, Valynda Brooks was appointed as da Vinci’s engineering manager, replacing David Johnson, who is no longer with the company. da Vinci is headquartered in Coral Springs, Fla., with offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, France, Germany, and Singapore…..
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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