Mono-monikered director Otis has joined the spot roster of Los Angeles-based Trio Films. He comes over from The Artists Company where he earned inclusion into SHOOT‘s 2009 New Directors Showcase.
Otis is known for his distinct documentary style in commercials, PSAs and music videos that have featured celebrities as well as real people. His recent work includes: Neutrogena’s Skin ID campaign with Hayden Panattiere through N.Y. agency Roberts + Langer, a campaign he was invited back to direct two years in a row; Dove’s “Movement for Self-Esteem” advocacy campaign; and the “Made in New York” campaign for the NYC Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting.
Currently Otis is prepping a series of short films for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to showcase how various underprivileged communities are fighting obesity and smoking. Out of Ogilvy in Washington, D.C., the campaign is being shot in various cities across the U.S.
A graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Otis cut his teeth in the spot world with assistant editing and motion graphics work before landing at The Artists Company. Starting out with music videos, Otis eventually found his calling in commercials.
Trio is headed by founders/owner Taylor Ferguson and Erin Tauscher. Otis comes aboard a directorial roster than includes Todd Field, Ramaa Mosley, Jackie Oudney, Bob Rice, and James Weitz.
Camp K’s 2024 Winners Honored in Chicago, L.A. and NYC
The Camp Kuleshov trailer competition for emerging creative artists in postproduction--a.k.a. Camp K--has recognized and awarded its winning and honorable mention entries at live events recently in New York and Chicago, as well as a hybrid in-person and virtual event in Los Angeles. Trophies were bestowed in recognition of outstanding achievement in the categories of Editing, Sound Design, Graphics, and Music Score. Designed to give emerging talent a chance to heighten their creative and craft problem-solving skills while also gaining access to invaluable mentorship opportunities, Camp K challenges entrants to take existing films and re-imagine trailers for them as something new and different. East/Southeast winners honored The East/Southeast Camp Kuleshov awards presentation and celebration took place on Tuesday, Oct. 29 at The Mill in New York, presided over by Chris Franklin and Val Lasser of Big Sky Edit. The Editing challenge for Camp K tasked entrants with creating a movie trailer by using up to three of the films on the source list and in the process changing the original film’s genre to one from a list of specific genres or themes. The winners were introduced by Editor Robert Ryang of Cut + Run, a past Camp K winner. First Place in this category went to Christian Frahme of PS 260 for “Tall Tale,” his mashup of “Jack The Giant Slayer” and “Big Fish.” Second Place went to JT Tsuchiya, also of PS 260, for his Quentin Tarantino take on the rom-com “50 First Dates.” And Third Place went to Jake Cannon of Uppercut for “Operation Terraform,” a mashup of “Moon” and “The Martian” as an Environmental Warning film. In addition, Honorable Mention certificates were presented to Gillian Brown of Northern Lights... Read More