Todd Selby, the photographer known as "The Selby," has joined Nonfiction Unlimited
Todd Selby, the photographer known as “The Selby,” has joined Nonfiction Unlimited to direct spots and documentary shorts for advertisers. Selby's filmography includes his first shorts, which provide glimpses into the creative lives of chef/beekeeper Andrew Field of Rockaway Taco, artist Tom Sachs, and Mitch Alfus, the Leather King. Selby made his initial mark with the launch of a website to which he posted his photography on a daily basis. The photography captured his friends in their personal environments. Personal friends led to personal connections–artists, actors, gallery owners, indie directors, designers and writers–all photographed in their unusual and often surprising spaces. The site went on to attract the attention of major corporations and led to numerous creative collaborations including his solo show and instillation at cult concept store Colette in Paris, where Selby embarked on a journey to photograph 20 people in just over a week's time, including artist Xavier Veilhan, fashion design Karl Lagerfeld, pastry chef Pierre Herme and shoe designer Christian Louboutin. Selby is currently a contributing editor to T: The New York Times Style Magazine with his regular column, “Edible Selby” featuring creative food and drink artisans around the world. He also regularly contributes to Vogue Paris, Casa Brutus, and Vogue Hommes International. In addition to his editorial photography, Selby diversified into ad photography for the likes of Louis Vuitton, Hennessy, Nike, CB2, Dockers and Cole Haan….Film producer Kelly Slattery recently joined Therapy Studios as EP of its new feature film division. Therapy, which began in 2005 as an editorial and finishing company, recently launched an interactive division that has been doing online projects such as micro-sites, banner campaigns and games. Now the move into feature films opens up Therapy's talent and technical resources to long-form projects for editorial, color, visual effects, graphics, trailers and interactive work. Slattery began her career through her music, which was finding placements on various feature soundtracks as well as with Warner Bros. Television. Since then her extensive industry contacts and experience have led her to producing films such as Down for Life, starring Danny Glover and Snoop Dogg, which premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, Cougar's Inc, starring Denise Richards, James Belushi and Kathryn Morris, to be released in theatrically this spring and House of the Rising Sun to be released in late 2011. She's currently developing Keep Coming Back (to be directed by William H. Macy), Dead Man's Gold and Fully Mooned. Her company, ShadowPark finances, produces and sells motion pictures….Paul Goldman, founder of New York-based Ear Goo, Inc. and the design studio Element, LLC, has partnered with Matt Giulvezan, formerly of MTV Networks, to launch The Goo, a multimedia company with a primary focus on creating content for television, film, web, mobile and emerging media. The Goo consists of three divisions: Action Goo (concept + live action production), Eye Goo (editorial + design + motion) and Ear Goo (music + sound design + mix). The family of The Goo companies will work to offer clients a full-service boutique experience. Additionally, The Goo has acquired Spek Studios, the boutique design studio based in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, NY. Spek Studios founders Reno Diaz and Rene Avalos will serve as Eye Goo's creative director and art director, respectively….
“Overnight Success” Has Been More Than A Decade In The Making For Meghann Fahy and Eve Hewson
Meghann Fahy and Eve Hewson, two of the stars of Netflix's whodunit "The Perfect Couple," have news for you if you want to call them breakouts: They've been working in this business for more than a decade.
Fahy made her TV debut in 2009 in an episode of "Gossip Girl." Hewson's first big film role was in 2011's "This Must Be the Place." They do concede, however, that it's recent TV roles — "The White Lotus" for Fahy and "Bad Sisters" for Hewson — that have led to new frontiers of opportunity.
Susanne Bier, who directed "The Perfect Couple," says both Fahy and Hewson are "going to be big stars."
"They certainly have proper, profound star quality, Both of them in very different ways," Bier says. "Both are incredibly creative, incredibly smart, and also have a impressive insight as to who they are. You can be a great actor or actress and not necessarily really know who you are yourself. And they do."
Hewson, 33, whose dad is U2 front man Bono, may have grown up in a famous family but she's now in demand in her own right. She will next be seen in a second season of "Bad Sisters, " out in November. She's in Noah Baumbach's next film, alongside Adam Sandler, George Clooney and Riley Keough. She's also been cast in Steven Spielberg's next production and is set to star opposite Murray Bartlett in a racing series for Hulu.
Fahy, 34, is in production on a limited series with Julianne Moore and Milly Alcock called "Sirens," written by Molly Smith Metzler ("Maid") for Netflix. She also has two films in the can with Josh O'Connor ("The Crown," "Challengers") and Brandon Sklenar ("It Ends With Us").
The two actors spoke candidly about this phase of their careers. This interview has been condensed for clarity and... Read More