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….
Disney Pledges $15 million In L.A. Fire Aid As More Celebs Learn They’ve Lost Their Homes
The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of "This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be's newly installed crib.
CBS cameras caught the actor walking through his charred house for the first time, standing in what was once his kitchen and looking at a neighborhood in ruin. "Your heart just breaks."
He and his pregnant wife, Jarah Mariano, evacuated Tuesday with their dog and they watched on security cameras as the flames ripped through the house, destroying everything, including a new crib.
"There's a kind of shock moment where you're going, 'Oh, this is real. This is happening.' What good is it to continue watching?' And then at a certain point we just turned it off, like 'What good is it to continue watching?'"
Firefighters sought to make gains Friday during a respite in the heavy winds that fanned the flames as numerous groups pledged aid to help victims and rebuild, including a $15 million donation pledge from the Walt Disney Co.
More stars learn their homes are gone
While seeing the remains of his home, Ventimiglia was struck by a connection to his "This Is Us" character, Jack Pearson, who died after inhaling smoke in a house fire. "It's not lost on me life imitating art."
Mandy Moore, who played Ventimiglia's wife on "This Is Us," nearly lost her home in the Eaton fire, which scorched large areas of the Altadena neighborhood. She said Thursday that part of her house is standing but is unlivable, and her husband lost his music studio and all his instruments.
Mel Gibson's home is "completely gone," his publicist Alan Nierob confirmed Friday. The Oscar winner revealed the loss of his home earlier Friday while appearing on Joe Rogan's... Read More