Foundation Content Adds Stage To Its Resources
Focus Creeps–the directorial team of Aaron Brown and Ben Chappell who earned inclusion into last year’s SHOOT New Directors Showcase on the strength of such work as Cass McCombs’ music video “Dreams Come True”–has picked up the music pace via its roost Foundation Content, the hybrid production/post/creative house headed by president Samantha Hart.
The helming duo has amassed such credits since its Showcase splash as music videos for Arctic Monkeys, kd lang, Wavves, Girls and Delorean. Furthermore Focus Creeps and Joseph Patel co-directed Scion A/V and Vice Broadcasting Systems’ New Garage Explosion!!, a feature documentary about the bands and culture surrounding the international garage rock community.
With studios in Chicago and Culver City, Foundation Content is a full service production and post company with a focus on innovation, collaboration, and efficient execution designed to maximize creative potential across multiple platforms. The company houses directors, editors, graphic artists, writers, producers, sound design, a top colorist, and stage under one roof. Clients have included Target, United Airlines, Progressive Insurance, Hampton Inn, and AT&T.
The Culver City facility recently opened a stage, a dedicated pre-rigged, pre-calibrated production environment with the necessary amenities for full-scale commercials, television, features, and video games.
“It’s exciting to see the new division in L.A. really taking off, collaborating so well and seamlessly with our Chicago team,” said Evan Cohen, VP of production. “We’re looking forward to the continued growth this inspired space offers.” The stage has already been the backdrop for projects as diverse as the online game Rift, a Focus Creeps shoot for the U.K. based band Arctic Monkeys and a series of online ads for Progressive Insurance directed by Foundation’s James Lipetzky.
“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