Director Wendy Morgan has come aboard the roster of Believe Media for spot representation in the U.S. and internationally except for Canada, France and Spain where she is handled, respectively, by production houses Untitled Films, Wanda and Propaganda. Believe additionally reps Morgan worldwide for music videos. Her former music video roost was Revolver Films.
Morgan’s notable work in the ad arena includes stylish, quick cut commercials for Toshiba, a humorous bedtime campaign for IKEA, and wry comedy spots for Richmond Optometry. The latter were shortlisted at Cannes, including “Buck” which earned inclusion into SHOOT‘s “The Best Work You May Never See” gallery (12/3/10). In “Buck,” an eye exam shows two distinctly different visions of the same scene. Through one lens, we see a hapless man gathering wood. Through another lens, we see a trophy buck. The problem is if you’re a hunter in the forest, which of the two are you seeing? An eye chart-style message appears, which reads, “Get Your Eyes Checked,” followed by the Richmond Optometry logo. Morgan directed the Richmond Optometry campaign via Untitled Films, Toronto, for agency Red Urban Canada.
Morgan began her career directing music videos in Vancouver where she captured seven MuchMusic Video Awards, including back-to-back wins as Best Director. Her Gnarls Barkley’s “Going On” video netted numerous honors, including a number-three slot on Spin Magazine‘s Best Videos of 2008, a listing on Time magazine’s 30 All-Time Best Music Videos, a Juno Award nomination, and selection by the SXSW Film Festival and the Chicago International Movies & Music Festivals.
Morgan’s “Tightrope” video for Grammy-nominated Janelle Monáe was named the number-one video of 2010 by UK music bible NME and received Best Choreography nominations at the MTV Video Music Awards and the Antville Music Video Awards.
Morgan joined MTV Canada as an in-house creative and director and played an integral role in branding the channel’s launch. She jumpstarted her commercial directing career at the network, creating, writing and directing several award-winning campaigns, which captured Promax North America and BDA North America honors.
Among her most notable MTV campaigns were “Eyeballs,” an edgy blend of live action and 3D animation, and a wickedly funny trilogy for the branded 10 Spot, MTV’s highly rated 10 pm weekday programming block.
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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