After a two-year hiatus, Camp Kuleshov–the competition designed to let assistant editors at AICE-member houses showcase their editing chops–returned to the Southwest. The event turned out to be a celebratory occasion not only for AICE’s Dallas chapter but also for Red Car’s Dallas shop.
Red Car talent swept the top honors–first, second and third place–in meeting the contest challenge to select from a list of feature films and then create a trailer changing the genre of one of those movies. This year’s field of films consisted of three of last year’s Best Picture Oscar nominees: The Artist, The Help, and Midnight In Paris.
Red Car’s Agnes Calka, a rookie in the AICE event, took first place with Masque, an adaptation of The Artist as a superhero action film. “The first time I saw The Artist it was on a pirated Blu-ray and all the titles were in Mandarin so I thought it actually was an action film,” explained Calka, adding “That made it really easy for me to pull this one off.”
William Franklin of Red Car placed second with his trailer Help Us. He turned The Help into a science fiction thriller. Franklin quipped, “”With effects and sound design, you can pretty much tell any story you want–that’s why I never believe anything I see on FOX News.”
And completing the Red Car trifecta was Edgar Garza whose action trailer of The Midnight Job in Paris placed third. Garza took Midnight in Paris, a film without high-speed chases and explosions, and made it just that. “Whenever you’re watching a Woody Allen movie set in France, you’re just waiting for the scene with the Eiffel Tower bursting into flames,” said Garza, “I just gave the audience what they wanted.”
Camp Kuleshov was held at Ku De Ta in Dallas. First prize was an Avid Media Composer donated by Avid. Second prize was Adobe Production Premier. And third prize was a $250 Apple gift card.
As part of the proceedings, AICE Dallas donated more than $500 to North Texas Food Bank, along with about 120 pounds of non-perishable food items. Another $500 went to Capital Food Bank of Austin.
Member houses participating in the event were 3008, Reel FX, Imagemaker Post, Red Car Dallas, Fast Cuts, Beast Austin and 1080. Lynn Louria, executive producer at 3008 organized this year’s competition which was celebrated on the same night in Dallas and Austin.
To view the winning trailers, click here.
Director Ayse Altinok Joins Good Times For U.S. Commercial Representation
Director and writer Ayse Altinok has joined commercial production company Good Times for U.S. representation. Altinok has directed campaigns for Nike, Horizon Milk, Larabar, Jose Cuervo, Unilever, Mavi Jeans, Boots, Lumene, and more.
A former art director at Wieden + Kennedy in Amsterdam and Portland, she approaches each project with careful consideration, analyzing the end goal as a first step and uncovering meaningful moments along the way. Her work features a cinematic, dreamlike quality and elevated aesthetic.
“Having the right chemistry and karma is very powerful and that’s what attracted me to Good Times, and also timing,” said Altinok. “It’s a place where I can continue to push myself as a filmmaker and try new things, whether it’s for a traditional commercial spot or a high concept art project and everything in between.”
“I’ve worked with Ayse for 20 years and she’s super talented. She’s great at finding gems in stories that would otherwise be overlooked, and her aesthetic is phenomenal,” noted Bernadette Spear, executive producer at Good Times. “She can also empathize with creatives, because she’s lived in that world and understands what our clients face and knows how to support their vision.”
Throughout her career, Altinok’s work has won many industry accolades, including awards from The One Show, Clio, Art Directors Club, AICP, and the ANDYs. In 2016, she was nominated for a D&AD Next Director Award for her short film A Day at the Mall Reminds Me of America, a motion poem. Her first short film, 2009’s Hortum was an official selection of 11 film festivals worldwide and won the Special Jury Prize for Best Drama at the Amsterdam Film Festival.
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