SHOOTonline will publish a Special Directors & DPs >e.dition on Monday, October 29, that will contain the entire Directors & DPs section from SHOOT’s October 26th print issue.
The lineup of profiles includes three notables whose latest features are already generating Oscar buzz: David O. Russell, director of Silver Linings Playbook which just won the Toronto International Film Festival’s Audience Award; Ang Lee whose Life Of Pi recently debuted at the New York Film Festival; and Juan Antonio Bayona whose The Impossible has garnered critical acclaim.
Among the other directors profiled are: Emmy-nominated Mad Men director Phil Abraham who recently wrapped an online romantic comedy for Target; Peter Sorcher who helmed arguably the year’s most profoundly positive social awareness project–the documentary I Want To Say–for Goodby Silverstein & Partners; Filip Engstrom whose whimsical “Color Changes Everything” spot for Target has been a darling on the awards show circuit; lauded indie feature filmmaker Ramin Bahrani who’s looking to make a splash in commercials and branded content by securing spot representation via a prominent production house; and two-time DGA Award-winning director (The Kennedys, 24) Jon Cassar who broke new ground with this year’s AT&T online series Daybreak out of BBDO New York.
And our profiled cinematographers are: two-time Oscar winner (Braveheart, Legends of the Fall) John Toll, ASC, who teamed with DP Frank Griebe to shoot Cloud Atlas, another Academy Awards contender; and Ben Richardson who earlier this year own the Best Cinematography Award at the Sundance Film Festival for the acclaimed Beasts of the Southern Wild.
Plus our featured Up-and-Coming Directors rundown includes: A filmmaker whose spec submission to a commercial competition gained airplay on this year’s Super Bowl to great comedic effect; another who scored with a spec piece based on an agency creative concept that was originally intended for the Super Bowl; a director whose comedy shorts, including an Apple iPhone spot spoof, have found a major audience online; a creative collective whose brand of action sports storytelling and penchant for connecting with the youth culture is now being brought to the ad marketplace; a director selected for the AFI Directing Workshop for Women and whose short film was recently screened at the DGA Theater as part of the Emerging Cinematographer Awards; and an accomplished filmmaker from Spain who has connected with a production house in L.A. and landed her first U.S. spot gig.
AD&Co. Launches Studio A; Davida Hall To Head New Venture As Sr. Director of Creative Content
Female-founded and led creative marketing agency AD&Co. has opened Studio A. The new venture will serve as AD&Co.’s in-house social brand content division, focused on developing and producing digital programming for advertising, social media, and influencer marketing campaigns designed to reach today’s audiences on the most popular and pivotal platforms. Davida Hall has been named to head Studio A as sr. director of creative content. She shifts over from AD&Co. where she held the same title since December 2023. Hall’s affiliations prior to AD&Co. include PopSugar and Studio71.
Amy Demas, founder and chief creative officer of AD&Co., said, “We understand content is king-—or queen—and that our clients need to engage their customer communities where they live. That inspired the logical expansion of AD&Co with Studio A, which is committed to producing only the most engaging and authentic brand stories.”
Studio A will harness both AD&Co’s and Hall’s deep expertise in the lifestyle sector, as content creators and avid consumers. Specializing in reaching audiences where they spend their time, the studio is immersed in social media, pop culture, and current trends, expertly crafting visuals, language, and storytelling to reinforce client brand identities and cut through the noise.
Studio A debuts with the “This Is Me” campaign for Love + Craft + Beauty, a brand dedicated to embracing and promoting diversity within the beauty space. “This Is Me” highlights Gen Z’s affinity for radical self-expression that allows individuals to tell their own stories, free from labels, using beauty and fashion as tools of authenticity. The campaign showcases models celebrating their unique qualities to present... Read More