Directorial duo, known for promo work, lands first commercial production house affiliation
Giraldi Media has brought on board Joel and Jesse Edwards, a directorial duo well established in the promo world and known for also producing, shooting, editing, grading, designing, animating and scoring their own projects. The directing team has crafted content for such networks and brands as ESPN, NBC, ABC, Fox, Nike, Gatorade, Skullcandy, National Geographic and Samsung.
The Edwards have won four National Emmy Awards in the Best Promo Campaign, Outstanding Cinematography and Journalism categories. Over the years, the duo has earned a total of 24 National Emmy Award nominations.
Giraldi Media becomes the first commercial production house affiliation for Joel and Jesse Edwards who continue to maintain their Chicago-based shop Evolve for on-air promos. Giraldi will be home for all ad agency-based work for the Edwards. Joel and Jesse Edwards work as a traditional directing/DP team on larger scale productions but also serve in smaller crew “shooter” roles when called upon to take on assignments calling for docu-style cinematography.
Alec Baldwin Urges Judge To Stand By Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Case In “Rust” Shooting
Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Friday to stand by her decision to skuttle his trial and dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case against Baldwin halfway through a trial in July based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be revived once any appeals of the decision are exhausted.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey recently asked the judge to reconsider, arguing that there were insufficient facts and that Baldwin's due process rights had not been violated.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer on "Rust," was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.
The case-ending evidence was ammunition that was brought into the sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammunition unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers alleged that they "buried" it and filed a successful motion to dismiss the case.
In her decision to dismiss the Baldwin case, Marlowe Sommer described "egregious discovery violations constituting misconduct" by law enforcement and prosecutors, as well as false testimony about physical evidence by a witness during the trial.
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