Numodo, a six-year-old creative representation firm led by production and business development veteran Heidi Bayer, has added three new clients for national and international representation: 7Ate9 Directors, a Hollywood-based live action production company led Art Spigel; dFlash, a WBE certified event marketing and production company founded by Laura Mignoff and known for building brand experiences for companies like Netflix and Bose; and the woman-owned, multi-skilled creative design studio Faculty. They join a Numodo roster which also includes design/animation houses Leroy & Clarkson (also woman-owned) and Metaphrenie; social/digital agency Wildlife; and editorial and content company Storm Studios. Bayer is particularly gratified to rep via Numodo a trio of women-owned companies–dFlash, Faculty, and Leroy & Clarkson…..
Dattner Dispoto and Associates (DDA) has signed DPs Alicia Robbins, Tim Maurice-Jones and Eric Treml for representation. Also coming aboard the DDA roster are costume designers Allison Leach and Nadine Haders. Additionally DDA has booked DP Zach Kuperstein on feature film The Vigil, DP Checco Varese, ASC on the TV pilot for Surveillance, and editor Bryan Irving on season three of the TV series Dear White People……
TAG V.S., the Tel Aviv, Israel-based international specialist in advanced IP monitoring and high-quality UHD Multiviewers, has named Adi Itzhaki as VP sales EMEA. Itzhaki joins TAG with over two decades of extensive sales management experience with global broadcast and satellite organizations specializing in European regions. He previously served in high-level positions with MX-1, Globecomm, ATEME, Evertz and Harmonic. At TAG Itzhaki will identify market opportunities, further existing partner relationships. He will also be responsible for leading and mentoring the sales team…..
SCHROM x Yacht Club and Be Electric Studios Launch Electric XR for Virtual Production
SCHROM x Yacht Club, a full-service live-action, tabletop, and postproduction company, has teamed with Be Electric Studios, a soundstage, equipment rental, and virtual production company, to launch Electric XR, a virtual production collective.
Industry veteran Thomas Rossano will lead the new venture, which provides advanced virtual production solutions across multiple facilities. He brings over 25 years of experience in live-action, tabletop, postproduction and talent curation to enhance Electric XR’s offerings as a resource for brands and agencies, as well as other production companies in need of virtual production solutions. Additionally Rossano continues to serve as EP at XR New York (XR-NY), a role he’s held since December 2022. SCHROM x Yacht Club originally established XR-NY to help provide XR services for third-party rentals. While XR-NY will continue to function independently for SCHROM X Yacht Club, it now operates under the Electric XR umbrella.
Rossano’s expertise spans producing live-action commercials, branded content, interactive and experiential content. In addition to leading Electric XR, he holds responsibilities at SCHROM x Yacht Club which include driving business development, collaborating with sales reps and expanding the company’s creative talent network. Rossano’s career includes serving as an exec producer at Hungry Man for about 11 years, right from that company’s inception. He then went on to become a partner at Station Film where he also had a lengthy tenure. Later he was a partner at PRISM. Then after the pandemic hit, he became a freelance EP for nearly two years, looking into opportunities in virtual production, which led him to XR NY and now Electric XR. Over the years, he has produced high-profile... Read More