B-Reel Films has signed director Daniel Brown for U.S. representation. The Seattle-based Brown received acclaim for his art film Color TV, No Vacancy. He has directed ads for clients including Nike, HTC, Beats by Dre, Amazon, T-Mobile, the Sundance Film Festival, Burger King, Fox Television and Wendy’s. He helmed the latter’s first Super Bowl commercial. And Brown’s music video exploits span artists such as ODESZA, Jon Bellion and Merk & Kremont.
Brown initially debuted in the industry as an animator at the Emmy-winning company Digital Kitchen before taking on writing and creative direction. He currently serves as the executive creative director at World Famous and has a close working relationship with the Amazon creative team. Previously, Brown was represented by UNHEARD/OF and Society as a director and as creative director of Oh, Hello.
“I first learned of Daniel through his No Vacancy work–it’s stunning and powerful,” recalled B-Reel’s managing director and executive producer Michael McQuhae. “It’s clear Daniel’s experience as a creative director really informs knowing what is possible when it comes to making a commercial.”
Most recently Brown wrapped campaigns with Amazon Web Services titled “Your Age” and “Curiosity Kid.” He is now working with Spider-Man and Moon Knight illustrator Ron Ackins on publishing a self-produced graphic novel, as well as developing a couple of feature-length projects.
Brown said he immediately felt right at home with B-Reel’s multifaceted nature: “They understand where I want to go and where I see my value.”
In NBC’s “Brilliant Minds,” Zachary Quinto Plays Doctor–In A Role Inspired By Physician/Author Oliver Sacks
There's a great moment in the first episode of the new NBC medical drama "Brilliant Minds" when it becomes very clear that we're not dealing with a typical TV doctor.
Zachary Quinto is behind the wheel of a car barreling down a New York City parkway, packed with hospital interns, abruptly weaving in and out of lanes, when one of them asks, "Does anyone want to share a Klonopin?" — a drug sometimes used to treat panic disorders.
"Oh, glory to God, yes, please," says Quinto, reaching an arm into the back seat. The intern then breaks the pill in half and gives a sliver to the driver, who swallows it, as the other interns share stunned looks.
Quinto, playing the character Dr. Oliver Wolf, is clearly not portraying any dour, by-the-rules doctor here — he's playing a character inspired by Dr. Oliver Sacks, the path-breaking researcher and author who rose to fame in the 1970s and was once called the "poet laureate of medicine."
"He was someone who was tirelessly committed to the dignity of the human experience. And so I feel really grateful to be able to tell his story and to continue his legacy in a way that I hope our show is able to do," says Quinto.
He's a fern-loving doctor
"Brilliant Minds" takes Sack's personality — a motorcycle-riding, fern-loving advocate for mental health who died in 2015 at 82 — and puts him in the present day, where the creators theorize he would have no idea who Taylor Swift is or own a cell phone. The series debuts Monday on NBC, right after "The Voice."
"It's almost as if we're imagining what it would have been like if Oliver Sacks had been born at a different time," says Quinto. "We use the real life person as our North Star through everything we're doing and all the... Read More