By CAROLYN GIARDINA
Editor Jordan Green joined New York-based design and editorial company 89 Greene Editorial after spending the past year freelancing in New York. Before that, he spent two-and-a-half years as an editor at Spot Welders, Venice, Calif..
Green brings about seven years of commercial, music video and documentary experience to 89 Greene. The editor said he tends to attract a variety of styles, although he especially enjoys comedy as well as projects that are artistic, offbeat and edgy.
As a freelancer, he recently edited Blimpie’s "Home Video" spot for Kirshenbaum Bond & Partners, New York. Harvey Wang of Hollywood, Calif.-based Stiefel & Company directed. Green also cut a corporate video for Sony directed by Tarquin Cardona of bicoastal X-Ray Productions.
Following the Cardona-directed project, Green was introduced to 89 Greene through bicoastal Crossroads Films, which maintains an additional office in Chicago. (Crossroads family of companies consists of Crossroads Films, bicoastal Crossroads Television, X-Ray Productions, bicoastal X-1 Films and 89 Greene Editorial.) "I like [89 Greene’s] creative atmosphere," Greene enthused. "I feel like I fit in with the stable of editors. I’m comfortable here."
Green’s first 89 Greene editing assignment is a campaign for WPVI, Philadelphia, directed by X-Ray’s Glenn Lazzaro through the Crossroads Television unit.
Notable work that Green cut while at Spot Welders includes GTE’s "Duh TV" campaign out of Ogilvy & Mather, New York. He also cut Titleist’s "HP Tour" via Boston-based Arnold Communications, and Nike’s "Owners" campaign, out of Wieden & Kennedy, Amsterdam. He additionally edited music videos for Garbage, the Goo Goo Dolls, Fun Luvin Criminals, INXS and UB40.
Green joins an editorial roster comprised of Bruce Ashley, Tim Cahill, and Don Kleszy; designers Steve Marino and Jim Forster; and online editor/compositor Michael Coalo.
Director Jack Begert Joins Biscuit For His First Commercial Representation In U.S. & U.K.
Biscuit Filmworks has added filmmaker Jack Begert to its roster in the U.S. and U.K. This marks Begertโs first representation in advertising, building upon his acclaimed work in music video and film. He is best known for his striking aesthetic and surreal use of visual effects, displayed in his feature film debut Little Death, which won the NEXT Innovator Award at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. The film stars David Schwimmer, Gaby Hoffman, Dominic Fike, and Talia Ryder, and was produced by Darren Aronofsky.
Miami-born and L.A.-based, the USC Film School graduate began his career in VFX and as an editor. Begert has worked with iconic musical artists including Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Flying Lotus, Childish Gambino, and Olivia Rodrigo, and has independently directed international campaigns for brands such as Apple, Converse, New Era, and Reebok.
Shawn Lacy, founding partner of Biscuit Filmworks, said of Begert, โWe are such fans of his work--and of him as a creator, thinker, collaborator, and great guy.โ
โMy creative approach is often about trying to discover something unexpected in the filmmaking process,โ said Begert. โBiscuit is a place where I can bring my own perspective to the work and still feel supported. That philosophy is clear from the talent they represent, and Iโm excited to join their roster.โ
โJackโs work blew me away the moment I first saw it,โ said Rupert Reynolds-Maclean, managing director at Biscuit Filmworks UK. โHe is a modern young director who clearly cares deeply about both craft and the necessity for it in his storytelling. Everything always pushes the narrative forward. Weโre looking forward to making great work together.โ
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