Arcade Edit–which was launched in L.A. in 2008, working ever since with clients on the East Coast–has more formally extended its geographic reach with the opening of a New York office led by executive producer/partner Sila Soyer and editor/partner Jeff Ferruzzo, who were both formerly with Outside Edit + Design, New York.
Ferruzzo's work has been recognized with multiple AICE and HPA honors on behalf of such clients as Audi, Old Navy, MLB and Miller64, as well as Dos Equis' "Most Interesting Man in the World" campaign. He brings a fresh creative perspective to his work, combining editorial and design talent with humor and wit. Ferruzzo's most recent projects include campaigns for Crown Royal, Verizon, Chase, ESPN, Durex and Jaguar, collaborating with directorial talent such as Steve Miller, Wayne McClammy, Tim Godsall, Paul Middleditch, Chris Sargent and Brian Billow.
With nine-plus years experience in the New York postproduction market, Soyer began her career as an editor and worked as a producer on the agency side as well as for production companies.
Arcade is an editorial collective and partnership between managing partner Damian Stevens and editors/partners Kim Bica, Geoff Hounsell and Paul Martinez. Its roster of talent also includes editors Will Hasell, Christjan Jordan, Nick Rondeau and Greg Scruton.
Arcade's national body of work includes commercials, music videos, branded content and short films. Its recent projects include Jay-Z's video for "Picasso Baby", the Dodge Dart campaign featuring Will Farrell as Ron Burgundy and Samsung's new, yet nostalgic Galaxy Gear campaign.
New FDA Rules To Take Effect For TV Drug Commercials
Those ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking or enjoying a day at the beach could soon have a different look: New rules require drugmakers to be clearer and more direct when explaining their medications' risks and side effects.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration spent more than 15 years crafting the guidelines, which are designed to do away with industry practices that downplay or distract viewers from risk information.
Many companies have already adopted the rules, which become binding Nov. 20. But while regulators were drafting them, a new trend emerged: thousands of pharma influencers pushing drugs online with little oversight. A new bill in Congress would compel the FDA to more aggressively police such promotions on social media platforms.
"Some people become very attached to social media influencers and ascribe to them credibility that, in some cases, they don't deserve," said Tony Cox, professor emeritus of marketing at Indiana University.
Still, TV remains the industry's primary advertising format, with over $4 billion spent in the past year, led by blockbuster drugs like weight-loss treatment Wegovy, according to ispot.tv, which tracks ads.
Simpler language and no distractions
The new rules, which cover both TV and radio, instruct drugmakers to use simple, consumer-friendly language when describing their drugs, without medical jargon, distracting visuals or audio effects. A 2007 law directed the FDA to ensure that drug risk information appears "in a clear, conspicuous and neutral manner."
FDA has always required that ads give a balanced picture of both benefits and risks, a requirement that gave rise to those long, rapid-fire lists of side effects parodied on shows like "... Read More