Brandon, a North Carolina-based integrated marketing agency, has appointed Austin Scott as its new creative director. He will report to Tyler Easterling, president and COO of TBA Worldwide. Brandon is part of TBA Worldwide, a fast-growing independent collective of specialized agencies offering holistic, data-driven marketing services.
Scott, a leader with extensive experience in driving transformative growth through innovative marketing campaigns, joins Brandon from Charlotte-based marketing agency Union. Previously, he held creative director roles at Laughlin Constable in Milwaukee and Erwin Penland in Greenville, South Carolina.
Scott is passionate about leveraging the power of creativity and cutting-edge technologies such as generative AI to enhance client assets and achieve breakthrough results. Throughout his career, he has worked with a diverse clientele across various industries, including Pepsi, Verizon, Lenovo, Bud Light, The UPS Store, AstraZeneca and Raid Pest Control. At Brandon, he will lead creative efforts for such clients as Primal Pet Foods, Idahoan Foods, Capital Vacations, RETAY, stayAPT Suites and ScanSource.
“This is a pivotal moment for our agency,” said Scott Brandon, CEO of Brandon. “Austin is a transformational leader with a proven track record, and we are confident our creative team will reach new heights and deliver exceptional value to our clients under his direction.”
Review: Director-Writer Megan Park’s “My Old Ass”
They say tripping on psychedelic mushrooms triggers hallucinations, anxiety, paranoia and nervousness. In the case of Elliott, an 18-year-old restless Canadian, they prompt a visitor.
"Dude, I'm you," says the guest, as she nonchalantly burns a 'smores on a campfire next to a very high and stunned Elliott. "Well, I'm a 39-year-old you. What's up?"
What's up, indeed: Director-writer Megan Park has crafted a wistful coming-of-age tale using this comedic device for "My Old Ass" and the results are uneven even though she nails the landing.
After the older Elliott proves who she is — they share a particular scar, childhood memories and a smaller left boob — the time-travel advice begins: Be nice to your brothers and mom, and stay away from a guy named Chad.
"Can we hug?" asks the older Elliott. They do. "This is so weird," says the younger Elliott, who then makes things even weirder when she asks for a kiss — to know what it's like kissing yourself. The older Elliott soon puts her number into the younger's phone under the name "My Old Ass." Then they keep in touch, long after the effects of the 'shrooms have gone.
Part of the movie's problem that can't be ignored is that the two Elliotts look nothing alike. Maisy Stella plays the coltish young version and a wry Aubrey Plaza the older. Both turn in fine performances but the visuals are slowly grating.
The arrival of the older Elliott coincides with her younger self counting down the days until she can flee from her small town of 300 in the Muskoka Lakes region to college in Toronto, where "my life is about to start." She's sick of life on a cranberry farm.
Park's scenes and dialogue are unrushed and honest as Elliott takes her older self's advice and tries to repair... Read More