Editor Lawrence Young has joined the roster of Bikini Edit, taking up residence in the boutique’s new 5,800-square-foot studio in New York. Young comes over from Cosmo Street, bringing with him a body of work that spans such clients as Nike, ESPN, TAG, E*Trade, and the American Legacy Foundation’s “Truth” campaign–the latter earning a Cannes Silver Lion.
Young began his career in London, teaching himself the Avid, moonlighting at night cutting music videos for then-emerging director Guy Ritchie. Young moved to Los Angeles in 1995 to try his hand at production, working as a 2nd assistant director. He then made the move to New York City and began working in advertising as an assistant editor at the since closed Mad River Post, where he met editor Tom Scherma. Together, they moved to Cosmo Street in 2003. Several years later, Lawrence was promoted to editor.
Since arriving at Bikini, Young has wrapped commercial projects for Pearle via Arnold and director Brian Billow of Hungry Man; Safeco via Hill Holliday and director Aaron Stoller of Biscuit Filmworks; Planet Fitness for Mullen and director Dave Laden of Hungry Man; Stella Artois via Mother and 300ml of Park Pictures; and Burger King via Crispin Porter+Bogusky and director Brian Lee Hughes of Skunk.
Bikini’s new space includes four Avid edit suites featuring Avid and Final Cut HD, a 2D and 3D graphics department, color correction services via Color, finishing via Flame, as well as original music composition and sound design.
Ron Cicero and Bo Clancey Launch Production House 34North
Executive producers Ron Cicero and Bo Clancey have teamed to launch 34North. The shop opens with a roster which includes accomplished directors Jan Wentz, Ben Nakamura Whitehouse, David Edwards and Mario Feil, as well as such up-and-coming filmmakers as Glenn Stewart and Chris Fowles. Nakamura Whitehouse, Edwards, Feil and Fowles come over from CoMPANY Films, the production company for which Cicero served as an EP for the past nearly five years. Director Wentz had most recently been with production house Skunk while Stewart now gains his first U.S. representation. EP Clancey was freelance producing prior to the formation of 34North. He and Cicero have known each other for some 25 years, recently reconnecting on a job directed by Fowles. Cicero said that he and Clancey “want to keep a highly focused roster where talent management can be one on one--where we all share in the directors’ success together.” Clancey also brings an agency pedigree to the new venture. “I started at Campbell Ewald in accounts, no less,” said Clancey. “I saw firsthand how much work agencies put in before we even see a script. You have to respect that investment. These agency experiences really shaped my approach to production--it’s about empathy, listening between the lines, and ultimately making the process seamless.” 34North represents a meeting point--both literally and creatively. Named after the latitude of Malibu, Calif., where the idea for the company was born, it also embraces the power of storytelling. “34North118West was the first GPS-enabled narrative,” Cicero explained. “That blend of art and technology, to captivate an audience, mirrors what we do here--create compelling work, with talented people, harnessing state-of-the-art... Read More