Harry Butt (of Butt Studio) has garnered his first representation, joining the directorial roster of London-based Blinkink, which will handle him worldwide for commercials, branded content and music videos.
Exploring technique through an ever-expanding range of digital tools, Butt, who honed his talents in London, New York and Tokyo, creates a unique aesthetic that is driven by his fascination with experimental animation software, yielding a distinctive visual style.
His recent efforts for Zalando, Chloé, Champion and Nike Amsterdam, as well as being part of Nike’s Tech Collective Campaign, have earned him a reputation in the world of fashion–but the filmmaker’s work extends far beyond that as his young studio has compiled an extensive list of clients. Butt’s unique art direction has also led him to create visuals for Warner Music, MTV, Boiler Room, Vice and Sony Music.
Butt’s recent directional credits include Nike’s “You’re It,” a playful, vibrant campaign, blending 3D visuals and live-action, that inspires kids to get active.
Rom-Com Mainstay Hugh Grant Shifts To The Dark Side and He’s Never Been Happier
After some difficulties connecting to a Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead.
"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
"I think they're killing us. I hate them," he says. "I go on long holidays from them, three or four days at at time. Marvelous."
Hell, and our proximity to it, is a not unrelated topic to Grant's new film, "Heretic." In it, two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) come knocking on a door they'll soon regret visiting. They're welcomed in by Mr. Reed (Grant), an initially charming man who tests their faith in theological debate, and then, in much worse things.
After decades in romantic comedies, Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career. But in "Heretic," a horror thriller from A24, Grant's turn to the dark side reaches a new extreme. The actor who once charmingly stammered in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and who danced to the Pointer Sisters in "Love Actually" is now doing heinous things to young people in a basement.
"It was a challenge," Grant says. "I think human beings need challenges. It makes your beer taste better in the evening if you've climbed a mountain. He was just so wonderfully (expletive)-up."
"Heretic," which opens in theaters Friday, is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of "A Quiet Place." In Grant's hands, Mr. Reed is a divinely good baddie — a scholarly creep whose wry monologues pull from a wide range of references, including, fittingly, Radiohead's "Creep."
In an interview, Grant spoke about these and other facets of his character, his journey... Read More