Cabin Editing Company has added three editors to its roster: Robert Lopuski, Mischa Meyer, and Jojo King. The hires will support Cabin’s recent growth as remote capabilities are allowing the company to service new clients across the U.S. and internationally. Additionally, Cabin has recently taken on new representation in the Midwest, with Baer Brown Reps, and on the East Coast, with Hunky Dory.
“The transition to remote work with the pandemic has fortunately gone smoothly and has actually allowed us to successfully scale up while maintaining our boutique feel,” said Carr Schilling, managing partner at Cabin, who described Lopuski, Meyer and King as “visual storytellers,” each bringing “different strengths and styles to round out our roster.”
Lopuski is a multidisciplinary editor whose work has earned two AICP Awards for editing, as well as recognition from the Clios, the One Show, Ciclope, the MTV VMAs, and the Midsouth Regional Emmys. With a background in visual effects and cinematography, as well as experience directing short form content such as the “Watch the Throne” promo for Kanye West and Jay-Z and documentary short “We’re Gonna Be Lords,” Lopuski brings a deep hands-on understanding of the many aspects of production to establish a clear visual throughline in all of his work. His recent commercial work includes spots for Nissan, adidas, Gatorade, Apple, and UNICEF. He was previously with Exile Edit.
Meyer’s international reach and visual effects expertise has led him to work with brands including Nike, Coca-Cola, PlayStation, Axe, Lexus, Audi and BMW. Originally from Stuttgart, Germany, he worked in production including as a VFX supervisor there before moving to Berlin and later New York, where he shifted his focus to editing, most recently with Spot Welders. Now based in Los Angeles, Meyer’s recent work includes spots for Mercedes-Benz, Jordan, Vodafone, and the COVID-19 PSA “Guardians” for Sean Penn’s non-profit organization CORE. He has a keen ability to effectively blend high-end visual effects with grounded human stories and a comedic touch.
King is a versatile visual storyteller with an accomplished history in the fashion and beauty space, with work for Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Estee Lauder, MAC Cosmetics, Glossier and Vogue, among others. With his finger on the pulse of cultural trends, he has more recently expanded into the music video space with artists including Janelle Monae, Lykke Li, and Moses Sumney, and partnered with brands including Jordan and Don Julio. He joins Cabin Edit from Nomad.
Eleanor Adds Director Candice Vernon To Its Roster For Spots and Branded Content
Director Candice Vernon has joined production house Eleanor for U.S. representation spanning commercials and branded content. She has already wrapped several jobs at Eleanor, which waited to announce her until they had a body of work together.
Via Eleanor, Vernon made history as the first Black director on a Febreze commercial. The “Small Spaces” campaign marks a major departure from Febreze’s typical blue-and-white world. The home of the “Revolving Door” commercial is a beautiful array of bold sunset hues, African prints, and African art.
Vernon said, “I asked myself, what feels right to me? What feels new? I wanted to bring an essence of not just Black Americans but the full diaspora. I wanted to make a statement that we’re not a monolith.”
Following the success of the “Small Spaces” campaign, Febreze brought Vernon back for a comedy-infused trifecta exploring the hilarious situations that call for an air freshening hero.
Febreze Brand VP Angelica Matthews said, “About two years ago, we realized the consumers that were the most loyal to Febreze were the African American consumers. And the more we learned, the more we realized the richness that we were really missing. So we said we have to go beyond just Black casting, we need to get Black directors that truly understand the culture that truly understand how to bring authentic performances out on screen. We really looked around the industry and noticed there’s actually a shortage of African American directors who have experience doing commercials. When we all saw Candice’s reel, we could all tell the passion for the craft, passion for really trying to help us from where we are to where we’re trying to go.”
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