Accomplice, a transmedia house active in commercials, branded entertainment for the web, mobile and social media, and feature films, has signed comedy director Trevor Cornish whose spot credits include McDonald’s, Budweiser and Comcast. Cornish had previously been repped by TWC, Santa Monica, and prior to that Twist, Minneapolis and New York.
Cornish broke into spot directing in his native Canada and then successfully extended his reach stateside. Back in 2006, his One Show Gold Pencil-winning spot, “Vending Machine” for Canadian football team The BC Lions Via Vancouver, B.C. agency Rethink, garnered him considerable attention from the American ad market. That same year he came aboard TWC.
At Accomplice, Cornish joins a directorial roster that includes Nicholaus Goossen, Jasper Gray, David Jellison, K+P, Guy Sagy, and Jamin Winans. With offices in Los Angeles, Chicago and Denver. Accomplice–which is under the aegis of founder/executive producer Jeff Snyder–also maintains a strategic partnership with Futuristic Films, a sister shop specializing in digital advertising and branded content.
Snyder was key in Cornish’s decision to join Accomplice. “Jeff has built Accomplice from the ground up to accommodate a new way of working,” said Cornish. “It’s not just about commercials, or even me being a commercial director. It’s about media from the traditional, to digital, to feature films; and how, in the end, we’re trying to tell a story or translate an idea to capture the audience’s attention, no matter what the medium is.”
Keeping true to this ethos, Cornish is currently in the midst of shooting an episode of Air Crash Investigation, a top-rated TV series for the National Geographic/UK and Discovery Channel. This fall, he will shoot his short film called Roland, which will hit the festival circuit next year.
Actor Steve Guttenberg Returns To L.A. Neighborhood Now Charred By Devastating Wildfire
Steve Guttenberg awoke Thursday morning to a grim reality: The treacherous wildfire that tore through the Pacific Palisades had left his once-lush neighborhood charred and unrecognizable.
With homes smoldered, streets emptied and friends scattered by evacuation orders, Guttenberg counted himself among the fortunate. His property was miraculously spared. But the actor-producer still struggled to reconcile his relief with the haunting sight of his ravaged, once lavish community.
"Just this morning, I woke up and I was really conscious of my mental state and my mental health, because the last three days, I've seen so much tragedy," said Guttenberg, pacing through the ruins of his neighborhood. He said his home has electricity but no running water.
Guttenberg thanked God that his block was safe, but he said about 20 homes were burned "pretty bad" in his 80-home community after wind-whipped fires tore across Los Angeles, destroying homes, clogging roadways as tens of thousands fled as the fires burned uncontained Wednesday. He said the fires are the worst he's ever seen in his 66-years.
The wildfires have burned the homes of several celebrities including Billy Crystal, Carey Elwes and Paris Hilton.
Guttenberg said he never expected all of this to happen.
"It's like when someone dies suddenly," he said. "It's like when someone gets hit by a car. You never expect that to happen. That's how shocking it was."
During Guttenberg's stroll, it was an eerie scene with scorched palm trees, homes reduced to ash and rubble, and the daytime skies casted an ominous twilight over the devastation.
"I've seen people scared, people in wheelchairs, mothers and fathers trying to find their kids, people having anxiety and panic... Read More