Crispin Porter+Bogusky, Miami and Boulder, Colo., has promoted five associate creative directors to creative directors: Ryan Kutscher, Alex “Burnie” Burnard, Omid Farhang, Steve Babcock and Dave Swartz.
Kutscher becomes a creative director on Volkswagen after having served as an associate c.d. on Burger King (“Whopper Virgins”) and VW (“Meet the Volkswagen” campaign).
Farhang too is a creative director on VW. He began at the agency three years ago as an intern and moved up the ranks.
Burnard is now creative director on the Coke Zero and Buell accounts. An 11-year Crispin veteran, Burnard first carved out a name for himself with his work for AND1.
Babcock becomes creative director for Activision/Guitar Hero, He started out at the agency in April ’07 and has worked on VW, Domino’s and Guitar Hero.
And Swartz is a creative director for Best Buy, Geek Squad and B-cycle. He had served as an associate c.d. on BK and B-cycle. Swartz has been with Crispin on and off since ’90 and worked on such accounts as AvMed, Shimano, Giro, Truth, Mini, Nike and BK.
Oscar Nominees Delve Into The Art Of Editing At ACE Session
You couldn’t miss Sean Baker at this past Sunday’s Oscar ceremony where he won for Best Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay and Editing on the strength of Anora. However, earlier that weekend he was in transit from the Cesar Awards in Paris and thus couldn’t attend the American Cinema Editors (ACE) 25th annual panel of Academy Award-nominated film editors held at the Regal LA Live Auditorium on Saturday (3/1) in Los Angeles. While the eventual Oscar winner in the editing category was missed by those who turned out for the ACE “Invisible Art, Visible Artists” session, three of Baker’s fellow nominees were on hand--Dávid Jancsó, HSE for The Brutalist; Nick Emerson for Conclave; and Myron Kerstein, ACE for Wicked. Additionally, Juliette Welfling, who couldn’t appear in person due to the Cesar Awards, was present via an earlier recorded video interview to discuss her work on Emilia Pérez. The interview was conducted by ACE president and editor Sabrina Plisco, ACE who also moderated the live panel discussion. Kerstein said that he was the beneficiary of brilliant and generous collaborators, citing, among others, director Jon M. Chu, cinematographer Alice Brooks, and visual effects supervisor Pablo Helman. The editor added it always helps to have stellar acting performances, noting that hearing Cynthia Erivo, for example, sing live was a revelation. Kerstein recalled meeting Chu some eight years ago on a “blind Skype date” and it was an instant “bromance”--which began on Crazy Rich Asians, and then continued on such projects as the streaming series Home Before Dark and the feature In The Heights. Kerstein observed that Chu is expert in providing collaborators with... Read More