Post house Cutters, with bases of operation in Chicago and Santa Monica, has brought editor Rick Lobo aboard its roster. Lobo will be based in the company’s Santa Monica office, where he will help continue the growth of Cutters’ West Coast outpost which is under the aegis of executive producer Nicole Visram.
Lobo began his commercial editing career and developed his skills with edit house Filmcore in San Francisco before moving to Los Angeles to explore further opportunities, most recently editing with the Southern California office of Beast.
Well established in the advertising community, Lobo–who has earned two AICE Awards–is known for his precise comedic timing. He has cut for assorted clients over the years. Most recently he wrapped a Kia project for David & Goliath, Los Angeles. At press time, Lobo was editing an AT&T campaign out of GSD&M, Austin, Texas.
Cutters’ affiliates include audio house Another Country, as well as Sol 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